Blizký a Střední Východ. Československý vojenský atlas̊. Ministerstvo národní obrany. Československá akademie věd. Československý vojenský atlas̊. Naše vojsko - MNO; Praha 1965. Blizký a Střední Východ = Middle East

Political and physical map of the Middle East. Equidistant Kuzelov projection. Shows political boundaries, regions, capitals and major cities. Relief shown by gradient tints, hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by bathymetric tints, isolines and soundings. Czechoslovakian military atlas. Published in 2 volumes, The atlas published in 1965, and the name list published in 1966, this might be one of the most complex post WW2 atlases produced in Europe. The 210 000 names in the separately published in 256 pages, name register prove the amount of data present in the atlas is enormous. Bound in red covers with title in gilt on front cover and spine. The atlas is in 376 pages, in red covers and paper colored dust covers with map of the world and title on front sheet and spine. Atlas divided into two main sections, first part includes world geographical, political, physical and statistical maps, and the second part depicting military historical and the geographical anatomy of the most important battles of history as well as showing battle formations and war strategies from many thousand years B.C. until the Cuban revolution in 1959. Atlas includes color maps, descriptive text, index to and 2 sheets of legends, with separate loose sheets of legend and Supplement to the Map of Asia- Language Division of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic p. 161. Atlas provides a rich assortment of thematic as well as hundreds of physical and political maps,depicting in full detail the topography, coastlines, islands. water system, administrative divisions, roads, railroads, subways, agriculture, industry, energy, population and economic development, Relief shown by gradient tints, shadings, contours and spot heights. Depth shown by bathymetric tints, isolines. Most maps include descriptive text, tables and diagrams. Military historical maps showing political boundaries and battle grounds, military bases. Arrows and text pointing out the diversion of planes and warships to the strategic places. Atlas printed in the amount of 15 000 copies, it was officially distributed among military commanders. Although it is no surprise the military part of this atlas is affected by communistic propaganda to a rather high degree, it doesn’t make the cartographic part any less an admirable achievement. Around 300 people from Czechoslovakian Ministry of Defense, Charles University in Prague and Czech Academy of Science participated in making of this atlas, including Jane Klim, Editor in-Chief, Josef Paxa, Deputy of the editorial board, Bohuslav Simak, Editor of the Geographical section, Karel Blazek, Military historical section, and Josef Vlastnk, technical editor. Cartographically processed by the Military Cartographic Institute in Bánská Bystrica and the Military Geographical Institute in Prague.