British military intelligence guide to Palestine

[Mandate Palestine]. Short Handbook of Palestine. (Restricted).

€ 600,00

Second edition of this guide to Palestine issued by British military intelligence (GSI), for use by selected officers serving in the British Mandate. The chapter on the armed forces was revised and updated, superseding the first edition of April 1944. The handbook contains brief essays on the country's history, population, geography, climate, infrastructure, and economy. With a map of Palestine railways and weather charts for 1943, describing typical weather conditions throughout the year in Haifa, Gaza, Lydda, Ramallah, Beersheba and Kallia.

Slightly toned.