- Summary
- The Atlas of World War II traces the course of the conflict chronologically by showing each major campaign as a full-color map, further illustrated by archive action pictures. Skillfully bringing to life the human experience of war with eyewitness accounts of the struggle, this book presents the political and strategic conditions that led to the war, offering a unique insight into military operations and tactics.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Pimlott, John, 1948- author.
- Published
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2022
©2022
- Edition
- First Skyhorse Publishing edition
- Contents
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTER-WAR PERIOD 1919
1939
Peace Settlement 1919
1923
Depression 1929
Communism and Fascism 1917
1934
Sino-Japanese Rivalry September 1931
December 1941
Road to War in Europe March 1935
August 1939
European Armed Forces in 1939
pt. II AXIS ASCENDANT
September 1939
June 1942
Greater German Reich by Alan Bullock
Hitler's Europe, November 1942 / Alan Bullock
Russo-German Invasion of Poland October 1939
Winter War November 1939
March 1940
Phoney War September 1939
April 1940
Battle of the Atlantic September 1939
April 1940
Denmark and Norway April
June 1940
Blitzkrieg in the West May
June 1940
Battle of Britain July
October 1940
Blitz September 1940
May 1941
Bombing of Germany September 1940
February 1942
Battle of the Atlantic June 1941
June 1942
War in East Africa June 1940
November 1941
Western Desert June 1940
February 1941
Conquest of Greece April
May 1941
Western Desert March
June 1941
Iraq, Syria and Iran April
September 1941
Mediterranean Naval War June 1940
November 1942
Western Desert June
December 1941
Western Desert January
June 1942
Operation Barbarossa I June
August 1941
Operation Barbarossa II August
October 1941
Operation Typhoon October
December 1941
Battle of Moscow December 1941
June 1942
Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941
Malaya and the Philippines December 1941
May 1942
Dutch East Indies January
June 1942
Burma January
May 1942
Secret War
pt. III TURNING THE TIDE June 1942
July 1943
Battle of the Atlantic June 1942
May 1943
Bombing of Germany February 1942
July 1943
Western Desert June
October 1942
Western Desert October 1942
January 1943
North-West Africa November 1942
February 1943
North-West Africa March-May 1943
German Advance on the Caucasus June
September 1942
Battle for Stalingrad September 1942
February 1943
Siege of Leningrad September 1941
January 1944
Battle for Kharkov January
March 1943
Battle of Kursk July 1943
Coral Sea and Midway May
June 1942
Guadalcanal August 1942
February 1943
New Guinea/New Georgia July 1942
August 1943
Burma September 1942
August 1943
War Economies of the Major Powers
pt. IV ALLIED OFFENSIVES July 1943
December 1944
Sicily July
August 1943
Invasion of Italy September
December 1943
Monte Cassino and Anzio January
May 1944
Advance to the Gothic Line June
December 1944
Russian Counter-offensives July
December 1943
Leningrad and the Baltic States January
October 1944
Ukraine December 1943
May 1944
Resistance in the East June
August 1944
Balkahs August
December 1944
Bombing of Germany August 1943
April 1944
Planning Overlord March 1941
May 1944
D-Day 6 June 1944
Battle for Normandy June
July 1944
Falaise and Liberation of Paris August 1944
Operation Dragoon August
September 1944
Stalemate in the Fall September
November 1944
Gilberts and Marshalls November 1943
February 1944
Mariana and Palau Islands June
August 1944
Battle of the Philippine Sea June 1944
Leyte and Leyte Gulf October
December 1944
War in China April
December 1944
Burma November 1943
December 1944
Weapons of War
pt. V ALLIES VICTORIOUS December 1944
September 1945
Battle of the Bulge December 1944
January 1945
Advance to the Rhine February
March 1945
Crossing the Rhine March 1945
Bombing of Germany August 1944
May 1945
End in Italy April
May 1945
Advance in Germany April
May 1945
Vistula-Oder Campaign January
February 1945
Clearing the Balkans December 1944
May 1945
Berlin April
May 1945
Liberation of Burma November 1944
August 1945
Liberation of the Philippines January
August 1945
Iwo Jima and Okinawa February
June 1945
Bombing of Japan June 1944
August 1945
Soviet Invasion of Manchuria August 1945
Legacy of War.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Bullock, Alan, 1914-2004, writer of foreward.
- Notes
-
Includes select bibliographic references (page 224) and index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTER-WAR PERIOD 1919 -- 1939 -- Peace Settlement 1919 -- 1923 -- Depression 1929 -- Communism and Fascism 1917 -- 1934 -- Sino-Japanese Rivalry September 1931 -- December 1941 -- Road to War in Europe March 1935 -- August 1939 -- European Armed Forces in 1939 -- pt. II AXIS ASCENDANT -- September 1939 -- June 1942 -- Greater German Reich by Alan Bullock -- Hitler's Europe, November 1942 / Alan Bullock -- Russo-German Invasion of Poland October 1939 -- Winter War November 1939 -- March 1940 -- Phoney War September 1939 -- April 1940 -- Battle of the Atlantic September 1939 -- April 1940 -- Denmark and Norway April -- June 1940 -- Blitzkrieg in the West May -- June 1940 -- Battle of Britain July -- October 1940 -- Blitz September 1940 -- May 1941 -- Bombing of Germany September 1940 -- February 1942 -- Battle of the Atlantic June 1941 -- June 1942 -- War in East Africa June 1940 -- November 1941 -- Western Desert June 1940 -- February 1941 -- Conquest of Greece April -- May 1941 -- Western Desert March -- June 1941 -- Iraq, Syria and Iran April -- September 1941 -- Mediterranean Naval War June 1940 -- November 1942 -- Western Desert June -- December 1941 -- Western Desert January -- June 1942 -- Operation Barbarossa I June -- August 1941 -- Operation Barbarossa II August -- October 1941 -- Operation Typhoon October -- December 1941 -- Battle of Moscow December 1941 -- June 1942 -- Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 -- Malaya and the Philippines December 1941 -- May 1942 -- Dutch East Indies January -- June 1942 -- Burma January -- May 1942 -- Secret War -- pt. III TURNING THE TIDE June 1942 -- July 1943 -- Battle of the Atlantic June 1942 -- May 1943 -- Bombing of Germany February 1942 -- July 1943 -- Western Desert June -- October 1942 -- Western Desert October 1942 -- January 1943 -- North-West Africa November 1942 -- February 1943 -- North-West Africa March-May 1943 -- German Advance on the Caucasus June -- September 1942 -- Battle for Stalingrad September 1942 -- February 1943 -- Siege of Leningrad September 1941 -- January 1944 -- Battle for Kharkov January -- March 1943 -- Battle of Kursk July 1943 -- Coral Sea and Midway May -- June 1942 -- Guadalcanal August 1942 -- February 1943 -- New Guinea/New Georgia July 1942 -- August 1943 -- Burma September 1942 -- August 1943 -- War Economies of the Major Powers -- pt. IV ALLIED OFFENSIVES July 1943 -- December 1944 -- Sicily July -- August 1943 -- Invasion of Italy September -- December 1943 -- Monte Cassino and Anzio January -- May 1944 -- Advance to the Gothic Line June -- December 1944 -- Russian Counter-offensives July -- December 1943 -- Leningrad and the Baltic States January -- October 1944 -- Ukraine December 1943 -- May 1944 -- Resistance in the East June -- August 1944 -- Balkahs August -- December 1944 -- Bombing of Germany August 1943 -- April 1944 -- Planning Overlord March 1941 -- May 1944 -- D-Day 6 June 1944 -- Battle for Normandy June -- July 1944 -- Falaise and Liberation of Paris August 1944 -- Operation Dragoon August -- September 1944 -- Stalemate in the Fall September -- November 1944 -- Gilberts and Marshalls November 1943 -- February 1944 -- Mariana and Palau Islands June -- August 1944 -- Battle of the Philippine Sea June 1944 -- Leyte and Leyte Gulf October -- December 1944 -- War in China April -- December 1944 -- Burma November 1943 -- December 1944 -- Weapons of War -- pt. V ALLIES VICTORIOUS December 1944 -- September 1945 -- Battle of the Bulge December 1944 -- January 1945 -- Advance to the Rhine February -- March 1945 -- Crossing the Rhine March 1945 -- Bombing of Germany August 1944 -- May 1945 -- End in Italy April -- May 1945 -- Advance in Germany April -- May 1945 -- Vistula-Oder Campaign January -- February 1945 -- Clearing the Balkans December 1944 -- May 1945 -- Berlin April -- May 1945 -- Liberation of Burma November 1944 -- August 1945 -- Liberation of the Philippines January -- August 1945 -- Iwo Jima and Okinawa February -- June 1945 -- Bombing of Japan June 1944 -- August 1945 -- Soviet Invasion of Manchuria August 1945 -- Legacy of War.