Check the listing for details. Authentic Bicycle Death Cards Operation Desert Storm 2 lot Shield Vietnam aces. Condition: Used, Made in United States. Listed at 19.99 USD. Lot of 2 cards box IS NOT included, box shown for proof of original issue cards. “Bicycle operation desert shield/storm death cards.” These cards are titled “secret weapon” for they were designed to be placed on a dead enemy to promote psychological warfare. The original pack contained 56 aces of spade. You will only be getting 2 cards from the original issue pack. “Death cards” were popularized in Vietnam. During Vietnam bicycle couldn’t produce and send enough aces so a field made ace of spade was designed and printed for mass use. Bicycle never forgot about the strange request.. When the invasion of Iraq was in order bicycle made these specifically for field use for operation desert shield/storm thus desert shield is written at the bottom of the card.