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Ruses

The Baron of Arizona: James Reavis, the Wild West’s Most Brazen Conman
Operation Flagship: The Sting that Captured 101 Fugitives With the Promise of Free Redskins Tickets
Operation Bertram: Deceiving the Desert Fox With Dummy Tanks and Illusions
When Emperor Constantine the Great Was Manipulated Into Executing His Son Crispus
WWI Dazzle Camouflage Relied on Confusing the Enemy, Instead of Hiding
Napoleon’s Double Agent Karl Schulmeister Led an Army to Destruction With Fake Newspapers
When the US Fought Insurgents With a Fake Vampire
The Massacre of the Mamluks: The Destruction of the Slave Soldiers Who Dominated Egypt
The Mamluks: The Slave Soldiers Who Ruled Egypt for Centuries
Destruction of the USS Indianola – A Civil War Ruse that Tricked the Confederates Into Doing the Union Navy a Favor
The Wily Strategist Who Tricked an Enemy Into Supplying His Army, and Bluffed a Foe Out of Capturing an Undefended City