Atlas of World War II : : History's Greatest Conflict Revealed Through Rare Wartime Maps and new Cartography
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"Official book of the International Museum of World War II"--Jacket.
Prelude to war, 1941: Blitzkrieg -- Prelude to war, 1943: war in the Pacific -- 1942-1944: breaking Hitler's grip -- 1944-1945: victory over Germany -- 1943-1945: defeating Japan.
Explores the cartographic history of WWII through 114 maps charting naval, land, and aerial attacks from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Bulge. Rare maps include a detailed Germany & Approaches map used by Allied forces in the final stages of the war, full large-scale wartime maps of the world used by President Roosevelt, and Pacific theater maps used by B-17 pilots. Also includes wartime stories from the fields of battle, photographs, sketches, and confidential documents.
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PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 1 atlas (255 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 36 cm
Language: English
Format: Map
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1426219717
9781426219719
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kagan, Neil,
Rendell, Kenneth W.,
Ugiansky, Gregory,
SUBJECTS
World War, 1939-1945 -- Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.