World War II Map by Map
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- Author：D.K. Publishing
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Summary
The deadliest war in history brought to life through bold， easy-to-grasp maps。
Follow the key developments of World War II in unprecedented visual detail， with more than 100 specially created and historical maps covering all major theatres of war。 Layers of information show how the conflict raged around the globe on land， air， and sea， while timelines provide an in-depth chronology of events。 Stunning archival photographs， contemporary artefacts， and profiles of famous leaders reveal the full story of the war that shaped the modern world。
Written by a team of historians headed by Richard Overy as consultant， World War II Map by Map examines how the most destructive conflict in history changed the face of our world。 It is perfect for students， general readers， and military history enthusiasts。 Includes a foreword by broadcaster and historian Peter Snow。
Follow the key developments of World War II in unprecedented visual detail， with more than 100 specially created and historical maps covering all major theatres of war。 Layers of information show how the conflict raged around the globe on land， air， and sea， while timelines provide an in-depth chronology of events。 Stunning archival photographs， contemporary artefacts， and profiles of famous leaders reveal the full story of the war that shaped the modern world。
Written by a team of historians headed by Richard Overy as consultant， World War II Map by Map examines how the most destructive conflict in history changed the face of our world。 It is perfect for students， general readers， and military history enthusiasts。 Includes a foreword by broadcaster and historian Peter Snow。
Reviews
Kevin
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Excellent visual presentation of the entire war using actual and redrawn battle maps。
Joan
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Trace the history of the Second World War with pictures， timelines， commentary， photographs， and more than one hundred detailed maps in this oversize coffee-table book from the Smithsonian and DK Publishing。 Presented chronologically， readers can follow the events that brought the world to war and， ultimately， spared it from destruction。Beginning with The Slide to War， the unfolding of events turns to Germany Triumphant and then on to The Widening War。 Turning the Tide follows， then Endgame and Trace the history of the Second World War with pictures， timelines， commentary， photographs， and more than one hundred detailed maps in this oversize coffee-table book from the Smithsonian and DK Publishing。 Presented chronologically， readers can follow the events that brought the world to war and， ultimately， spared it from destruction。Beginning with The Slide to War， the unfolding of events turns to Germany Triumphant and then on to The Widening War。 Turning the Tide follows， then Endgame and Aftermath。 Within each of these sections， discussion of relevant air and sea campaigns as well as support for the war effort provides a concise look at the progress of the war beginning with The Seeds of War and ending with Remembrance。A glossary is included。 Recommended， especially for historians， students， and military history aficionados。 。。。more
Pim Veldhuisen
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For some events of WW2， maps are a natural， useful， and beautiful tool to show what's going on。 For these the book has some great maps。 A weak point is that the book tries to cover all aspects of WW2 with maps， including ones where a map is just not the right tool for the job。 Additionally， my Dutch translation had a few mistakes where some map labels where left untranslated， and some instances where the transliteration of （mostly Russian） names where inconsistent between the text and the map la For some events of WW2， maps are a natural， useful， and beautiful tool to show what's going on。 For these the book has some great maps。 A weak point is that the book tries to cover all aspects of WW2 with maps， including ones where a map is just not the right tool for the job。 Additionally， my Dutch translation had a few mistakes where some map labels where left untranslated， and some instances where the transliteration of （mostly Russian） names where inconsistent between the text and the map labels。 。。。more
Brian Wood
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Good price and informativeVery detailed book I have more idea how the battles were fought on a map and I learnt new things。
Alyssa Allen
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It wasn't my favorite WWII book I've read， but I still enjoyed it。 I was able to get through it pretty quickly。 The way it was set up was a little chaotic。 The maps were difficult to read， and each page had a small text box and dates about what happened in a certain location at a certain time。 I'd honestly just rather read the overview of the battle and look at the maps separately。 As I said， the set up was little chaotic。But， I still enjoyed it a lot！ It wasn't my favorite WWII book I've read， but I still enjoyed it。 I was able to get through it pretty quickly。 The way it was set up was a little chaotic。 The maps were difficult to read， and each page had a small text box and dates about what happened in a certain location at a certain time。 I'd honestly just rather read the overview of the battle and look at the maps separately。 As I said， the set up was little chaotic。But， I still enjoyed it a lot！ 。。。more
Christopher Lutz
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Easily my favorite book on WWII that I’ve read。 It’s both easy to read with bright maps that convey many general facts quickly， yet also contains a multitude of fine details in a way that is also easy to understand。 I read this cover to cover and would highly recommend it to someone learning about the war for the first time and fellow history buffs who can’t get enough of this period in history。
Bill
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I had many large-sized and expensive “coffee table” books home from before the holiday until now。 I’ve slowly worked my way through them which mostly means a skimming perusal: get a feel from the table of contents， read a few pages closely， look at most of the pages， look at all of the illustrations or photos。 This one is a standout！ I did not read it all as it is voluminous in content， although the summary/explanatory text for each map is concise。 But it is the maps themselves， in detail， with I had many large-sized and expensive “coffee table” books home from before the holiday until now。 I’ve slowly worked my way through them which mostly means a skimming perusal: get a feel from the table of contents， read a few pages closely， look at most of the pages， look at all of the illustrations or photos。 This one is a standout！ I did not read it all as it is voluminous in content， although the summary/explanatory text for each map is concise。 But it is the maps themselves， in detail， with arrows and sidebars and graphs that contain so much information。 I paged through and stopped to examine closely the moments from WWII that I’ve always heard of or wondered about from The Spanish Civil War to The Battle of Britain to The Siege of Leningrad to Omaha Beach to The Bombing of Dresden and more。 The book and text and photos are informative and touching。 The sheer madness of our world’s destructive ferocity is horrifying while the fearless struggles and sacrifices involved made me want to cry。 。。。more
Ed Bernard
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What a great way to present an overview of an epic event like WWII。 The organization of the events is chronological， but it’s really tough to follow WWII in any sort of detail without a map handy — you don’t get enough detail without some geography， but stories about battles， strategy， etc are tough to follow without a map。 This is a really jam-packed overview — though for someone （like me） with deeper knowledge of the war， new info is a little sparse （not totally， though — there are plenty of t What a great way to present an overview of an epic event like WWII。 The organization of the events is chronological， but it’s really tough to follow WWII in any sort of detail without a map handy — you don’t get enough detail without some geography， but stories about battles， strategy， etc are tough to follow without a map。 This is a really jam-packed overview — though for someone （like me） with deeper knowledge of the war， new info is a little sparse （not totally， though — there are plenty of things that are revealed when timing and geography are combined like this。 I’d recommend this book strongly to anyone who wants either a beginner’s overview or a top-line summary of this epic conflict。Grade: A- 。。。more
Thomas
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4 bright stars for an excellent book of very well done maps， showing all the sea and land campaigns/battles in WWII。 I like history and maps， so I thoroughly enjoyed this library book。
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