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WWII War Department Technical Manual TM 5-267 Supplement 2 Camouflage July 1943 — photo 1 of 3

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WWII War Department Technical Manual TM 5-267, Supplement 2, Camouflage, dated July 1, 1943, marked Restricted. Stapled softcover pamphlet with a color frontispiece, "Figure 1. Concealment for 75-mm pack howitzer, using materials found on site." About 5.7 x 8.7 inches. Used condition: toned and blotchy covers, dark marks along the spine edge from the staples, a darker band across the top of the back cover, a faint "Received" stamp with an ink note "41500 Aug. 43" and a small pencil number at the top of the cover.

Contents: Coloring Vehicles; Field Expedients; Facts about Smooth-Strand Wire; Camouflage Discipline; Faces and Hands; Notes from Theaters of Operations; and Simple Aircraft Decoys.

A wartime field supplement on vehicle painting, field-expedient concealment, face camouflage and decoys — for WWII militaria, engineer and camouflage-history collectors and modelers.