Magic goes to war

Discussions of new films, books, television shows, and media indirectly related to magic and magicians. For example, there may be a book on mnemonics or theatrical technique we should know or at least know about.
Daniel Z
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Magic goes to war

Postby Daniel Z » April 2nd, 2017, 7:46 pm

An article on deception and illusion in WW1 at the Scientific American website. http://tinyurl.com/muw4mje

Richard Stokes
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Re: Magic goes to war

Postby Richard Stokes » April 5th, 2017, 7:43 am

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra has a photographic archive which many researchers in the USA and UK have overlooked.
The dummy WW1 tanks built by Aussie engineers for the Western Front in 1918 look impressive.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E04933/

Jonathan Townsend
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Re: Magic goes to war

Postby Jonathan Townsend » April 5th, 2017, 11:57 am

I heard some army hid soldiers in a wooden horse before apparently retreating from the city under siege. The horse was just larger than the city gates... was in an old book.
Mundus vult decipi -per Caleb Carr's story Killing Time

Bill Mullins
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Re: Magic goes to war

Postby Bill Mullins » April 5th, 2017, 8:41 pm

Jonathan Townsend wrote:I heard some army hid soldiers in a wooden horse


It wasn't a horse, it was a rabbit.


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