War Magician - The man who conjured victory in the desert (Fisher David)(Paperback / softback)

The incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second world war.Soon to be a major film starring Benedict Cumberbatch''A richly entertaining read'' SUNDAY TIMESJasper Maskelyne was a world famous magician and illusionist in the 1930s. When war broke out, he volunteered his services to the British Army and was sent to Egypt when the desert war began. Here, he used his unique skills to save the vital port of Alexandria from German bombers and to ''hide'' the Suez Canal from them. He invented all sorts of camouflage methods to make
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