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    BOOKS IN BRIEF

    Jan 03, 2022 2 minutes
    —David Walsh

    Winter Uniforms of the German Army: Heer Luftwaffe Waffen-SS, by Werner Palinckx, (ISBN: 9783963600166, Zeughaus Verlag. Hardcover, 2019, 448 pages, approx. 1,100 color and 250 black-and-white photos. Available through Amazon for about $105)

    It is well-known that the Third Reich pioneered and widely issued camouflage combat clothing during WWII. A remarkable, transformative innovation, it left stunned Allies wondering why they hadn’t produced anything similar. So inspired,

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