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Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage is a 2009 book on camouflage and mimicry, in nature and military usage, by the science writer and journalist Peter Forbes.It covers the history of these topics from the 19th century onwards, describing the discoveries of Henry Walter Bates, Alfred Russel Wallace and Fritz Müller, especially their studies of butterflies in the Amazon.
Active camouflage could in theory make use of both dynamic colour change and counterillumination. Simple methods such as changing uniforms and repainting vehicles for winter have been in use since World War II. In 2011, BAE Systems announced their Adaptiv infrared camouflage technology. It uses about 1,000 hexagonal panels to cover the sides of ...
Camouflage is a 2004 science fiction novel by American writer Joe Haldeman.It won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 2004 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2005. [1]Parts of the novel were originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact (March, April and May, 2004).
The book also marks the apotheosis of the descriptive natural history phase of mimicry studies. Although Cott does report experiments on predation to test the efficacy of mimicry and camouflage, the book is essentially a narrative of examples plus theory. [22] Cott was critical of attempts at camouflage not based on "vigorous disruptive contrasts".
Books which explain the principles of camouflage, in biological or military usage. Pages in category "Camouflage books" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The book explains the inside story of the use of camouflage to deceive the enemy as described by Winston Churchill in his speech on 11 November 1942, announcing victory after the Battle of El Alamein: [2] [21] I must say one word about ... surprise and strategy. By a marvellous system of camouflage complete tactical surprise was achieved in the ...
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ships, aircraft, gun positions and battledress, either to conceal it from observation (), or to make it appear as something else ().
Adaptive Coloration in Animals is a 500-page textbook about camouflage, warning coloration and mimicry by the Cambridge zoologist Hugh Cott, first published during the Second World War in 1940; the book sold widely and made him famous.