The colors are brighter, and the planetary bodies, landscapes, buildings, uniforms, people and weapons now have finer, crisper details that were not previously available with the technology of the 1980s.

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On May 13th, a northern town, Kamakwie, was taken over by 400 men smartly equipped with new uniforms and weapons.

ECONOMIST: Sierra Leone

He zooms in and out of battlefields, examines the quality of uniforms and the conditions of weapons, creating an historic canvas that is both overwhelming and meticulous.

ECONOMIST: Russia's war against Napoleon

It did not afford them the privileges enjoyed by legitimate prisoners of war--those who wear uniforms, carry weapons openly and otherwise comply with the rules of war.

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First, Audin's men were forbidden from operating checkpoints along the roads, then they were banned from carrying weapons while out of uniform in the city, and finally they were prohibited from wearing their uniforms in the city limits as well.

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Anyone who watches TV has seen the familiar images from the warfront: military men and women in desert camouflage uniforms riding in Humvees, patrolling dusty streets, firing their weapons.

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