Military Atlas of World War II - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904687539 ISBN 13 : 9781904687535

Editeur : Amber Books Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

World War II was the greatest conflict in the history of mankind. It penetrated into every corner of the globe, from the Arctic to the Pacific Oceans. Immense armed forces engaged one another in battle in every type of environment, from the desert sands of North Africa to the jungles of Burma and New Guinea. The Allied and Axis forces met in brutal encounters ranging from small commando raids to gigantic armoured battles. The Military Atlas of World War II is a comprehensive visual guide to this complex conflict in a large folio edition that allows the fine detail of the maps to be seen clearly. It plots the exact course of the land, sea and air battles, enabling the reader to trace the ebb and flow of the fortunes of both sides. With the aid of 180 large full-colour maps, every theatre of war is covered. Contents include the land campaigns in Northwest Europe, Italy, North Africa, the Soviet Union, Southeast Asia and the Pacific; the naval war in the Atlantic and Mediterranean; the great carrier battles of the Pacific war; and the strategic bombing campaigns of Europe and the Pacific, culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All the maps come with a key to help the reader decipher the action depicted. This folio edition provides an attractive and invaluable work of reference for both the general reader and the serious student of World War II.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This is a comprehensive visual guide to this complex conflict in a large folio edition that allows the fine details of the maps to be seen clearly.  It plots the exact course of the land, sea and air battles, enabling the reader to trace the ebb and flow of the fortunes of both sides. 

Using large full color maps, every theater of war is covered.  Contents include the land campaigns in Northwest Europe, North Africa, Italy, the Soviet Union, Southeast Asian and the Pacific; the naval war in the Atlantic and Mediterranean; the great carrier battles of the Pacific theater, and the strategic bombing campaigns of Europe and the Pacific, culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  All the maps come with a key to help the reader decipher the action and events.

Each of the 180 maps in the book has been specially commissioned by an expert cartographer. 

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Amber Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904687539
• ISBN 13: 9781904687535
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176