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Considered an essential part of military strategy canon, Sun-Tzu\u2019s\u00a0The Art of War<\/em>\u00a0emphasizes the importance of subterfuge against an opponent.<\/p>\n \u201cAll warfare is based on deception,\u201d Sun-Tzu wrote. \u201cHence, when we can attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him think we\u2019re near.\u201d<\/p>\n Although written nearly 2,500 years ago in China,\u00a0The Art of War\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0lessons on deception would be relevant to 1940s Europe during World War II. Allied and Axis powers fought the war on the frontlines while racing towards innovative superiority and developing advanced technology to gain a strategic edge. While scientists and engineers built more destructive weapons, the Allies also followed Sun Tzu\u2019s advice on the fine art of deception. The Americans recruited an unlikely cadre of designers and artists to develop tools of misdirection and confusion to aid those with tanks and rifles as they advanced through Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n