Newsmap. Monday, October 26, 1942, week of October 16 to October 23 /
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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 the week of October 16 to October 23, 1942. "Volume 1, no. 27." The War fronts, text keyed to world map: 1. Solomons -- 2. New Guinea -- 3. Aleutians -- 4. Russia -- 5. Shipping -- 6. Mediterranean -- 7. Yugoslavia -- 8. Western Europe. Includes 2 ancillary maps: Southwest Pacific [showing Japanese communication lines and Allied supply lines, with inset map of Guadacanal Island] -- Stalingrad [showing "German pressure" and "Soviet counter-thrusts"]. Includes 9 photographs: Airport on Guadalcanal Island [3 images] -- Somewhere in India [2 images showing field artillery pieces and Gen. Stillwell's troops wearing German-type coal scuttle helmets] -- Supplies for Russia [Arctic convoy attacked by enemy torpedo planes and U-boats] -- Freight cars with wings [3 images showing production of Douglas C-47 and C-53 airplanes]. On verso: "Foxholes are life savers". 9 photographic images showing details of foxhole construction. Text describes advantages and proper use of foxholes in combat. "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. |