First published by the War Office in 1945, based on previous maps and aerial charts.

Oman occupied a strategically important place in Allied war effort in North Africa during WWII, which centred around which power would control the Suez Canal, and therefore the supply of oil from the Middleast, from 1940 to 1943.

Following WWII, between 1945 and 1946, the Omani, were successfully led to independence by Said bin Timur, in a rebellion against the British Middle East Command, led by Sir Bernard Paget.