The editors at POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE were a wee-bit late in writing about the wartime innovations when they printed this piece:
“Observation posts made of lumber and sheet metal to look like tree trunks are among the latest disguises employed on the battle front to deceive the enemy and enable watchers to occupy positions of advantage.”
The steel tree-stump gag had been in effect since 1915.
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