{"product_id":"manual-of-map-reading-photo-reading-and-field-sketching-1930","title":"MANUAL OF MAP READING, PHOTO READING, AND FIELD SKETCHING 1929","description":"\u003cp\u003eMANUAL OF MAP READING, PHOTO READING, AND FIELD SKETCHING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby The War Office\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The War Office 1929\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 135 w x 215 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 160\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2606\/U317\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA structured guide designed to train soldiers in the essential visual interpretive skills needed for navigation, reconnaissance, and battlefield reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins with the fundamentals of military map reading—scales, contours, conventional signs, gradients, and the practical use of compass and protractor—always emphasising accuracy, speed, and the ability to interpret terrain from symbolic representation. A major portion of the manual is devoted to air photo reading, reflecting the growing importance of aerial reconnaissance after the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final section covers field sketching, instructing soldiers in rapid, disciplined drawing techniques for recording terrain, routes, and tactical features when maps or photographs are insufficient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes diagrams, fold-out maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent, complete and intact with light wear\/marks\/damage on covers and page edges, stamped, pages reasonably clean with the odd mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452824535332,"sku":null,"price":149.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/137108.jpg?v=1782977534","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/manual-of-map-reading-photo-reading-and-field-sketching-1930","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}