The Naval Intelligence Geographical Handbook Series (Great-Britain, 1941-46): a description and a call for comments

The Naval Intelligence Geographical Handbook Series (Great-Britain, 1941-46): a description and a call for comments

The Geographical Handbooks presented in this article were prepared and issued in Great-Britain during the Second World War under the auspices of the Intelligence Division of the Royal Navy (by Naval Intelligence Division 5) which is why the books are sometimes referred to as the ‘Admiralty Handbooks...

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Main Author: Cyril Gosme
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Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2000
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geographical knowledge
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Second World War
Geography (General)
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bd5dc815c04948e59f97eae7babf55542021-12-02T11:09:22ZThe Naval Intelligence Geographical Handbook Series (Great-Britain, 1941-46): a description and a call for comments1278-336610.4000/cybergeo.4460https://doaj.org/article/bd5dc815c04948e59f97eae7babf55542000-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/4460https://doaj.org/toc/1278-3366The Geographical Handbooks presented in this article were prepared and issued in Great-Britain during the Second World War under the auspices of the Intelligence Division of the Royal Navy (by Naval Intelligence Division 5) which is why the books are sometimes referred to as the ‘Admiralty Handbooks’. They offer ‘regional’ accounts on a country basis, following a systematic outline, and though they deal with only thirty or so ‘countries’ (nation-states, colonial territories, or islands), they seem to be the largest account of geographical description ever published.Cyril GosmeUnité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-citésarticlegeographical knowledgeintelligenceSecond World WarGeography (General)G1-922DEENFRITPTCybergeo (2000)
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Cyril Gosme
The Naval Intelligence Geographical Handbook Series (Great-Britain, 1941-46): a description and a call for comments
description The Geographical Handbooks presented in this article were prepared and issued in Great-Britain during the Second World War under the auspices of the Intelligence Division of the Royal Navy (by Naval Intelligence Division 5) which is why the books are sometimes referred to as the ‘Admiralty Handbooks’. They offer ‘regional’ accounts on a country basis, following a systematic outline, and though they deal with only thirty or so ‘countries’ (nation-states, colonial territories, or islands), they seem to be the largest account of geographical description ever published.
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title_full The Naval Intelligence Geographical Handbook Series (Great-Britain, 1941-46): a description and a call for comments
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