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194574899London: United Kingdom The Admiralty Naval Intelligence Division 1945. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. xiii 1 416 pages. Frontis illustrations. Illustrations. Maps. Diagrams. Fold-outs. Conversion Tables. Indexes. Large color folding map in rear pocket Compiled and drawn by N.I.D.5 1945. Cover has wear and soiling. Corners a bit rubbed. Cloth torn at bottom of spine rear board. Some endpaper discoloration. This was prepared by the Oxford sub-centre of the Naval Intelligence Division under the direction of Lieut.-Colonel K. Mason Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and was the work of a number of contributors whose names are on p. 347. The book was for the use of persons in H. M. Service only and must not be show or made available to the Press or to any member of the public. Fep has stamped statement "To be kept under lock and key when not in use." There is also a longer stamped statement entitled Conditions of Release what amplifies the control conditions for this item. In 1915 a Geographical Section was formed in the Naval Intelligence Division to write Geographical Handbooks on various parts of the world. The purpose of these handbooks was to supply by scientific research and skilled arrangement material for the discussion of naval military and political problems as distinct from an examination of the problems themselves. The old handbooks had been extensively used in the Second World War but experience showed both their value and their limitations. The old series did not cover many of the countries closed affected by the Second World War. There a new series was initiated resulting in a new set of books produced in the Naval Intelligence Division by trained geographers drawn largely from the Universities. The books follow in general a uniform approach and are illustrated by numerous maps and photographs. These are designed first to provide for the use of Commanding Officers information in a clear and comprehensive form about countries they may interact with. Secondarily these works supplied material for orientation lectures on the country for a variety of naval personnel. United Kingdom, The Admiralty, Naval Intelligence Division hardcover