John Davies and Alexander J. Kent, "The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World" (U Chicago Press, 2017)
New Books in the History of Science
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The red atlas was published first in 20 17, it made waves around the world. This soviet mapping program was one of the most ambitious of its kind. It only came to light thanks to the slewthing of John davis and alex kent. In addition to creating an astounding collection of over 350 extracts from this soviet map collection, the book also discusses the origins, details and applications of these maps both during and after the call war.
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