Rabu, 05 Juli 2017

Camouflage: You Know It When You See It

From Khaki drab origins, camouflage has entered the realm of the invisible man.  Camouflage is baffling—not only to combatants, but also to those who wonder how, why and even whether it works. The history of military camouflage is filled with artists arguing with architects, soldiers deriding painters, historians contemptuous of theorists, and every variety of …

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