Phantom Armies and Rubber Tanks: How Operation Fortitude Fooled Hitler on D-Day
— May 7, 2026In the tense months before June 6, 1944, Allied commanders faced a daunting challenge….
We made that name up, because it sounds better than the “Association of Lincoln Presenters.” In case you haven’t guessed by now, this group of guys are all Abraham Lincoln impersonators. Perhaps they prefer “presenters” instead, but let’s face it, besides the sequins and hip gyrations, these guys are doing basically the same thing the Elvis impersonators are doing – trying their best to look like someone they’re not. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! At any rate, this is a small group of about 150 members who meet once a year to… Hang around and do their best to look like Abe Lincoln. Just don’t try getting in if your name happens to be Wilkes-Booth.
In the tense months before June 6, 1944, Allied commanders faced a daunting challenge….
In the fog-laden streets of 19th-century London, where gas lamps flickered and shadows stretched…
In 1896, a Missouri-NKansas-Texas Railroad publicity gambit aimed to turn a humble railway campaign…
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