Ship Shape - Roy Behrens - Bobolink Books

This is an anthology of twenty-six all but unknown writings about World War I ship camouflage, published during and after teh war. They were written by various authors, including the camouflage artists themselves. There are supplemented by brief eyewitness comments from the same era, and rare historic ship photographs, diagrams and news clippings. An unprecedented research collectoin, the book concludes with a 40-page camouflage bibliography, the largest ever compiled on that subject.

ISBN: 978-0971324473

Year: 2012

Binding: Softbound

Pages: 376

Format: 9 x 6 in.

Illustrations: 275 (b&w)

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Professor Roy Behrens has taught graphic design, illustration and design history for more than 35 years. He is currently Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa, and is an expert on the history of camouflage techniques. Roy was a sergeant in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era, after which he earned a graduate degree at the Rhode Island School of Design.