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During World War II, there was a sorcerer who used white magic. He claimed that he could turn into artillery out of thin air, create a ghost fleet on the sea, make an army suddenly appear on the battlefield, make airplanes invisible, and even project Hitler squatting on the toilet to a thousand feet in the air. His name is Jasper Maskelyne.
This story is adapted from a true story, and 90% of the details are fully verified.
The history you know or don't know and the truth you definitely don't know.
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Character comparison table
Richard Stokes.......... Magician, historian
Jasper Maskelyne..... Magician, Army Lieutenant
Geoffrey Barkas.......... Army Major, Chief of Camouflage Unit, Middle East Theater
Archibald Wavell...... British general and general in the Middle East Theater
Frank Knox...... An expert in animal camouflage at Oxford University, a core member of the camouflage team, and a loyal partner of Maskelyne
Alistair Maskelyne... Son of Jasper Maskelyne
Angela Maskelyne...... Alastair's daughter
Nevil Maskelyne.... Father of Jasper Maskelyne
John Nevil Maskelyne.... Jasper Maskelyne's grandfather
David Fisher............ Author of The Magician of War
Steven Sykes... Design expert, Camouflage Team member
Peter Proud............ Member of the British camouflage team defending Tobruk
John Codner............. Sculptor, Camouflage Team Member
Erwin Rommel...... German general in the North African Theater, nicknamed the "Desert Fox".
Auchinleck...... Commander of the British Army in the Middle East Theater. Wavell's successor.
Montgomery....... British general and commander in the Middle East theater. Auchinleck's successor.
Gill Vaughan...... A neighbor of the apartment where Maskelyne moved to Kenya.
Stanley Paul...... Publisher of Ultimate Magic.
Frank Stanley Stuart............?
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References
"The War Magician" by David Fisher (1983)
Richard Stokes's own site&analyses (1994~2009) www. Maskelynemagic. Com
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