Prepared by the British Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty during World War II and released in 1943, this handbook is now an important geographical and historical reference work, documenting the region's environment and natural resources as they were before the developments of recent decades, and describing traditional culture, infrastructure, administration and the extent of foreign influence as it then was. It covers the areas of the present-day countries of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Unrivalled in the scope and the quality of information current at the time of first publication,...
Prepared by the British Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty during World War II and released in 1943, this handbook is now an important geogr...
Produced during the Second World War for the use of commanding officers, this work is a complete guide to Western Arabia. Sections on geology, geography, the coasts, climate, vegetation, history, administration, people, public health, agriculture, economy, ports and towns offer readers a unique military perspective on this important region. The text is supplemented by hundreds of maps, photographs and figures.
Produced during the Second World War for the use of commanding officers, this work is a complete guide to Western Arabia. Sections on geology, geograp...
