World War, 1939-1945

An American map titled "Newsmap, Monday, August 16, 1943." The map of the Eastern front shows railways, oil pipe lines, rivers, canals, marshes, the extent of the farthest Nazi gains, the area recaptured by the current Soviet offensive, and the area held by the Nazis. The smaller map, of the invasion of Sicily, shows highways, roads, railways, and areas taken by the Allies. Printed text and photographs reveal news on multiple fronts. Printed text and pictures on the back provide detail on how to recognize Japanese aircraft.

An American map titled "Newsmap: Monday, August 2, 1943." The map, of Europe and Africa, shows the path and locations of Allied shuttle bombings. Four other maps show the stages of the Allied Sicily invasion from July 12 to July 26, 1943. Yet another map shows up to date positions in the Central Front from Zhizdra to Belgorod, Soviet Union. Printed text and photographs reveal news on multiple fronts. Printed text and drawings on the back give soldiers tips on how to recognize Allied tanks.

An American map titled "Newsmap: Monday, July 26, 1943." The map of Sicily shows areas held by the Allies, main highways, roads, railways, rivers, and airfields. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Included is a map of Rome that shows strategic areas of importance and highlights the bombing of the San Lorenzo Railroad Yards. This map includes and inset of the area surrounding Italy. The last map shows areas controlled by the Japanese in the North Pacific Ocean and the inset highlights the Kuril Islands.

An American map titled "The Pacific and Far East." The map shows international and provincial boundaries and is "a current guide to the principal scenes of action in the Southwest Pacific and Eastern Asiatic Theatres of Operation." This map is located on the back of M1727.

An American map titled "Newsmap: Monday, July 19, 1943." The map of Sicily shows highways, roads, railroads, rivers, airfields, and the positions of the American 7th Army, British 8th Army, and Canadian forces. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Included is an inset of the area surrounding Italy and another map that shows American and Japanese activity near the New Georgia Islands. Printed text on the back provides soldiers tips on how to handle gas attacks.

An American map titled "Newsmap: Monday, July 5, 1943." The map, of Europe and areas adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, shows international boundaries, specifies Allied and Axis areas of control, and highlights neutral countries. Red lines denote British and American bombing raids. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Two smaller maps, of areas near Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, show areas controlled by Japan. Printed text on the back provides soldiers tips on how to survive once they have abandoned ship.

An American map titled "Newsmap: Monday, June 21, 1943." The map, of areas adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, shows main railways, international boundaries, specifies Allied and Axis areas of control, and highlights neutral countries. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. A smaller map shows an area near Australia and New Guinea and highlights areas under Allied and Japanese control. Printed text on the back provides soldiers tips on how to avoid diseases in tropical areas in the Pacific.

An overlay map that details the landing of Clarence Stewart's 2nd Battalion of the 134th Infantry (35th Division) at the Adak Islands on August 30, 1942. The 53rd Infantry of the 7th Division is also noted on this map. Donated by Clarence J. Stewart.

An overlay map that details the landing of Clarence Stewart's 2nd Battalion of the 134th Infantry (35th Division) at the Adak Islands on August 30, 1942. The 53rd Infantry of the 7th Division is also noted on this map. A pencil note on the back reads: "Overlay to photo map, C.S. Adak landing-30 Aug 42, C.S." Donated by Clarence J. Stewart.

A "U.S. Navy Aviation Chart" of the Hawaiian Islands. The map marks the location of U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps fields, commercial or municipal fields, auxiliary fields, mooring masts, night lighting facilities, transportation routes, Coast Guard stations, radio stations, prominent transmission lines, oil well towers, radio and light beacons, high explosive areas, prohibited areas, etc. Pencil annotations refer to schedules, fields, and statutes. Wheeler, Bellows, South Cape (Morse), Hilo, Suiter, Maui, Homestead, Burns, Barking Sands, and Morse Field are noted.