World War, 1939-1945

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, August 21, 1944." The map of southern France shows roads, rivers, relief, international boundaries, and other details. The inset of the Western front shows international boundaries, rivers, and highlights the area covered on the larger map. The globe map of the Pacific theater shows roads, rivers, international boundaries, the location of the Ledo and Burma roads, and other details. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts.

The American map of the Philippine Islands shows roads, rivers, relief, and other details. This map is located on the back of M1769.

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, August 14, 1944." The map of the Western front shows rivers, roads, the battle line at the start of the Allied offensive on July 27, 1944, and the points of Allied advance from Normandy through Brittany. Some of the main Allied drives highlighted follow towards Brest, Lorient, St. Nazaire, Nantes, among other places. The inset of the Western front highlights the area covered on the larger map. The map of the southwest Pacific shows rivers, distances from Manado to Batulaki, Davao to Sansapor, and Sansapor to Watam.

The American map titled "Europe as Viewed from the U.S.S.R" features raised relief, rivers, international boundaries, and the approximate line of furthest Axis advance on the Eastern front. The inset globe map highlights the area covered on the larger map. This map is located on the back of M1767.

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, July 31, 1944." The map of the Italian front shows roads, rivers, relief, and points of American, British, and Polish activity. The map of the Marianas Islands focuses on Saipan, Tinian, Agiguwan, Rota, and Guam. The inset of the Pacific theater identifies the location of the area covered on the larger map. Printed text and photographs reveal news on multiple fronts.

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, July 24, 1944." The map of the Normandy front shows railroads, roads, rivers, forests, and other details. The map of New Guinea and adjacent areas shows rivers, relief, boundaries, and areas under Allied and Japanese control. The map of the Eastern front shows railroads, rivers, international boundaries in and after 1939, the battle line as of June 23, 1944, and the current battle line. Printed text reveals news on multiple fronts. Printed text and photographs on the back describe the Allied victory at Saipan.

An American map of the the Po Valley in Italy. The map shows rivers, highways, relief, and other details. The inset of Italy highlights the location of the larger map. This map is located on the back of M1765.

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, July 10, 1944." The map of Normandy shows railroads, roads, rivers, battle lines, and points of Allied activity near La Haye du Puits, St. Jores, St. Clair, St. Lo, Caen, and Esquay. The map of the Italian front shows roads, rivers, relief, battle lines, and points of Allied activity near Cecina, Volterra, Sienna, Cortona, Lake Trasimeno, San Giovanni, Valfbbrica, and Loreto. The inset of Italy highlights the location of the larger map.

A revised map titled "Greater Germany: Major Administrative Divisions, July 1, 1944." The map shows the boundary lines of Greater Germany, pre-war 1937 international boundaries, zones of occupation, land, provincial, regional, and district boundaries, and the Oder-Neisse Line. Divisions of Germany have been differentiated by colored markers. Two tables, glued to the map, give geographic, demographic, and economic data of each division. The inset of Europe shows international boundaries as of 1937.

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, June 12, 1944." The map of the coastlines of England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands shows rivers, roads, international boundaries, relief, and other details. The map of the Schouten Islands shows rivers and the location of the Allied landing at Bosnek on Biak Island. The inset of New Guinea and adjacent areas identifies international boundaries, rivers, and other details.