![]() This color existed in use through the first world war but was phased out in the 20s and replaced with the creation of the Standard Navy Gray #5 we know as "prewar gray" in 1919. During the Spanish-American war, many US vessels used a dark slate color known by a few different names, including slate, Battleship Gray, "War Color," and it's official name of Standard Navy Gray. In order to better describe some aspects of the book I would like to take a step back for a minute and give a brief description and history of US Naval Camouflage. The color artwork is fairly well done not exquisitely detailed masterpieces but excellent for conveying the purposes of what an individual measure or design pattern might look like. For the most part the color profiles are laid out in their section, for a better and more coherent learning experience than earlier series where the color pages were always bound in the center, with each profile somewhat orphaned from its respective section. "US Navy Ships Camouflage WWII: Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts" is well laid out, with an introduction and separate sections for each measure of camouflage covered. By breaking it down by class they make this large and sometimes arcane topic more manageable to the casual reader as well as provide a convenient book for those whose interests might only follow one type of ship and who does not need a large compendium for the entire fleet. With this release it is clear Squadron is intent on releasing a series of books concerning US Naval camouflage in the second world war. Review - Squadron Signals' USN DD/DE Camouflage book
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