The use of Ultra decrypts of machine-encrypted messages between Abwehr and the German High Command, which quickly indicated the effectiveness of deception tactics.

A Quaker Gun is a deception tactic that was commonly used in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries.

This cruiser was the only ship that managed to evade the British Fleet for a prolonged period during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914, largely due to his excellent deception tactics.

American officials say North Korea has become adept at deception tactics to mask its weapons program, but there are certain signs intelligence experts look for.

And despite earlier reports that the Serbs had flummoxed allied pilots who were flying at 15,000 feet with scores of clever cardboard and plastic tank and artillery decoys on the ground, the generals said NATO fliers were well aware of Serbian deception tactics and had hit 9 tank decoys and 16 other mockups of other heavy weapons.

Niccolò Machiavelli was a prominent scholar of this era, and a fan of deception tactics.

With 90 seconds remaining to play, the game was tied at seven, but Stanford used its deception tactics to score two touchdowns to win, 21-7.

I had thought," he said meditatively, "of perhaps using a pair of the warriors of the Others as a deception tactic for the first wave.

While Umar won a decisive victory at Yarmouk against Heraclius, Yazdegerd III, was being engaged and trapped in deception tactics by him.