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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).

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

a panoply of cartoonists' views of WWI camouflage

Roy R. Behrens © 2026

 


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