Description |
1 atlas (255 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 36 cm |
Note |
"Official book of the International Museum of World War II"--Jacket. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Maps.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Maps.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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Genre/Form |
Atlases.
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Military maps.
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Atlases. (OCoLC)fst01423875
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Scientific atlases. (OCoLC)fst01941304
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Added Author |
Kagan, Neil, editor.
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Rendell, Kenneth W., writer of foreword.
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Ugiansky, Gregory, cartographer.
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Added Title |
Atlas of World War 2 |
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Atlas of World War Two |
ISBN |
1426219717 (hardback) |
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9781426219719 (hardback) |
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