Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918
Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918

Deceiving the Enemy - The Invention of Modern Camouflage in 1914-1918

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In August 1914, French soldiers went into battle wearing conspicuous uniforms — red trousers, blue greatcoats — that made them easy targets. Ill-suited to modern warfare, these uniforms led to a devastating toll.


 

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Against all expectations, it was artists rather than military engineers who found solutions and laid the foundations of a new weapon: camouflage. The shift was enormous — no longer a matter of intimidating the enemy with an imposing uniform, but of vanishing into the landscape with a uniform that blended into the terrain.
The war of position, which kept opposing troops face to face, played a major part in this evolution: to avoid being spotted by the enemy and to survive, one had to be invisible.

Officially established on 4 August 1915, the French Army's camouflage section brought together artists from all backgrounds, particularly theatre set designers well-versed in trompe-l'oeil effects, and Cubist painters skilled at distorting reality.


It employed thousands of men and women. Its organisation and techniques inspired those of other belligerent armies, which developed them with their own ingenuity. Drawing on more than 300 rare or previously unpublished documents, Deceiving the Enemy brings to life the astonishing and little-known story of those French artists who invented modern camouflage and revolutionised the art of war.

Author 1
Cécile Coutin
Publication date
September 2015
Pages
240
Language
French
Publisher
PIERRE DE TAILLAC

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