Concise Historical Atlas of World War Two: The Geography of Conflict
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Book Overview
Features a short book of WWII maps, which consists of color maps covering the significant phases of the war, each with an accompanying page of explanatory text.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195182197
ISBN13:9780195182194
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.04 lbs.
Dimensions:7.6" x 0.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Lively text and readable maps
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Story's Concise Historical Atlas is an excellent overview of the war, probably the best brief treatment I've seen. The maps are clear, brightly colored. Most of them are easy to grasp. The main battles and campaigns are well covered. There also are some nice surprises, such as continental Africa, Spain, the Chinese Communist Long March, the building of the bomb, and the Japanese camp system, that war surveys don't usually include. The maps stretch over a huge 50-year period, which is a big help in conveying the roots and consequences of the war. The commentaries that go with each map are also good. The writing is crisp, with lots of good basic information, useful insights. They have a dramatic quality that's quite powerful and makes you want to keep turning the pages. Some people might think there's too much coverage of the Eastern Front and mainland Asia, and there are a few errors and typos that need to be corrected in a future edition. Overall, though, a successful effort. Oxford is to be commended.
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