War Maps; World War II, from September 1939 to August 1945, air, sea and land, battle by battle.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First U.S. Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 12 inches. 191, [1] pages. DJ has wear, tears and soiling. Foreword by David Chandler. 232 Maps (many with color). Illustrations (some in color). Bibliography. Index. A guide to World War II's major campaigns maps all crucial land, sea, and air confrontations, plotting troop and equipment deployments for each battle and campaign. This book details the crucial land, sea and air confrontations of the Second World War in a series of self-contained full color spreads. The major sections are: War in Europe, The War in North Africa, The War in Italy, The Russian Front, The Allied Invasion of North-West Europe, and The War in the Orient. Military Cartography has been a major, and an evolving, military discipline since ground forces wondered what was beyond the next hill. Since the Napoleonic Wars (at least), military map-making has been a major activity of the technical staff. Cartographic organizations have been created. For example, the major task of the Army Map Service was the compilation, publication and distribution of military topographic maps and related products required by the Armed Forces of the United States. The AMS was also involved in the preparation of extraterrestrial maps of satellite and planetary bodies; the preparation of national intelligence studies; the establishment of world geodetic control networks by both satellite and conventional triangulation methods; and the logistic military planning of Corps of Engineer items. Another major responsibility of the AMS was to maintain the largest geodetic and topographic data libraries for the Department of Defense. The Army Map Service (AMS) was the military cartographic agency of the United States Department of Defense from 1941 to 1968, subordinated to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Military Maps, Military Cartography, Operation Sealion, Operation Crusader, El Alamein, Kasserine, Operation Torch, Monte Cassino, Anzio, Barents Sea, D-Day, Hedgerows, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Chindit, Koh
ISBN: 0312855842
[Book #82475]
Price: $50.00