Peter Chasseaud - Mapping The Second World War (2nd Hand Hardback)
Synopsis
Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert historian.
Over 150 maps tell the story of how this global war was fought.
Types of maps featured :
* Strategic maps showing theatres of war, frontiers and occupied territories
* Maps covering key battles and offensives on major fronts
* Planning and operations maps showing defences in detail
* Propaganda and educational maps for the armed forces and general public
* Maps showing dispositions of Allied and enemy forces
* Bomber and V-weapon target maps
Descriptions of key historical events accompany the maps, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian.
Key topics covered include :
* 1939: Invasion of Poland
* 1940: German invasion of Low Countries & France
* 1940: Battle of Britain & German invasion threat
* Dec 1941: Pearl Harbour
* 1942: Turning points: Midway, Alamein, Stalingrad
* 1941-45: Barbarossa and the Eastern Front
* The War at Sea
* The advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad
* The War in the Air
* 1944: Neptune & Overlord; D-Day & liberation of France
Published in association with Imperial War Museums, London.
Details
- Format : Large, Thick, Heavy 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - War & Civil War
- Published : 2005 (Harper Collins - 1st Edition, 10th Printing)
- ISBN : 9780008136581
- SKU : B002747
- PPC : SP1500gm
- RRP : £30.00
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
Full Colour & Glossy Throughout. 304pp.
External Reviews
"The mix of maps, pictures and descriptive (though brief) narrative, gives an excellent perspective of the conflict, its scope and scale. Many of the maps describe lesser known areas of conflict - for example the "ice map" of Finland for the 1939/40 Winter War with the USSR is an amazing artefact. The cartographers' sophistication, detail and accuracy came on in leaps and bounds through the war years, the final European campaign of 1944-45 is really detailed." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Peter Chasseaud is a British historian of military cartography. Chasseaud is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a member of the Royal United Services Institute, and the founder of the Historical Military Mapping Group of the British Cartographic Society.
Internal Reviews
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