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Author: Martin J Dougherty
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2017-04-14
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1782744983
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn expert account of how different countries have sought to hide their forces in plain view for the past century packed with photographs and colour artworks, Camouflage at War is a fascinating exploration of how the nature of combat has changed over the last hundred years.
Author: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Published: 2017-04-11
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0785835091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCamouflage at War explores uniforms, military vehicles and buildings from World War I to the present day. From a dummy tank in North Africa in World War II to the different uniforms of Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front soldiers to zebra-striped dazzle ships in the north Atlantic to today's digital pixelated pattern uniforms used by US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the book is a wide-ranging examination of the developments and wrong turns in military camouflage all around the world. Although this was military work, the inspiration often came from the natural world and the designers were civilian artists. As we move further into the 21st century, the use of camouflage is changing. Straightforward visual camouflage is less important for aircraft as they can be picked up by heat sensors, so the task becomes to create non-visual camouflage, deflect radar signals and reduce their signature. Today, technology is being developed to project live images on to bodies, so that they appear invisible. From uniforms to tanks, from ships to aircraft to military buildings disguised as civilian ones, the book is an expert account of how different countries have sought to hide their forces in plain view for the past century. Packed with 200 colour and black and white photographs and colour artworks, Camouflage at War is a fascinating exploration of how warfare has changed over the last hundred years.
Author: Seymour Reit
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story behind the various organizations responsible for trickery and deception during World War II.
Author: Tim Newark
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-09-20
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 1472802926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its origins to its use in combat today, The Little Book of Camouflage tells the history of camouflage in conflict. Its conception, its uses and the colours are looked at, as well as the key patterns such as the German uniforms of World War II, the ever-recognisable American type worn during Vietnam and the British DPM forming a sort of recognition guide to the various patterns in use in the armies of history and present day. Illustrated throughout with the patterns themselves and images of camouflage in use, Tim Newark presents a quick and detailed look at the most prolific camouflage patterns.
Author: Guy Hartcup
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844157693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile concealment has been a vital requirement for hunting, fighting and protection since earliest days, the use of camouflage as deception purposes came of age in the First World War. The growing use of aircraft was a factor no doubt as the author of this fascinating study concludes. The inventiveness and improvisation required suited the British temperament well. Given that those individuals who particularly excel at creativity are often artists, scientist and engineers with a fine disregard for orthodox military practice there are plenty of examples of clashes with more conventional military thinkers and bureaucracy. The levels of ingenuity achieved in hiding huge installations, airfields and ships are astounding. Lakes were hidden and river courses concealed. 'Active' camouflage designed to deceive the enemy as to strengths and directions of attack was accepted as a vital part of offensive planning for example at El Alamein and in the run-up to D Day, Guy Hartcup's Camouflage is not only instructive reading for military practitioners intent on developing their skills but a most interesting and entertaining read for a much wider audience. The use of photographs provides graphic examples of attempts at concealment and deception over the years in many different wars and theaters.
Author: Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-02-20
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1780962762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units – i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field positions, and movement by infantry riflemen and weapons crews, artillerymen, and vehicle crews. It covers all areas and seasons in the European and Mediterranean theaters of operations, for the US, British, German, and Soviet armies. It includes camouflage of the person, personal equipment, and weapons; natural materials and “expedient” techniques; issued camouflage materials such as nets, ponchos, etc; the principles of camouflaging equipment and vehicles, of positioning and terrain integration, the effects of light and shadow, and the use of decoy and dummy positions. Featuring meticulous full-color artwork and specially selected period photographs, this absorbing study casts new light on the camouflaging techniques developed by the major armies of World War II on a host of European battlefields.
Author: Donald W. Thorpe
Publisher: Tab Books
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patrick Deer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009-03-26
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 0199239886
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines how literary writers including Ford Madox Ford, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, James Hanley, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and others countered the war culture promoted by mass media, war planners, and military historians.
Author: Henrietta Goodden
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780906290873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenrietta Goodden explores the development of the extraordinary ideas which were to play such an important part in defeating the enemy in the air, on land and at sea.
Author: Eric H. Larson
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Published: 2022-03-18
Total Pages: 2364
ISBN-13: 1526738589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive guide to the major military and paramilitary camouflage patterns used around the world from the end of World War II to the 2010s. This book is a one-stop, generalized reference illustrating as many patterns as have been researched into contemporary times. It surpasses all previous efforts. In addition to color tiles illustrating camouflage patterns, it includes photographs of the designs being worn by military and paramilitary personnel, something few other references have done in suitable combination. Praise for Camouflage “It’s doubtful you will find another such book that covers the scope of topic, regarding the post-World War Two period, as well as this one has . . . highly recommended to both the scale modeller and military combat uniform enthusiast.” —War Wheels “This is a one-stop dream reference for painters of modern miniature soldiers.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
