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Newsmap. 224th week of the war, 106th week of U.S. participation / Monday, December 27, 1943, week of December 16 to December 22 :

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Army Service Forces. Morale Service Division (Cartographer), United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Educational Services Section, United States. Army Air Forces. Publications Division
Other Authors: Harrison, Richard Edes (cartographer (expression))
Format: Government Document Map
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Army Service Forces, War Dept., [1943]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Occupied territories > Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front > Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Malay Archipelago > Occupied territories > Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Ocean > Occupied territories > Aerial views.
World War, 1939-1945 > Papua New Guinea > West New Britain Province > Maps.
World War, 1939-1945 > Southeast Asia > Occupied territories > Maps.
Europe, Eastern > Maps.
Malay Archipelago > Maps.
Pacific Ocean > Maps.
Southeast Asia > Maps.
West New Britain Province (Papua New Guinea) > Maps.
Japan > Maps.
War posters, American > Specimens.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Pacifique, Océan > Territoires occupés > Vues aériennes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Asie du Sud-Est > Territoires occupés > Vues aériennes.
Pacifique, Océan > Vues aériennes.
Asie du Sud-Est > Vues aériennes.
Military campaigns.
Military occupation.
Asia > Malay Archipelago.
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Eastern Europe.
Pacific Ocean.
Papua New Guinea > West New Britain Province.
Southeast Asia.
1939-1945
military maps.
Maps.
Military maps.
War posters, American.
Cartes militaires.
Description
Item Description:Relief shown by hachures on New Britain map and shown pictorially on globe view.
"Volume II No. 36."
"Prepared from public sources of information."
"U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943 - 538110."
War fronts: USSR, Southwest Pacific, Italy, Air offensive, Yugoslavia.
Photographic images: French troops of 2nd Moroccan Division fight in Italy -- Half-track loaded with Frenchmen crosses the Volturno -- French First Armored Division during maneuvers -- B-25 Mitchell bomber -- 75mm shell for the cannon on the Mitchell bomber -- Japanese destroyer after being hit by shells from the Mitchell bomber -- Gen. Bernard Montgomery commander of the British Eighth Army explains battle strategy to Soviet generals: Maj. Gen. Vasiliev and Maj. Gen. Solodvnik.
On verso: "Land of the setting sun" text and 12 map drawings showing the progression of Japan's land acqusitions from 1875 to Nov. 1 1942. "Maps drawn by Richard Edes Harrison" [reprinted from Fortune].
Physical Description:4 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color ; 86 x 114 or smaller, on sheet 90 x 120 cm
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