Newsmap. 185th week of the war, 67th week of U.S. participation / Monday, March 29, 1943, week of March 19 to March 26 :
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| Format: | Government Document Map |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
[Army Service Forces, War Department] :
[1943]
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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, and Neutrals. Shows military activity the week of March 19 to March 26, 1943. "Volume 1, no. 49." The War fronts, text keyed to world map: 1. Tunisia -- 2. Air offensive -- 3. Submarines -- 4. Southwest Pacific -- 5. Russia -- 6. China. Includes distance table and 2 ancillary maps: [Troop movements in Gulf of Gabes region of Tunisia] -- [Troop movements on the Eastern Front]. Includes 5 photographic images: Counterattack at Kasserine [3 photographic images of tanks and weapons abandoned by retreating Axis forces] -- New Navy planes [2 photographic images showing Navy version of the Vega Ventura bomber and the Navy Vought-Sikorsky "Corsairs"] -- Enemy hospital ship [Japanese]. On verso [text and color illustrations]: "Gas : every soldier, if he expects to live and fight another day, must be able to identify gases". 5 gases are illustrated and described: Lewisite, mustard, tear gas, phosgene and clorpicrin. Prepared by the Armored Force Replacement Training Center. "Prepared from public sources of information." "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943 -- 469049." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map : color ; 60 x 88 cm, on sheet 89 x 119 cm Also available online. |