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The Soviet Women Pilots of World War II. Flying combat missions in wartime is always dangerous. But imaginedoing so in a slow, rickety biplane, at night, with no lights ornavigational equipment of any kind. Sound impossible? It wasnt forthe Soviet Night Witches. This unit of incredibly brave women flewhundreds of missions to attack German forces on the front linesduring World War II. Learn all about these brave women and howtheir skill and courage in battle helped defeat the Nazis.

The Master Illusionists of World War II. When you need to mislead the enemy, who are you going to call?The Ghost Army of course During World War II this top secret groupof special effects experts worked to deceive German forces on thefront lines. Using fake combat vehicles and artillery, dummiesdressed as soldiers, and broadcasting the sounds of troops andequipment, the Ghost Army often tricked the Germans intobelieving Allied forces were about to attack in one place while thereal troops moved against another target. Learn all about thesemaster illusionists efforts to trick the Nazis and help win the war.

Top Secret Messages of World War II. During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and othertop secret information out of the enemys hands. Coded messageswere often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve thisproblem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to createan unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complexlanguage that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajosoldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajolanguage. The result was a complex code that could not be brokenby the enemy.