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Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.
Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 100 detailed maps. In this stunning visual history book, custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each map is rich with detail and graphics, helping you to chart the progress of key events of World War II on land, sea, and air, such as the Dunkirk evacuation, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D-Day landings, and the siege of Stalingrad. Historical maps from both Allied and Axis countries also offer unique insights into the events. There are timelines to help you follow the story as it unfolds, while narrative overviews explain the social, economic, political, and technical developments at the time. Fascinating, large-scale pictures introduce topics such as the Holocaust, blitzkrieg, kamikaze warfare, and code-breaking. Written by a team of historians in consultation with Richard Overy, World War II Map by Map examines how the deadliest conflict in history changed the face of our world. It is perfect for students, general readers, and military history enthusiasts.
Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use.
The ultimate street atlas of London, featuring incredibly detailed street level maps, with more than 40 categories of information, covering 1660 square miles in and around London and with more than 95,000 street names. This is the definitive reference atlas for London. Scale: 1:10,000 Central area, 1:20,000 Main area, 1:63,360 Urban maps. Coverage at 1:20,000 scale (3.2 inches to 1 mile) is from Welwyn Garden City in the north to Gatwick Airport in the south, and from Windsor in the west to Gravesend in the east. The 1:10,000 (6.3 inches to 1 mile) scale extends from Highbury in the north to Clapham in the south and from Shepherd's Bush in the west to Beckton in the east. Also features: * London Underground map. * Airport plans. * Full index to street names and places of interest, also hospitals, schools, colleges and stations. Educator and Librarian Resources