NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. Jugoslavia. [Norwich. Jarrold and Sons for H.M.S.O]. October 1944 - June 1945.
Three volumes, 8vo. Original sepia cloth, spines and front covers lettered in gilt; pp. xiii, 337; x, [2], 403; xiv, 566, highly illustrated with plates, maps (two folding, in rear pockets; one a large geological map) and plans; cloth a little marked, otherwise a very clean and fresh set.
First edition, a very rarely seen complete set. B. R. 493, 493A and B (Restricted). Geographical Handbook Series. - Probably one of the best-researched set of books on Yugoslavia during the turbulent period, covering all aspects of the country under crumbling Nazi occupation, with partisans thriving, civil war and uncertainty of the future. Volume I contains information about physical geography, with a large geological colour-printed geological map (based on Petkovic's 1930/31 survey), followed by essays on the history and administration in the second volume. The last volume is dedicated to the economic geography, ports, transport and communication.
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