TY - MAP AU - Merritt,Ed AU - Snow,Peter AU - Adams,Simon AU - Allan,Tony AU - Celtel,Kay AU - Grant,R.G. AU - Harwood,Jeremy AU - Parker,Philip AU - Westhorp,Christopher ED - Smithsonian Institution TI - Smithsonian World War II : : map by map SN - 9781465481795 (hardcover) AV - D 743 S664 2019 U1 - 940.53022/3 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, NY PB - DK Publishing KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Maps KW - Guerra mundial II, 1939-1945 KW - Mapas KW - Battlefields KW - Campaigns KW - Campañas KW - Geografía histórica KW - Campañas militares KW - World atlases KW - lcgft N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -