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Escape And Evasion Map
Evasion charts or escape maps are maps made for servicemembers, and intended to be used when caught behind enemy lines to assist in performing escape and evasion. Such documents were secreted to prisoners of war by various means to aid in escape attempts. During World War II, these clandestine maps were used by many American, British, and allied servicemen to escape from behind enemy lines. Special material was used for this purpose, due to the need for a material that would be hardier than paper, and would not tear or dissolve in water.Garber, Megan. 2013"How Monopoly Games Helped Allied POWs Escape During World War II."The Atlantic. January 2013. Evasion charts produced for the US, UK, and NATO were printed on vinyl sheet in the 1960s. Modern evasion charts are made of Tyvek 'paper', which permit printing of minute detail while remaining waterproof and tear-resistant. Many of these maps were also used in clandestine wartime activities. The cloth maps were sometimes hidde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OSS Escape And Evasion Map - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency
OSS or Oss may refer to: Places * Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands * Osh Airport, IATA code OSS People with the name * Oss (surname), a surname Arts and entertainment * O.S.S. (film), ''O.S.S.'' (film), a 1946 World War II spy film about Office of Strategic Services agents * O.S.S. (TV series), ''O.S.S.'' (TV series), a British spy series which aired in 1957 in the UK and the US * Open Source Shakespeare, a non-commercial website with texts and statistics on Shakespeare's plays * Old Syriac Sinaiticus, a Bible manuscript * Organization of Super Spies, a fictional organization in the Spy Kids (franchise), ''Spy Kids'' franchise Education * ÖSS (Öğrenci Seçme Sınavı), a former university entrance exam in Turkey * Options Secondary School, Chula Vista, California * Otto Stern School for Integrated Doctoral Education, Frankfurt am Main, Germany * Outram Secondary School, Singapore Organizations * Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, dedicated to fighting dese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
