From the wooden horse at Troy to rubber tanks in Dover, military deceptions have been central to war for thousands of years.
In the lead up to D-Day the allies convinced Germany their assault would be 150 miles away from Normandy. Professor Michael Clarke and Sitrep’s Claire Sadler explain the complex web of deceptions involving radar interference, wooden planes and King George VI.
Former Royal Signals commander John Kirby tells Sitrep how he helped deceive Saddam Hussein’s forces during the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, and General Sir Richard Barrons explains how deceptions can still happen in the transparent battlespace which revealed Russia’s invasion plan for Ukraine months before it happened.
Plus Christian Andrews, from the cast of Operation Mincemeat, tells us how one of history’s most audacious military deceptions has been transformed into an Olivier Award winning musical.
Kate Gerbeau presents, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.
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00:00 – On Sitrep
01:40 – D-Day deception
11:26 – Military deception through history
16:28 – The Gulf War deception
23:42 – The future of deception
35:11 – Operation Mincemeat
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