The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel /

In 1940 a motley crew of artists, sculptors, film makers and theatre designers were brought together to form the Camoflage Unit. Initially their task ws to hide British towns, factories and airfields from enemy bombers, but in 1940 a small team was sent to join the war in the Western Desert.