CAMOUFLAGED FIST: Camouflage Smocks used by the Infantry Brigades of 6th Armoured Division in Italy 1944

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Delivers a comprehensive overview of the innovative camouflage smocks worn by the infantrymen of the 6th Armoured Division. Following archival research of previously unaccessed war diaries, the narrative is supplemented by personal accounts, as well as utilizing recently digitized photographs and documents to set out the history of their use. Provides insight into the wider use of uniform by infantrymen in Italy and previously unpublished material concerning the 6th Armoured Division. Contains 136 color photos/illustrations, 81 black and white photos/illustrations, 5 color maps, 2 black and white maps, 22 figures, two graphs, and and one table.