古德明英語軍事小故事：用 魔 術 對 敵(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。用 魔 術 對 敵
during world war Ⅱ , the famed british magician jasper maskelyne was enlisted by the allies to set up a camouflage unit in egypt. he built an army complete with tanks, soldiers and pot-bellied officers out of canvas and wood, radically boosting the apparent size of the british forces.
in 1941, ordered to disguise the entire port of alexandria, maskelyne built a model of the city. each night, the model was lit up while the real harbour was shrouded in darkness. as german bombers zeroed in on the model, explosives were set off to enhance the illusion. each morning, the decoy was covered and phoney debris was scattered throughout the real port, convincing spies and passing planes that the bombing had worked.
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