Ghost Army

bphilli75 · Sep 7, 2014

Recently I watched a PBS documentary called Ghost Army, about the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops in World War 2. This was perhaps the most fascinating war documentary I have seen. Amazing what this bunch of guys pulled off. What was also very conspicuous in the documentary was many men smoking pipes. Many, many pipes.
Enjoy. It is available on Netflix streaming.
Bill

cobguy · Sep 7, 2014

We watched that a month or so ago ... very cool how they pulled it off!
I never realized the extent of usage of those tactics.

JimInks · Sep 7, 2014

Two of the men in the GA were friends of mine, and Vic Dowd, former comic book artist was interviewed on film for the documentary. The other man, Bob Boyajian, was also a comic book artist, and though he was interviewed for the film, did not appear on camera.

huntertrw · Sep 7, 2014

At first glance I thought that this thread might be about GI pipe-smokers who prefer Condor!

anthonyrosenthal74 · Sep 7, 2014

I noticed that on Neflix about a week or so ago and almost watched it. I think I will for sure now.

bphilli75 · Sep 7, 2014

Makes me wonder what kinds of deception tactics are being used these days. Those ops stayed classified a good long while. Brave bunch of guys to put themselves out there like that with very little actual defense.
Jiminks - I'll bet your friends have some great stories.

wyfbane · Sep 7, 2014

^^ Only the ones being used on the general populace.
Documentary sounds intriguing! I will check it out.

JimInks · Sep 8, 2014

Bob Boyajian and Vic Dowd, along with their fellow Captain Marvel artist and Pratt Institute alumni Ken Bald, talked to me about their comic book careers and told a few war experiences for print. For those who don't know, I am an associate editor of Alter Ego magazine, which chronicles the Golden and Silver Ages of comic books. My interviews with the three men are available here if you're interested: http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=341

purplemotoman · Sep 8, 2014

I have this documentary saved in my movie collection. It was very interesting to watch.

anthonyrosenthal74 · Sep 8, 2014

I just finished watching it on Netflix. With me, its hit and miss with documentaries... I'm either going to like it or I'm going to be bored to tears. I didn't like this documentary. I freaking LOVED it! You can't help but like the guys being interviewed. And to see their sketches (as many of them were artists) was an added bonus. Great show. Well worth a watch with a bowlful of tobacco. :D

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