During World War II, the United States Playing Card Company joined forces with the American and British Intellegence agencies to create a very special deck of cards. This deck was specifically created to help Allied prisoners of war escape from German POW camps. This deck of cards became known as the map deck. It was made by hiding the maps of top-secret escape routes between the two paper layers that make up all modern playing cards. The original decks would peel apart when soaked in water to reveal hidden maps that allowed escaping prisoners the ability to find their way to safety. This commemorative deck highlights the map bringing it to the faces of the cards. When the cards are assembled in order you can view the entire map found in the original deck. Due to the nature of the war and the prosecution of war crimes thereafter, the map decks remained a closely guarded secret for many years after the war ended. The secrecy surrounding them was so high, that no one reallt knows how many were produced or how many have survived. Thank you John Necina for a really cool addition to my 2nd Rangers impression. Cody Matthew Musser, Herb OLoughlin Sr.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:52:54 +0000
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