Carnets de Silhouettes de Navires de Guerre a l'usage des Formations Aeriennes

No Place: (Vichy French Air Corps) Book. Very Good. Cardboard. Oblong 8vo. No publisher, no date, circa 1941-1942. Notation in ink at front page reads "Taken from Port Lyautey Air Port in French Morocco Africa 1943 by Jim Williams". The Battle of Port Lyautey began on 8 November 1942 and ended on Nov. 10 after fierce fighting between the attacking American troops and Vichy French defenders. Khaki cardboard binding with 2 holes punched and held together by bolts and nuts. Stamped "Confidential, D.C.W 41" . Contains approx 80-90 pages printed rectos only on thick card stock with silhouettes of naval war ships for France, Germany, England, America, and Italy. Notes and corrections in blue ink on many of the pages. Very Good, light wear and soiling to covers. A book that was used to train French pilots to recognize battle ships by their silhouettes. Contains silhouettes for the Bismarck, King George V, and the New York among many others. RARE< not found at OCLC, not found in commerce or in online searches..