CAMOUFLAGE: Designed to Deceive

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Explores the history and principles of camouflage, revealing how deception and disguise have shaped espionage from World War I to modern times. Presents four key principles of camouflage and shows how deception and illusion underpin espionage. Details how insights of animals and birds blending into their surroundings was applied to the battlefield during World War I, first namely to disrupt submarine attacks. Explains how mimicry is as essential for undercover assets as for animals: agents must be able to not only look the part, but inhabit new identities, maintain double lives, and deceive everyone they meet. Also considers the implications of modern detection technologies on camouflage in the future.