Author: [U.K. WAR OFFICE] H.M.S.O.
Title: Manual of map reading, photo reading, and field sketching, 1929. Reprinted with amendments (nos. 1-4) 1939
Description: Ottawa, Edmond Cloutier, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1941, Revised Edition. Hardcover. Book, " This manual is intended for the use of candidates for commissions in the Regular Army and in the Royal Air Force, and also for the instruction of officers and non-commissioned officers.Its object is to provide instruction in the use of maps and photographs..necessary item of military education and aim at enabling the student to visualize, appreciate and make use of the tactical features of the ground" Originally published after WW I, it was revised and re-issued " For Army Orders August 1939" at the outbreak of WW II. This copy is the edition reprinted in Ottawa June 1941 for the use of Canadian and other armed forces trained here. 166p+ plates and multiple fold-out maps.Neat tight and complete, a few pages nibbled. Very Good +.

Keywords: Military Surveying and Mapping Handbooks World War Ii Canada