How has military camouflage evolved through the years?

From the dawn of time, humans have found ways to conceal themselves. It starts with nature, where many animals find ways to hide from predators thanks to camouflage.

But as Marek Strandberg from NATO's Science and Technology Organisation says, at first it was more about the smell:

"In human history, we can imagine that the first camouflage was not about the colour, but about the smell to cover yourself with the mud to reach some prey in the nature.

    "Since this time, the camouflage history is quite important to protect yourself, hide yourself - in the nature, in the city, in the urban environment, everywhere - to be not detected, because if you are not detected you cannot be hit by weapons."

Join us as we explore the many ways military units have tried to deceive their enemies through camouflage - our focus will be mainly the 20th and early 21st centuries.