anonymous naval staff intelligence division (1 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Unknown (illustrator). A scarce strategic manual of Belgium's geography, originally hidden from the public or press, written during the final year of the First World War. A Manual of Belgium and the Adjoining Territories, a scarce strategic manual used as a geographical study of Belgium during the First World War, written anonymously by Naval Staff Intelligence Division. Published by the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs in 1918, the final year of the First World War.In the publisher's original blue cloth.Particularly focused towards the geography of Belgium, including distribution of population, history, agriculture, manufacturing, communications and trade, the manual has been published to state facts that will better aid planning for resolving the Western Front. The book was in property of the government, and originally hidden from the press and publicThis manual would have been accompanied by an atlas of the region, including Verdun and Metz. In the publisher's original blue cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight fading to the spine. Rubbing to joints, with a minor lift to cloth to head of front joint, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Offsetting to free end papers, and the odd spot to pastedowns. Education committee stamps to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning. Very Good. book.