A History of Camouflage: Concealment and Deception

Abstract

Historical examples of the use of camouflage, concealment and deception are briefly discussed. Although examples go from biblical time to the present, the focus is on the period beginning with World War II. A listing of the fifteen major lessons learned from the historical study is developed and discussed. Two key points are that the U. S. has not used strategic deception very much, yet history shows that most deception operations are successful. The lessons learned should help doctrine writers and deception planners.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA216593

Entities

People

  • Hampton P. Conley

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Force Levels
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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