03517cem a2200661 i 4500 21224863 BJBSDDR 20260114103357.0 ad canzn 191002s2019 nyu e 1 eng 2019285786 9781465481795 (hardcover) 1465481796 (hardcover) a (OCoLC)on1113867299 WLM eng WLM rda OCLCO JAS OCLCQ JQW GK8 VP@ DLC eng lccopycat D 743 S664 2019 940.53022/3 Smithsonian World War II : map by map / cartographer Ed Merritt ; foreword by Peter Snow ; writers, Simon Adams, Tony Allan, Kay Celtel, R.G. Grant, Jeremy Harwood, Philip Parker, Christopher Westhorp. World War II World War 2 map by map World War two map by map Smithsonian World War II map by map Smithsonian World War 2 map by map Smithsonian World War two map by map First American edition 2019. New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2019. 288 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. cartographic image cri rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index The slide to war: 1918-1939 Germany triumphant: 1939-1941 The widening war: 1942 Turning the tide: 1943-1944 Endgame and aftermath: 1944-1955 Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 100 detailed maps. In this stunning visual history book, custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each map is rich with detail and graphics, helping you to chart the progress of key events of World War II on land, sea, and air, such as the Dunkirk evacuation, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and the siege of Stalingrad. Historical maps from both Allied and Axis countries also offer unique insights into the events. There are timelines to help you follow the story as it unfolds, while narrative overviews explain the social, economic, political, and technical developments at the time. Fascinating, large-scale pictures introduce topics such as the Holocaust, blitzkrieg, kamikaze warfare, and code-breaking. World War, 1939-1945 Maps. Guerra mundial II, 1939-1945 Mapas 3805 World War, 1939-1945 Battlefields Maps. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Maps. Guerra mundial II, 1939-1945 Campañas Mapas 12620 Geografía histórica 7160 Campañas militares 16202 World atlases. lcgft Merritt, Ed cartographer 38511 Snow, Peter (Peter John), 1938- writer of foreword 38764 Adams, Simon, 1955- author. Allan, Tony, 1946- author. Celtel, Kay, author. Grant, R. G., author. Harwood, Jeremy, 1947- author. Parker, Philip, 1965- author. Westhorp, Christopher, author. Smithsonian Institution 15475 7 cbc copycat u ncip 20 y-geogmaps lcc BK 122083 122083 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2024-09-16 0 D 743 S664 2019 00000121199 2024-09-16 00:00:00 1 2024-09-16 BK