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…

WW2 silk escape map dress sold in Harrogate - BBC News

WW2 - The Second World War: Silk Escape Maps of WW2

history of wwii british cloth escape maps

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Silk WWII Escape Map

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk “Escape Map” With “Maps Only” Pouch – International Military Antiques

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A new donation - the Italian Escape Map from World War 2 belonging to Sgt Hubert Lawrence Hampshire Regiment - The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum

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