Introduction: 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.