Newsmap. Monday, August 17, 1942, week of August 7 to August 14 /
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| Format: | Government Document Map |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
[Army Service Forces, War Department],
[1942]
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| Item Description: | World map showing countries belonging to the United Nations, Axis and Axis-occupied areas, countries that broke relations with Axis, countries that maintain relations with both United Nations and Axis, and Vichy France. Shows military activity for the week of August 7 to August 14, 1942. "Volume 1, no. 17." The War fronts, text keyed to world map: 1. Solomon Islands -- 2. New Guinea -- 3. Aleutians -- 4. China -- 5. India -- 6. Western Europe -- 7. Yugoslavia -- 8. Mediterranean -- 9. Russia. Includes 3 ancillary maps: [Solomon Islands region showing battle locations] -- Scene of Chetnik operations [showing 1938 boundary of Yugoslavia and Nazi-occupied areas] -- Russian front [showing Nazi-occupied area and battle locations]. Includes 9 photographic images: View of Tulagi -- Sniper suit [camouflaged U.S. soldier] -- German fighter [2 images of captured Focke Wulf 190 plane] -- A traitor covers up [Max Stephan convicted of treason] -- Facing the Nazis [Soviet heavy artillery] -- Club for U.S. forces on London [3 images of "Washington" social club for U.S. military in London] On verso: British battle dress. Includes 6 photographs and 4 drawings with accompanying text. "Prepared from public sources of information." "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942 -- 469049." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map : color ; 48 x 103 cm on sheet 89 x 119 cm Also available online. |