Gilles Perrault the author of The Secrete of D-Day refers to Operation Fortitude as the greatest Allies’ triumph. It involved deception, the feeding of misleading information to the Nazis. It ensured the success of D-Day landings, which led the way to Hitler’s defeat in the Second World War. Behind the amazing success of D-Day was the most sophisticated deception plot ever arranged. The objective was to persuade the enemy that the long expected landings …showed first 75 words of 1478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1478 total…campaign plan. To mislead the Germans that the invasion would happen at any time and any place. The secrete of Operation Fortitude was guarded by the Allies at all costs, even at the cost of sacrificing human life. This strategy closely relates to the strategy used by today’s Army on the importance and advantages of maintaining the element of surprise in order to achieve the accomplishment of the mission at any cost. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**