The red atlas : how the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world /
Davies, John(John Michael),1942-author, cartographer.
Kent, Alexander,1977- ,author, cartographer.
Risen, James,writer of foreword.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why this book is a detective story -- War and peace -- The background of the story--from Napoleon's march on Moscow to the collapse of the Soviet Union -- Capturing the world--on paper -- Describing the style, content, and symbology of the red army's maps of the world -- Plots and plans -- The overt and covert methods of the Soviet cartographers -- Resurrection -- The discovery of the maps after the fall of the Soviet Union and their continuing significance today -- Appendix 1: examples of maps of various series and scales -- Appendix 2: references and resources -- Appendix 3: translation of typical city plan Spravka -- Appendix 4: translation of typical topographic map Spravka -- Appendix 5: symbols and annotation -- Appendix 6: glossary of common terms and abbreviations -- Appendix 7: print codes -- Appendix 8: secrecy and control.
Cartography