World War, 1939-1945

An American map titled "The United States and Adjoining Portions of Canada and Mexico." The map shows highways, canals, passes, elevations, relief, swamps, and other details. Included are insets of the United States that show Army Service Command areas, Naval districts, and population as of the 1940 Census. This map is one of a set of maps that have been removed from an album titled "United States of America: United States Army Air Forces." Another note within the album read: "Prepared by Cartographic Branch, AC/AS-2 Intelligence."

An American map titled "Europe and the Near East." The map shows railways, oil pipe lines, ruins, canals, passes, elevations, glaciers, swamps, wadies, relief, deserts, and other details. Included is an inset map of the Middle East. This map is one of a set of maps that have been removed from an album titled "United States of America: United States Army Air Forces." Another note within the album read: "Prepared by Cartographic Branch, AC/AS-2 Intelligence."

An American map titled "Central Europe and the Mediterranean." The map shows railways, canals, elevations, relief, swamps, glaciers, wadies, boundaries as of September 1, 1939, and other details. This map is one of a set of maps that have been removed from an album titled "United States of America: United States Army Air Forces." Another note within the album read: "Prepared by Cartographic Branch, AC/AS-2 Intelligence."

An American map titled "The Reaches of New York City." The map shows historic monuments, shrines, ruins, noteworthy architecture, towns, churches, battlefields, county seats, highways, railroads, canals, and other details. Small pictures around the border show Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, Thomas Edison, Henry Hudson, Grover Cleveland, Nathan Hale, among other people and places. Included is an inset map that shows South New Jersey and Delaware Bay.

The map highlights roads and trails on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. Donated by Theodore C. Bland.

An American map titled "Bible Lands and the Cradle of Western Civilization." The map shows transportation routes, ruins, principal archeological sites, oil fields, oil pipe lines, pumping stations, canals, passes, swamps, mountains, and other details. Included are several inset maps of the Middle East. This map is one of a set of maps that have been removed from an album titled "United States of America: United States Army Air Forces." Another note within the album read: "Prepared by Cartographic Branch, AC/AS-2 Intelligence."

An American map titled "Historic and Scenic Reaches of the Nation's Capital." The map shows battlefields, ruins, churches, monuments, noteworthy architecture, shrines, hunting and racing centers, county seats, elevations, highways, railroads, and other details. Small pictures around the border show George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allen Poe, and other persons and places.

An American chart of the Pacific theater of operations. This chart includes a short history of Japan, critical events prior to Pearl Harbor, and the campaigns in the Pacific theater through the end of World War II. Photos of political and military leaders, maps, and unit insignia accompany the text.

A companion to M643, this hand-drawn map shows the movement of Soviet troops, the concentration of Soviet troops within specific areas, Soviet command posts along with its commanding officers, and several areas marked with a question mark. Handwriting on the back indicates that this map is part of the Official File. The handwriting reads in part: "Removed from the O.F. 463 Misc." Additional handwriting on the back reads: "Letter of July 3, 1946. Sketch No. 2 to 'General Military Situation in the Soviet Zones of Occupation and Influence in Europe.'"

An American chart of the European theater of operations. This chart includes a history from the end of World War I until the end of World War II in the European theater. Photos of political and military leaders, maps, and unit insignia accompany the text. Specifically, the maps complement the printed text by showing the movement of Allied and German forces throughout the Western, Eastern, Italian, and Northern African fronts. Specific units and/or their commanding officers are often noted on the maps along with dates of specific events.