Monday, February 2nd, 2015 4:00 PM

2015 International Lecture Series Vero Beach Museum of Art

Vero Beach, Florida

Website: https://www.verobeachmuseum.org/index.cfm?method=Programs_ils

Rick Beyer lecture on The Ghost Army. The lecture is sold out, but tickets are available for a special video simulcast.

Thursday, March 5th, 2015 5:25 PM ET

Rick Beyer Radio Interview Top of Mind with Julie Rose -Sirius XM Channel 143 -BYU Radio

Rick Beyer radio interview.

Saturday, April 11th, 2015 10:00 pm

Rick Beyer Interview The Blaze TV

Website: https://www.video.theblaze.com/shows/index.jsp?content=world_of_stu

Rick is interviewed by Stu Burguiere on his show "The Wonderful World of Stu"

Thursday, April 16th, 2015 12:30 pm

Joint Meeting of the Concord and Lexington Rotary Colonial Inn, Concord, MA

Rick Beyer speaks about The Ghost Army

Saturday, April 25th, 2015 7:00 pm

Rick Beyer Interview Jordan Rich Show - WBZ Radio 1030

Website: https://boston.cbslocal.com/station/wbz-news-radio/

Rick talks about the upcoming book The Ghost ARmy of World War II. If you are not in Boston you can listen on the web.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

On-sale date: The Ghost Army of World War II.

The new Ghost Army book goes on-sale today!

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 6:30 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles National Press Club

Purchase Tickets: click here

Monday, May 4th, 2015 7:00 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 Noon

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Military Intelligence Asssociation of New England

Friday, May 8th, 2015 1:00 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Chatham Retired Men's Association

Presentation and book signing for The Ghost Army of World War II

Monday, May 11th, 2015 12:00 pm

Book Talk by Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles 92 St. Y

New York, NY

Website: https://www.92y.org/

Details TBA

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 12:40 am

Interview with Rick beyer and Elizabeth Sayles - Leonard Lopate Show WNYC Radio

New York City

Website: https://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/

Leonard Lopate interviews Liz and Rick about the book on his popular NY radio show.

Sunday, May 17th, 2015 7:20 AM

Rick Beyer Radio Interview Boston Sunday Review - 98.5 WBZ-FM Boston

Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-Sunday-Review-WBZ/155764921150517

Host Matt Schaffer interviews Rick on The Ghost Army.

Thursday, May 21st, 2015 7:00PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles Nyack Public LIbrary

Nyack, NY

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

Ghost Army Screening with talkback from Rick Beyer COSI: Center of Science and Industry

Columbus, Ohio

Website: https://www.cosi.org/

Details TBA - other events June 5 and 6

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 7:00 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Porter Square Bookstore

25 White Street Cambridge, MA 02140

Website: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/

Sunday, June 14th, 2015 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Ghost Army Art Exhibit Opening Salmagundi Art Club

7 5th AveNew York, NY 10003

Opening of a two-week exhibit of WWII art by soldiers who served in The Ghost Army. The exhibit will be open to the public until June 26.

This exhibit is made possible through the support of Richard and Kathryn Kimball.

Thursday, June 25th, 2015 7 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Truro Meeting House

Website: https://ww.truromeetinghousefriends.com/events/

Details TBA

Saturday, June 27th, 2015 4:00 pm

Book Talk by Rick Beyer American Book Center - The Hague

The Hague The Netherlands

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Website: https://www.abc.nl/frontpage/events/index.php?show=details&place=abc&event=1513

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

Book Talk by Rick Beyer American Library in Paris

10 Rue du Général Camou,Paris 75007 France

More information to come

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 7:00 PM

Book Talk by Rick Beyer Wright Museum

Wolfeboro, NH

Website: https://www.wrightmuseum.org/

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

An Evening with RIck Beyer Tewksbury Library

300 Chandler StTewksbury, MA

Website: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/friend_captcha.cfm?curOrg=TEWKS&curApp=events&tEvt=3864589

Learn about the secret missions of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, the U.S. Army's tactical deception unit during World War II with author and filmmaker Rick Beyer. Book signing & selling after the talk for those interested.

Friday, August 14th, 2015 11 AM ET to 12 PM ET

On Point with Tom Ashbrook NPR

Guest host John Donvan interviews Rick Beyer. Segment starts at approximately 11:40 ET. The show may appear at different times in different cities - check local listings.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 7:00 PM

Quincy College Presidential Speakers Series Thomas Crane Public LIbrary

40 Washington St. Quincy, MA 02169

Website: https://www.thomascranelibrary.org

Come celebrate Halloween and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Learn all about the Ghost Army that helped win the war! The Library’s partnership with Quincy College and their Presidential Speakers series continues on Wednesday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m. when Rick Beyer comes to the library to talk about the topic of his recently published book co-authored with Liz Sayles.

Friday, November 6th, 2015 8:30 AM

Ghost Army Screening Branson IMAX Entertainment Complex

562 Shepherd of the Hills ExpyBranson, MO 65616

Website: https://www.bransonimax.com/

As part of Veteran’s Homecoming week, the Branson Imax Entertainment Complex is hosting a special screening of “Ghost Army." Prodycer Rick Beyer and Ghost Army veteran Gazo Nemeth will be returning to Branson to answer questions and talk with viewers after the screening. Free admission for veterans.

Beyer and the veterans will also be appearing at the Veterans Vendor Village Thursday - Saturday.

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 6:30 PM

Ghost Army Presentation Edgar WI High School Auditorium

Edgar, WI

Website: https://www.thefoundationwsd.org/index.cfm/14940/37047/veterans_a_walk_in_their_shoes__the_ghost_army

Presentation and book signing in the Edgar High School Auditorium. Ghost Army filmmaker and author RIck Beyer will talk about the unit and show clips from the documentary. Ghost Army veterans John Jarvie and Gazo Nemeth will answer questions about their wartime service. And our ever-popular inflatable tank will be on display!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 6:30 PM

Ghost Army Presentation UW-Marathon County

518 S. 7th AvenueWausau, WI 54401

Website: https://www.thefoundationwsd.org/index.cfm/14940/37047/veterans_a_walk_in_their_shoes__the_ghost_army

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Salem Film Fest Presents "THE GHOST ARMY" CInema Salem

One East India SquareSalem, MA 01970

Purchase Tickets: click here

THE GHOST ARMY was the Salem Film Fest 2013 Audience Award winner!

This encore presentation of the film will be followed by a Q&A with the director Rick Beyer.

During the Q&A, Rick will be updating the latest on the veterans, talking about what happened to the film after premiering at SFF 2013, the books he's written, the tours he leads to some of the old Ghost Army sites in Europe, and a little bit about the Hollywood adaption that is in the works.

Sunday, February 7th, 2016 1:30 PM

Ghost Army "Valley Talk" Museum of Work and Culture

42 Main St.Woonsocket, RI

Website: https://www.rihs.org/museum-of-work-culture-valley-talks-kick-off-this-month/

Writer and filmmaker Rick Beyer explores the local roots of the WWII deception unit known as the Ghost Army, and discusses his ongoing efforts to uncover this amazing story.

Thursday, February 25th, 2016 6:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening Rayburn House Office Building Room 2013

Washington, DC 20024

Rep. Annie Kuster D-NH is sponsoring this screening of The Ghost Army. Rep. Kuster along with Rep. Peter King (R-NY), have introduced H.R. 2170, the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation would collectively award a Congressional Gold Medal to the unit’s members, providing a long-overdue honor to these courageous, creative individuals.

Rep, Kuster, Filmmaker Rick Beyer and family members of Ghost Army veterans are among those attending the screening. Refreshments will be served.

The Ghost Army premiered in 2013 on PBS and has been broadcast in more than 20 countries. David Weigand at the San Francisco Chronicle called The Ghost Army a “mesmerizing documentary,” going on to say: "You could call it a kind of World War II version of Argo and it makes for a documentary that is almost as gripping as Ben Affleck's film.” he Los Angeles Times called it “fascinating, detailed and oddly delightful.” Matt Roush of TV Guide called it “remarkable and memorable…first-rate…entrancing.”^[5] The Wall Street Journal commented: “The unit's work was top secret, its members' experiences, recounted in this film, fascinating above all for what they tell about the determined inventiveness, the all-out ambition to try everything, characteristic of that war effort.”^[6] Washington Post and New York Daily News critics both called the documentary "fascinating."

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 1:00

BOLLI Luncheon Presentation Brandeis University

60 Turner St. Waltham, MA

Website: https://www.brandeis.edu/bolli/courses-programs/lunchpresentations.html

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 7:00 PM

Ghost Army book talk Hamilton Wenham Library

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer will talk about The Ghost Army and autograph books afteward.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 7:30 PM

Sweetser Lecture: The Ghost Army of World War II: Deceiving the Enemy with Illusion Wakefield High SChool

60 Farm St.Wakefield, MA

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/sweetserlectureseries/

Ghost Army filmmaker and author RIck Beyer will be giving the final lecture in Wakefield's annual Sweetser Lecture series.

Tickets for the 2016 Sweetser Lecutre Series are available at Smith’s Drug Store, 390 Main St., Wakefield. Requests or checks may also be mailed in a SASE to the Sweetser Lecture Series, P.O. Box 1734, Wakefield, MA 01880, and tickets will be sold at the door.

The venue is handicapped-accessible. Tickets: $75, benefactor; $40-$74, patron; $25, series; and $10, single. Proceeds from the 2015 Series benefited the Wakefield Branch of the Salvation Army, the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry and Mystic Valley Elder Services.

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 9:00 AM

Presentation - Concord Association of Retired Men La Provence Restaurant

105 Thoreau StConcord, MA

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about the amazing story of The Ghost Army, using video clips and photos to bring the story alive.

Sunday, June 5th, 2016 5:00 PM

Rick Beyer Interview - Veterans Radio, Anne Arbor WAAF Radio

Website: https://www.waamradio.com/shows/sundays/veterans-radio

Author/Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about The Ghost Army.

Monday, June 6th, 2016 6:30 PM

Ghost Army Free Screening with panel discussion Red River Theater

11 Main StConcord, MA

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://www.nhhistory.org/visit/programs-events-calendar

A screening of the documentary followed by a panel discussion with Rick Beyer, Congressman Annie Kuster (who has introduced legislationin Congress to honor the unit) and Marie Kirk, whose father was a veteranin the unit. While admission is free, people interested in attending are advised to reserve their space in advance. Hosted by the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 6:00 PM

Presentation - Friends of the Boylston Library Boylston Town Offices

221 Main St Boylston, MA

Website: https://etrigg.com/event/friends-of-the-library-annual-meeting-featuring-guest-speaker-rick-beyer/19198006/

Author Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about The Ghost Army using video clips and photos to bring the story of this amazing WWII unit to live.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 12:45 pm to 2:00 PM

Presentation/Sharon Adult Center Sharon Adult Center

219 Massapoag Ave,Sharon, MA

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about the amazing story of The Ghost Army, using video clips and photos to bring the story alive. There will be a book signging after the presentation.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 4:30 PM

Truro VFR Flag Day Event - Reception/Dinner/Presentation/Book Screekning Harbor Hotel

698 Commercial St,Provincetown, MA

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about the Ghost Army at a VFW Reception and Dinner celebrating Flag Day and US Army birthday. A book singing will also take place. Look for the inflatable tank!

Monday, June 20th, 2016 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening and Dinner Foreign Cinema Restaurant

2534 Mission Street, StSan Francisco, CA 94110

Purchase Tickets: click here

A three-course dinner in our beautiful Modernism West Gallery space featuring a screening of the award-winning documentary The Ghost Army and a presentation of Remembered Light: The McDonald Peace Project. (Read on to discover the intriguing connection between the two projects.) Post-film discussion with Rick Beyer, Ghost Army filmmaker and author.

The Event:

6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Cocktail reception and book signing (complimentary beer & wine/cash bar)

6:45 - 7:00 p.m. Introduction by event hosts: Interfaith Center at the Presidio and the McDonald Peace Project. (Featuring a video with Fred McDonald)

7:00 - 7:15 p.m. Introduction and presentation by Rick Beyer

7:15 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner and screening of The Ghost Army

8:30 - 9:00 p.m. Q&A

Net proceeds will benefit The Ghost Army Legacy Project and the McDonald Peace Project.

Each guest will receive a complimentary copy of the book The Ghost Army of World War II and the Remembered Light exhibit catalog.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 7:00 PM

Author Talk and Book Signing Books Inc

2251 Chestnut StSan Francisco, CA

Website: https://www.booksinc.net/event/rick-beyer-books-inc-marina

Author and FIlmmaker Rick Beyer talks about his book (ao-authored with Elizabeth Sayles) The Ghost Army of WWII, using video clips and photos to bring to life the story of this amazing deception unit.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 12:15 pm

Ghost Army Presentation by Rick Beyer Sargent Hall - Suffolk University

120 Tremont StBoston, MA

Ghost Army author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer tells the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives durin World War II.

Please note that you have to have an ID to gain entrance to the building.

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 7:00 PM

Ghost Army Presentation by Rick Beyer Winchester Public LIbrary

80 Washington Street Winchester, MA

Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 4:00 PM

Foxboro Senior Center

75 Central St, Foxboro MA

Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 6:45 PM

Author Talk Smithsonian Institution - Ripley CEnter

1100 Jefferson Dr SW Metro: Smithsonian (Mall exit)Washington, DC

Price: $30.00

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://smithsonianassociates.org/Ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?ID=236323

Author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer tells the hard-to-believe story of the most curious group of soldiers deployed in the western theater of war. Operating dangerously close to the front lines, their deceptions saved thousands of lives.

Beyer’s book co-authored with Elizabeth Sayles, The Ghost Army of World War II (Princeton Architectural Press), is available for signing.

$30 Members/$45 Nonmembers

Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 6:00 PM to 9 PM

Ghost Army Screening and Exhibit with Reception McCooles Arts and Events Place

4 S Main St.,Quakertown, PA

Price: $20.00

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Website: https://mccoolesredlioninn.com

Join Filmmaker rick Beyer, Ghost Army veterans, and other surprise guests at a special reception and screening of the documentary The Ghost Army.
A 6 PM Reception with cash bar will be followed by a screening and Q&A. Proceeds go to the the Ghost Army Legacy Project. Tickets will be available for advance purchase soon.

This event honors Ghost Army veteran John Kennedy, who was from Quakertown. It is the brainchild of his daughter, Lynn Kennedy, and is being put together with the generous support the Quakertown Historical Society, and McCooles Arts and Events.

There is a second screening and reception on the afternoon of Sunday, June 4.

Sunday, June 4th, 2017 2:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening and Exhibit with Reception McCooles Arts and Events Place

4 S. Main St. Quakertown, PA

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://events.mccoolesredlioninn.com/

Join Filmmaker Rick Beyer, Ghost Army veterans, and other surprise guests at a special reception and screening of the documentary The Ghost Army.
A 2 PM Reception with cash bar will be followed by a screening and Q&A. Proceeds go to the the Ghost Army Legacy Project. Tickets will be available for advance purchase soon.

This event honors Ghost Army veteran John Kennedy, who was from Quakertown. It is the brainchild of his daughter, Lynn Kennedy, and is being put together with the generous support the Quakertown Historical Society, and McCooles Arts and Events.

Saturday, August 26th, 2017 6:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening ACME Screening Room

25 S Union StreetLambertville, NJ 08530

Price: $8.00

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://www.acmescreeningroom.org/

A screening of the Ghost Army Documentary, and a talk by Robert Dahl, whose father, Harold Dahl, served in the unit.Reception at the American Legion Toscani Post 120 after the screening. ($10)

Sunday, August 27th, 2017 4:30 PM

Ghost Army Screening ACME Screening Room

25 S Union StreetLambertville, NJ 08530

Price: $8.00

Purchase Tickets: click here

Website: https://www.acmescreeningroom.org/

A screening of the Ghost Army Documentary. (Movie only - no talk)

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 6:00 PM

Artists of Deception: The Ghost Army of WWII New Orleans Museum of Art

1 Collins Diboll CirNew Orleans, LA 70124

Website: https://noma.org/event/lecture-artists-deception-ghost-army-world-war-ii-rick-beyer/

Rick Beyer discusses the critical role of the "Ghost Army" during World War II. One of the members of this top-secret deception unit was printmaker Jim Steg, who the subject of an ongoing NOMA retrospective.

Thursday, October 5th, 2017 5:30 PM

Film Presentation: The Ghost Army of World War II Rochester Institute of Technology University Gallery

166 Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, NY

Website: https://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=62270

ick Beyer will present his documentary about the top-secret WWII deception unit that used inflatable tanks, sound effecs, and illusion to fool the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. Arthur Singer, one of the soldiers who served in that unit, is the subject of an ongoing exhibition at the RIT Gallery, “Arthur Singer: The Wildlife Art of an American Master."

Thursday, October 12th, 2017 6:00 PM

Film Presentation: The Ghost Army of World War II Robbins Lbrary

700 Massachusetts AvenueArlintgton, MA

Website: https://www.aiffest.org/events/2017/10/12/the-ghost-army-by-rick-meyer

Filmmaker Rick Beyer presents his documentary , "The Ghost Army," the story of the top-secret World War II unit that used inflatale tanks, sound effects, and illusion to fool the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. Co-hosted by The Arlington International Film Festival and the Robbins Library. TV Guide called it “entrancing.” Premiered in the United State on PBS, and broadcast in more than 21 other countries. Winner of a CINE Golden Eagle and several film festival awards. Co-hosted by the Arlington International Film Festival and Robbins Library.

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 12:00 pm to 1:00

Ghost Army Webinar: Holding Patton's Line with Inflatable tanks

Purchase Tickets: Register Now!

Webinar with Ghost Army Author/Filmmaker Rick Beyer

When is it: Wednesday, January 31st at 12:00pm ET

Time investment: 30 minutes, plus Q&A

Who should attend: Anyone interested in WWII history, military deception, or the creative use of art and illusion in war

What you will learn: You'll learn about the secret war fought by The Ghost Army, and how this top secret deception unit used inflatable tanks, sound effects and creative trickery to hold a dangerous spot in Patton's line in September 1944. You'll also get to explore some of the places we visit on The Ghost Army/Secret War Tour, where we trace the path of this remarkable unsung unit across the battlefields of Europe.

Register now

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 6:00 PM

Ghost Army: A multi-media presentation by Rick Beyer Latchis

Brattleboro, VT

Price: $15.00

Purchase Tickets: Buy tickets here!

Website: https://theater.latchis.com/

The event includes an video presentation, author discussion, Q&A from the audience and book signing.

Thursday, March 15th, 2018 6:30 PM

Ghost Army: A multi-media presentation by Rick Beyer Laumeister Center for the Arts

Bennington, VT

Price: $15.00

Purchase Tickets: Click here to purchase tickets

Website: https://artcenter.svc.edu/

New York Times best-selling author and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Rick Beyer, will detail the vital role of a top-secret WWII unit that used inflatable tanks, sound effects, and illusions to fool the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. He will give a multimedia presentation, along with an audience Q&A and a book signing.

This event is presented by The Berkshire Eagle.

Friday, March 16th, 2018 6:00 PM

Ghost Army: A multi-media presentation by Rick Beyer Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

14 Castle StreetGreat Barrington, MA 01230

Phone: 413-528-0100

Price: $17.00

Purchase Tickets: Click here to purchase tickets

Website: https://www.mahaiwe.org/

Monday, July 16th, 2018

Princeton Public LIbrary

Princeton, Il

Ghost Army presentation by Rick Beyer

Details TBA

Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 12:00 pm to 1 PM

Ghost Army Webinar: Operation Fortitude and The Ghost ARmy

Purchase Tickets: Click here to register

Two brilliant deceptions helped win the war in Europe: Operation Fortitude, a British plan to mislead the Germans about D-Day – and – the Ghost Army, an American unit that duped the Germans right on the battlefield starting a week AFTER D-Day. Many assume they are one in the same. In fact, they are completely different. Yet, there are fascinating connections. This webinar with Stephen Ambrose historian Rick Beyer details the links between the two, and explores why both are closely associated with General George Patton – but for very different reasons.

Sunday, September 16th, 2018

Ghost Army Tour Europe

The Ghost Army/Secret War Tour follows the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, the extraordinary deception soldiers better known as The Ghost Army. It also includes many other World War II sites to offer a wider context for the story of the deceivers. The tour is led by historian, filmmaker and author Rick Beyer, who made The Ghost Army documentary and is the co-author of the book The Ghost Army of World War II. The tour runs from September 16 to September 29.

https://stephenambrosetours.com/tour/ghost-army-wwii-tour/

Monday, October 8th, 2018 12:00 pm

Ghost Army Presentation East Tennessee History Center

601 South Gay St Knoxville, TN

Website: https://www.easttnhistory.org/events/ghost-army-wwii-brown-bag-lecture-rick-beyer

Author and filmmaker Rick Beyer brings the daring exploits of The Ghost Army to life in a vivid multimedia presentation with video clips of veterans, WW II footage, photos, and maps. The lecture is free, open to the public and will begin at noon. Guests are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available.

Thursday, October 11th, 2018 7:00 PM

Ghost Army Presentation The Orpheum Theater

57 Kellog StGalesburg, Il

Price: $12.00

Purchase Tickets: Tickets

Website: https://www.galesburgorpheum.org/

Sunday, October 14th, 2018 2:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening Hearst Center for the Arts

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Website: https://www.thehearst.org/

Author and filmmaker Rick Beyer hosts a screening of the Ghost Army documentary, followed by a discussion and book signing.This special event is made possible in part with support from the Cedar Falls Art and Culture Board.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM

Ghost Army Presentation Princeton Public LIbrary

Princeton, Il

Website: https://princetonpl.org/

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about the Ghost Army, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 5:30 PM

Ghost Army Presentation Oglesby Public LIbrary

Oglesby, Il

Website: https://oglesbylibrary.org/

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about The Ghost Army. Book signing and Q&A to follow.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018 12:30 pm

Ghost Army Multi MEdia Presentation Harper College

200 W. Algonquin Road, Building E, Room E108Palatine, Il 60067

Website: https://events.harpercollege.edu/event/the_ghost_army_of_ww_ii#.W7LLSBNKhE4

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer speaks on the WWII deception unit known as the Ghost Army. Ghost Army veteran Bernie Bluestein is expected to be in attendance. He brings the daring exploits of The Ghost Army to life with video clips of veterans, WWII footage, photos, and maps.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018 6:00 PM

Ghost Army Screening Harper College

200 W. Algonquin Road, Building D, Eoom D195Palatine, Il 60067

Website: https://events.harpercollege.edu/event/the_ghost_army_of_ww_ii#.W7LLSBNKhE4

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer will present a screening of the documentary THE GHOST ARMY, followed by a discussion and book signing.

Details TBA

Thursday, October 18th, 2018 6:45 PM

Ghost Army Screening East Brunswick Library

East Brunswick, NJ

Website: https://www.ebpl.org/main/polCalendarEvent.cfm?Event_Date={d%20%272018-10-18%27}&Calendar_Code=&Event_Id=81895

Ghost Army veteran Seymour Nussenbaum hosts a screening of the Ghost Army documentary, and answers questions afterward.

Details TBA.

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

Ghost Army Screening The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Ghost Army author and filmmaker hosts a screening of the award-winning documentary, followed by a Q&A and booksigning.

Details TBA

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

East Greenwich Leisure Learning

East Greenwhich, RI

Author and filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about The Ghost Army. Q&A and book signing to follow.
Details TBA

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Kelly & The Ghost Army Blanton Museum of Art

The University of Texas, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX

Phone: 512-471-5482

Website: https://blantonmuseum.org/ellsworth-kellys-austin/programs/?fbclid=IwAR0qY7eFPJ28Q-GNElhhXA3O_duVrIpgBOzw-v25DYv1MH-NZ3ztwdvq3R4

Elizabeth Sayles, co-author of “The Ghost Army of WWII,” returns to the Blanton to discuss Ellsworth Kelly’s connection with the tactical deception unit.

This event will take place in the Capitol Room, located across the plaza in the Smith building, and is free with museum admission. Everyone is welcome to bring lunch. Paid parking is available in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the museum.

Sunday, May 19th, 2019 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The Ghost Army of WWII Author Presentation Women's Club of Upper Montclair,, NJ

200 Cooper AvenueMontclair, NJ 08043

Phone: 973-239-4490.

Price: $40.00

Website: https://mayinmontclair.org/the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii-05-19-2019.htm

Sponsored by The Women's Club of Upper Montclair. 200 Cooper Avenue, Montclair NJ. 2-5 pm. Rick Beyer, director of the PBS documentary will give a multi-media presentation about the special division that was kept secret for over 50 years. Hear about the handpicked group of young GIs that were armed with rubber tanks, fake artillery and more than a few tricks up their sleeves. Their job was to create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe. See memorabilia and hear music from the 40s. Gift basket raffles, silent auction and 50/50 will be included. Refreshments will be served. For more info: SBRinNJ@AOL.COM, 973-239-4490. $40.

Friday, July 12th, 2019 12:00 pm

Kelly & The Ghost Army Blanton Museum of Art

The University of Texas, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, Texas

Phone: 512-471-5482

Website: https://blantonmuseum.org/ellsworth-kellys-austin/programs/

Elizabeth Sayles, co-author of “The Ghost Army of WWII,” returns to the Blanton to discuss Ellsworth Kelly’s connection with the tactical deception unit.

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 6:30 PM

Ghost Army Author Talk Moline Public Library

3210 41st St Moline, Il 61265

Website: https://www.molinelibrary.com/

In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with rubber tanks, fake artillery, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, they put on a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units.

Author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer presents this amazing story, told in his book, The Ghost Army of WWII.

Thursday, November 7th, 2019 5:00 PM

Ghost Army Author Talk Frances Banta Waggoner Comminity Library

505 10th St. DeWitt, IA

Website: https://dewitt.lib.ia.us/event/visit-from-author-and-documentarian-rick-beyer/?instance_id=1526

Friday, November 8th, 2019 12:30 pm to 2:30 PM

Ghost Army Screening and Discussion Black Hawk College

Moline, Il

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer will screen the acclaimed documentary The Ghost Army, and lead a discussion afterward.

Saturday, November 9th, 2019 7:00 PM

Rick Beyer Ghost Army Presentaton Dwitt Center for the Performing ARts

519 E. 11th StDeWitt, Ia

Price: $15.00

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Website: https://www.cd-pac.org/production/the-ghost-army-by-rick-beyer/

In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with rubber tanks, fake artillery, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, they put on a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units.

Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer presents the story of this amazing WWII deception unit with an engaging multimedia show that includes videos, photos, maps, artifacts, sound effects and (shhh) even an inflatable tank.

Thursday, December 5th, 2019 7:00 PM

The Ghost Army and the Battle of the Bulge FIrst Division Museum

1s151 Winfield RoadWheaton, IL

Phone: 630.260.8185

Website: https://www.fdmuseum.org

Author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer presents this amazing story in an engaging multimedia presentation that includes photos, maps, video clips other material Many of the soldiers were artists, including future fashion designer Bill Blass and painter Ellsworth Kelly, and Beyer weaves their wartime art into this incredible tale of creativity being used to save lives.

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 5:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST

Exhibit Opening - Ghost Army: The Combat Con ARtists of World War II National World War II Museum

945 Magazine StNew Orleans, LA

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Website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/126652-ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii-exhibit-opening

Join Museum Curator James Linn and Ghost Army Legacy Project President Rick Beyer as they introduce and explain the process of creating The National WWII Museum’s newest special exhibit, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II

Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

Virtual Program: The Ghost Army of WWII Tewksbury Public Library (via Zoom)

Tewksbury, MA

Website: https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-program-the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii/

Learn about the secret missions of the U.S. Army's tactical deception unit during World War II with Rick Beyer, co-author (with Elizabeth Sayles) of The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived The Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery. The unit's little-known, highly imaginative, daring maneuvers helped distract the Germans in France and disguised the true location of the Allied forces. Reservations required: https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-program-the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii/

Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 6 PM to 7 PM

Members' Exclusive Talk: Author and Filmmaker Rick Beyer on The Ghost Army of World War II Nevada Museum of Art

Reno, Nevada

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Website: https://www.nevadaart.org/

In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with rubber tanks, fake artillery, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, they put on a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Unpack the secrets of the Ghost Army with author and filmmaker Rick Beyer followed by a Swinging Social with the Retro Radio Dolls.

Talk registration includes access to the Swinging Social with the Retro Radio Dolls immediately following.

Sunday, July 16th, 2023 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Ghost Army Lecture Sanilac County Historical Scoiety and Village Museum

Port Sanilac, Michigan

Price: $10.00

Website: https://www.sanilaccountymuseum.org/

Join us for an important lecture on The Ghost Army by Rick Beyer. The Ghost Army was the first mobile, multimedia, tactical deception unit in US Army history. Consisting of an authorized strength of 82 officers and 1,023 men, this unique and top-secret unit was capable of simulating two whole divisions and used visual, sonic, and radio deception to fool German forces during World War II’s final year.

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

Friday, November 3rd, 2023 1:00 PM ET to 1:30 PM ET

Rick Beyer Radio Interview The Hollis Chapman Show

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Rick Beyer interview about the Ghost Army.

Friday, November 3rd, 2023 6:30 PM ET to 6:45 PM ET

Rick Beyer interview with host Joan Esposito WCPT AM, CHicago

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Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 7:39 AM ET to 7:47 AM ET

Rick Beyer intervew with host Doug Wagner Newsradio 600 WMT, Cedar Rapids Iowa

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Website: https://600wmtradio.iheart.com/

Thursday, November 9th, 2023 7:05 AM ET to 7:15 AM ET

Rick Beyer interview with Frank Truatt and Taylor Sterling WTBQ-AM/WGHT-AM New York

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Website: https://wtbq.com/

Thursday, November 9th, 2023 8:05 AM ET to 8:15 AM ET

Rick Beyer interview with Brian Thomas and Joe Stsrcker WKRC Cincinatti

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Website: https://55krc.iheart.com/featured/brian-thomas-wkrc/

Thursday, November 9th, 2023 9:10 AM ET to 9:19 AM ET

Rick Beyer Interview with host Rob Hakala WATD-FM, South Shore, Boston

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Website: https://959watd.com/the-south-shores-morning-news-with-rob-hakala/

Thursday, November 9th, 2023 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Interview with Dan Schlossberg Travel Itch Radio

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Website: https://danschlossberg.net/travel-itch-radio/

Friday, November 10th, 2023 8:30 AM to 8:40 AM

Rick Beyer interview with Matt Ray and Taylor KWAY-AM/FM, Waverly Iowa

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Website: https://kwayradio.com/y99-3-kway-fm/

Friday, November 10th, 2023 9:30 AM ET to 9:39 AM ET

Rick Beyer interview with Warren Lawrence WKNY-AM, Kingston NY

Phone: https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/warren-in-the-morning

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Friday, November 10th, 2023 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Rick Beyer Interview with Bob Langstaff and Mary Lu Gregg WAMV-AM, Amherst MA

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Website: https://wamvradio.com/

Friday, November 10th, 2023 12:35 pm to 12:45 pm

Rick Beyer interview with Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese Big 550 KTRS-AM, St. Louis

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Website: https://ktrs.com/jenniferwendy/

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

The Ghost Army: Artists of Illusion Rochester Public LIbrary, Mascioli Gallery

115 South AvenueRochester, NY

Website: https://roccitylibrary.org/

Author and filmmaker Rick Beyer talks about the Ghost Army at an exhibition of the Singer Family's art at the Rochester Public Library. The focus of the talk will be the many artists in the unit, including Arthur Singer. Books will be on sale afterword,

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 4 PM ET to 6:00 PM ET

Brown Bag Lecture on The Ghost Army

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Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y4ONVNAvRMC6lqhbwrk31g#/registration

Free online lecture on The Ghost Army by author and documentary filmmaker Rick Beyer.Organized by the Lifelong Learning Co-operative at Temple Beth-El in Providence, RI.

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

A New Look at WWII: How American Technology and Diversification Helped Win WWII in 1944 and Started the New American Military Hyatt Place Lakeland Florida

Lakeland, FL

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Website: https://zmmh.org/ww2-conference-1

Rick Beyer will be speaking about the Ghost Army at a WWII Conference outside of Tampa, Florida. Other speakers include author Alex Kershaw, Helen Patton (Granddaughter of the WWII General) Todd Depastino and a panel of WWIII Veterans. Rick's talk will likely take place on Jan 26, but that is subject to change.

Saturday, May 25th, 2024

GHOST ARMY: COMBAT CON ARTISTS OF WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT National Veterans Memorial and Museum

The Ghost Army exhibit will be at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio,from 5/25/24 to 9/05/24). More details as we know them!

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Ghost Army: Combat Con Artists of World War II Exhibit Missouri History Museum

The Ghost Army exhibit will be on display at the Missouri History Museum from 9/23/24 until 1/13/25. More info as we know it.

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