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A blog for clarifying and continuing the findings that were published in Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage, by Roy R. Behrens (Bobolink Books, 2009).

Monday, June 17, 2019

Edmund Gale Camouflage Cartoon


Posted by Roy R. Behrens at 8:53 AM
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