8vo. xix, 659 pp., frontispiece, 357 photographs, maps, some folding, large folding colour map in rear pocket, original green cloth, lightly faded spine, biblio, index, previous owner’s inscription verso front cover, otherwise copy in very good condition, Naval Intelligence Division, London, 1946.

Synopsis

This volume was produced and printed for official purposes during the war 1939-45. These handbooks were primarily designed to provide the military with comprehensive and essential information about countries which could be visited during either peace time or war.