Camouflage

Name: Camouflage
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ISBN: 9780500513477

ISBN-10: 0500513473

ISBN-13: 9780500513477

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tim Newark, Jonathan Miller

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The fascinating story of camouflage: from nature to the military to the worlds of art, design, and popular culture. The animal kingdom provides examples of all the essential principles of camouflage: the chameleon, whose colors change to merge with its setting; the zebra, whose vivid stripes disrupt its outline and make it more difficult for predators to sight from a distance; the stick insect that pretends to be what it's not. Creativity in the art of disguise was spurred in World War I by the threats of aerial reconnaissance and long-range enemy fire. Aircraft and ships were painted with lozenge and zigzag patterns to make them more difficult to target. Artists were involved in creating…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 6/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 10.10" wide x 10.90" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English

Tim Newark is editor of Military Illustrated, the leading English-language military history magazine.



Visual Subterfuge in the Natural World: Introduction



Hunters and Riflemen: Early Camouflage


Hunting and Camouflage


Defeating the Eye in the Sky: Camouflage in the First World War


Cubism and Camouflage


The Dazzle Ball


Camouflaging a Nation: Camouflage in the Second World War


Patterns of the Forest


Aircraft Camouflage


Camo Triumphant: Camouflage in War and Peace since 1945


The Future of Camouflage


Contemporary Artists Inspired by Camouflage


Camouflage Architecture