[ed. by Brian Birley Roberts] — Iceland

Cambridge, Naval Intelligence Division, 1942. Cloth. A scarce and fascinating handbook offering strategic intelligence on the Nordic country, an excellent resource on Allied perceptions of the Arctic during the Second World War. Iceland, a scarce handbook on the strategic intelligence of the Nordic country during the Second World War. No. 504 in (Restricted) Geographical Handbook series, with the series edited by Brian Birley Roberts for the Naval Intelligence Division. A copy belonging to the British Council Library. Originally for official use only. In the publisher's original light blue cloth. Contains all eighty-one photographic plates, numerous in-text diagrams and maps, as well as a colour folding map of Iceland to the rear pastedown pocket. Collated complete. Originally employed by the War Office to research cold climate equipment, Naval Intelligence would employ him to gather information on strategic strongholds of the Arctic region during the Second World War. Occupied by Allied forces in 1940, Iceland became an important training and economic outpost that was regularly targeted by Axis U-Boats. In the publisher's original light blue cloth, a copy formerly belonging to the British Council Library. Externally, slight fading to boards, heavier to the spine. The odd faint mark to boards and slight spotting to spine. Library number inked to spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are mostly bright and clean with a couple of faint marks. British Council bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamps to title leaf, including to verso. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .