Engineers of the Southwest Pacific 1941-1945, Volume III: Engineer Intelligence

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 11.75 inches. , xvii, [1], 467, [5] pages. Fold-out maps (some color). Maps. Footnotes. Charts. Tables. Illustrations. XLV Appendices. Guide to Footnotes. Chronology. Glossary. Index. Some soiling inside front board, boards and spine somewhat scuffed, some staining and scratches on rear board. Some endpaper discoloration. Stamps and ink name inside front board, board corners worn, ink number on spine, rear board scuffed and scratched. This is one volume of an eight volume report. Engineer Intelligence is a historical coverage of intelligence activities of the Engineers in the Theater during World War II. It has been divided chronologically rather than by campaigns, because the intelligence work did not begin and end in definite phases concurrently with the actual combat which it was supporting. While one campaign was being fought in a particular place, map production and compilation of Engineer intelligence reports were be prepared for another combat action which might not be scheduled for months to combat, and would would be located hundreds of miles from the preset scene of action. The Engineer intelligence mission in the Theater was accomplished, in general, through the execution of two functions: mapping, and research and reports. This volume treats these two functions separately within the time period devoted to each chapter. The contents address: Scope of Engineer Intelligence in the Southwest Pacific, Engineer Intelligence in the Philippine Defense, 1941-42, Engineer Intelligence Preparations in 1942, Engineer Intelligence in a Period of Progress, 1943, Engineer Intelligence Activities in 1944, and Engineer Intelligence in the Final year of Hostilities. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Engineers, Intelligence, WWII, Pacific Theater, Southwest Pacific, Douglas MacArthur, G-2, Reconnaissance, Espionage, Map Making, Aerial Reconnaissance, Aerial Photography, Army Map Service, Topographic Materials

[Book #10013]

Price: $125.00