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Glossary Item: Periscope
Name Periscope
Description An instrument for observation over, around or through an object or obstacle that prevents direct line-of-sight observation. Simple ones were used in the trenches during WW1 and more complex periscopes operate on submarines.
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Name His Majesty's Submarines
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Jul/1945
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Name The Army At War. The Northern Garrisons. (By Eric Linklater)
Category Action on Land
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For War Office
Published Aug/1941
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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