Fashion History: The Silk Route – Secret WW2 Escape and Evade Maps

World War II was a time of extaordinary hardship at home and abroad, millions fighting against Axis forces across the world. But it was also a time of great ingenuity, no more so when the British Government equipped men to do their jobs by using maps printed on silk. Woven by silkworms the sheer fabric…

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How Millions Of Secret Silk Maps Helped POWs Escape Their Captors in WWII - Atlas Obscura

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Original U.S. WWII 1942 Color Silk Escape and Evasion Maps with Pouch - Italy Croatia Serbia – International Military Antiques

Cloth Escape Map (Version 1) – Stand In The Door 1944

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Fashion History: The Silk Route – Secret WW2 Escape and Evade Maps Used To Make Clothes – The House Of Mirelle

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk Escape Map with Pouch, Compass and – International Military Antiques