Historical Map Bibliographies

WORLD WAR II MAPS

October 2002

Compiled by Melinda Mosley
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL

CONTENTS

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INTERNET RESOURCES

Normandy The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II.
Available at: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm
The invasion plan and maps.

Britannica Online.
Available at: http://normandy.eb.com
The story, pictures and maps.

Pearl Harbor Remembered.
Available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/asia_1941.jpg
Map of the Pearl Harbor anchorage and the route of attackers.

U.S. Army Center of Military History.  World War II Maps.
Available at:  http://www.reisenett.no/map_collection/historical/history_ww2.html
 Asia-Pacific theater and European theater maps.

U.S. Military Academy Campaign Atlas. 
Available at:  http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/Atlas%20Page.htm
Pacific and European campaigns. 

U.S. Military Academy War Maps Series.  World War II Pacific Maps. 
Available at: http://www.ww2pacific.com/maps.html

World War II Maps by Date.
Available at: http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Index/picindexmapsi.html
Site is provided by the History Department of the University of San Diego. Numerous maps arranged by date only no subject index.

World War II Theaters.
Available at: http://baby.indstate.edu/gga/gga_cart/gecar127.htm
Maintained by the Cartography Division at Indiana State University. Offers large overview maps of the major theater operations and then divides maps and photographs by theater, front, and campaign.

WORLD WAR II - GENERAL SOURCES

Atlas of the Second World War, edited by Peter Young. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974. 288 p.
Arranged by major theater or campaign with details on forces and the tactical, geographical and logistical problems faced.
Book call no.: 911 Y75a

Brown, Francis. The War in Maps, an Atlas of the New York Times Maps. New York, Oxford University Press, 1946. 93 p.
This 1946 edition of New York Times maps offers detailed maps showing the progress of the war.
Book call no.: 940.5499 B81w 1946

Goodenough, Simon. War Maps: World War II. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1982. 192 p.
Provides maps of all theaters from September 1939 to August 1945.
Book call no.: 911 G649w

History of the Second World War. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962. [8] vols.
Provides separate volumes on specific theaters such as: The Campaign in Normandy, The War at Sea, The Mediterranean and Middle East, etc.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673

Macdonald, John. Great Battles of World War II. New York, Macmillan, 1986. 192 p.
Maps, discussion, computer graphics and 3-D pictures highlight many of the battles including Dunkirk, Britain, Midway, Guadalcanal, Normandy, the Bulge, etc.
Book call no.: 940.541 M135g

The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War II, by Eddy Bauer and others. New York, Marshall Cavendish, 1985. 12 vols.
Book call no.: 940.53 M367

Messenger, Charles. The Chronological Atlas of World War II. New York, Macmillan, 1989. 255 p.
Book call no.: 940.530202 M584C

Natkiel, Richard and Sommer, Robin L. Atlas of World War II. New York, Military Press and Crown, 1985. 192 p.
Covers from the Blitzkrieg to the Allied victory.
Book call no.: 911 N278a

Pimlott, John. The Historical Atlas of World War II. New York, H. Holt, 1995. 224 p.
Clear color maps of all major engagements and battles.
Book call no.: 940.5420223 P644h

Pitt, Barrie and Pitt, Francis. The Month-by-Month Atlas of World War II. New York, Summit Books, 1989. 178 p.
Shows the war month-by-month from 1940 to 1945 with battle and campaign maps arranged chronologically.
Book call no.: 940.530223 P688m

The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II. Chicago, Rand McNally, 1977. 256 p.
Covers situational maps of various battles and campaigns, alphabetically arranged.
Book call no.: R 940.53 R187r

The Second World War, edited by Thomas E. Griess. Wayne, NJ, Avery, 1989. 3 vols. (West Point Military History series.)
Volume Three - Campaign Atlas to the Second World War: Primarily depicts strategic coverage of the major campaigns of the war.
Book call no.: R 940.54 S4451 v.3

Stembridge, Jasper H. The Oxford War Atlas. London, Oxford University Press, 1941-1945. 4 vols.
Offers small but detailed battle maps.
Book call no.: 940.5499 St4o

The Times Atlas of the Second World War, edited by John Keegan. New York, Harper and Row, 1989. 254 p.
Book call no.: R 911 T5832

United States Military Academy. Dept. of Military Art and Engineering. A Military History of World War II. West Point, United States Military Academy, 1953. 2 vols.
Includes the war in Eastern and Western Europe, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Japan.
Book call no.: 940.542 U58mi Atlas

United States. War Department. General Staff. Atlas of the World Battle Fronts in Semimonthly Phases, to August 15, 1945. Washington, Army Map Service, 1945. 101 p.
Shows the areas under Allied and enemy control.
Book call no.: 912.1 U58a

A War Atlas for Americans. New York, Council on Books in Wartime and Simon & Schuster, 1944. 86 p.
Lists some industrial targets, rail lines and major roads.
Book call no.: 912 W21

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WAR IN EUROPE

General Sources

Atlas of the Second World War, Europe and the Mediterranean, edited by Thomas E. Griess. Wayne, NJ, Avery, 1985. 83 p. (West Point Military History series.)
Offers strategic coverage of the major campaigns.
Book call no.: 911 A8811

Blumenson, Martin. Breakout and Pursuit. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 748 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
This volume covers the time after the beachhead was secured to the Allied's sweep across France to the German border (July 1, 1944 to September 11, 1944). Includes the Battle for Brest. Map index, pp. xvi-xvii
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.5 1993

Clarke, Jeffrey L. and Smith, Robert Ross. Riviera to the Rhine: The European Theater of Operations. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 605 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
Covers the period of August 1944 to March 1945. Details the Allied landings in southern France, the drive through the Rhone River Valley, the push through the Vosges Mountains and the defense of Alsace. Map index, pp xix-xx.
Book call no.: 940.5421 C598r

Cole, Hugh Marshall. The Lorraine Campaign. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 657 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
Follows operations of Patton's Third U.S. Army during the fall of 1944. Map index, pp xviii-xix.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.1 1993

Derry, Thomas K. The Campaign in Norway. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952. 289 p. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series)
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.1

Ellis, Lionel Frederic. Victory in the West. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962-68. 2 vols. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series)
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.8 pts.1-2

Ellis, Lionel Frederic. The War in France and Flanders, 1939-1940. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1953. 425 p. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series)
Covers from the outbreak of war on September 3, 1939 to the fall of France in June 1940. Offers useful maps of the last days of Dunkirk. See map index, pp vi-vii.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.2

MacDonald, Charles B. and Mathews, Sidney T. Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 443 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
Describes three engagements in detail to illustrate the nature of battle in Europe during WWII. Map index, pp xxi-xxii.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58us 1993

MacDonald, Charles Brown. The Last Offensive. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 532 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations).
Covers from January 1945 to the defeat of Germany including the sweep to the Rhine, the capture of the Remagen bridge, Elbe River thrust, and VE Day. See map index, pp xiv-xv.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.8 1993

MacDonald, Charles Brown. The Siegfried Line Campaign. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1944. 670 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
This volume focuses on the American tactical ground operations at the Army level and below from September 11, 1944 to December 16, 1944. Map index, pp xviii-xix.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.6 1993

Roskill, Stephen Wentworth. The War at Sea, 1939-1945. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1954-61. 4 vols.
Divided into three parts: 1) The Defensive, 2) The Period of Balance, and 3) The Offensive - Parts 1 and 2.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.4

United States Military Academy. Department of History. Campaign Atlas to the Second World War: Europe and the Mediterranean. West Point, NY, U.S. Military Academy, 1980. 83 p.
These maps are used at the U.S. Military Academy for student instruction.
Book call no.: 911 C186

Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain, edited by Richard T. Bickers. New York, Prentice Hall, 1990. 208 p.
Color diagrams show the ebb and flow of combat.
Book call no.: 940.54211 B336

Collier, Basil. The Defense of the United Kingdom. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. 557 p. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series).
See map index pages x-xi.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.5

Hough, Richard Alexander and Richards, Denis. The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II. New York, Norton, 1989. 413 p.
Provides color air tactical maps of the battle day by day on pages 120-129 and 137.
Map of Luftwaffe and RAF bases, p 32.
Book call no.: 940.54211 H838b

Price, Alfred. Battle of Britain: The Hardest Day, 18 August 1940. New York, Scribner's, 1979. 246 p.
Features several maps including ones of the Luftwaffe airfields used during the attacks.
Book call no.: 940.542 P945h

Wood, Derek. The Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power 1930-1940.
Presents various maps including ones on the defense page 152, the attack page 171, and the main battle area page 221.
Book call no.: 940.5421 W874n 1990

Battle of the Bulge

Cole, Hugh Marshall. The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 720 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
Details the planning and execution of the German offensive and the Allied victory. Map index on page xix.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.7 1993

Cole, Hugh Marshall. The Lorraine Campaign. World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1993. 657 p. (United States Army in World War II: European Theater of Operations)
Details the planning and execution of the German offensive and the Allied victory. Map index on page xix.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.1 1993

Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt and others. Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944-January 1945. New York, HarperCollins, 1994. 565 p.
Features strategic and operational maps of the many battles collectively known as the "Battle of the Bulge".
Book call no.: 940.5421431 D945h

Ellis, Lionel Frederic. Victory in the West. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962-68. 2 vols. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series)
Part Two-The Defeat of Germany: Covers the period from September 1, 1944 to May 1945. Map index, pp xii-xiii.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.8 pt.2

Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood. Bastogne: The Story of the First Eight Days in Which the 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within the Ring of German Forces. Washington, Center of Military History. United States Army, 1988. 261 p.
Covers one chapter in the Battle of the Ardennes with daily situation maps.
Book call no.: 940.542 M35b 1988

Merriam, Robert Edward. The Battle of the Ardennes. London, Souvenir Press, 1958. 223 p.
Provides eight maps that show the German plan of attack through their retreat.
Book call no.: 940.542 M568d 1958

Parker, Danny S. Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Ardennes Offensive, 1944-1945. Conshohocken, PA, Combined Books, 1991. 316 p.
Offers situation maps from December 16, 1944-January 28, 1945.
Book call no.: 940.5421431 P238b

Parker, Danny S. To Win the Winter Sky: The Air War over the Ardennes, 1944-1945. Conshohocken, PA, Combined Books, 1994. 528 p.
Provides maps of the air strikes supporting the ground battles. See map index, p 6.
Book call no.: 940.5421431 P238t

Normandy Invasion

Balkoski, Joseph. Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy. Harrisburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 1989. 304 p.
Maps show the division locations from the landing plans through entry into St. Lo.
Book call no.: 940.5421 B186b

Belfield, Eversley M. G. and Essame, H. The Battle for Normandy. Philadelphia, Dufour Editions, 1965. 239 p.
Covers the period D+1 to 22 August. Ten maps including the Odon (p.112) and Goodwood Offensives (p.136), and planned and actual phase lines (p.152).
Book call no.: 940.542 B428b

Ellis, Lionel Frederic. Victory in the West. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962-68. 2 vols. (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom military series).
Part One-The Battle of Normandy: Map index, pp xii-xiii.
Book call no.: 940.542 H673 v.8 pt.1

Harrison, Gordon A. Cross-Channel Attack. World War II 50th Anniversary commemorative ed. Washington, Center of Military History, 1993. 519 p. (United States in World War II: European Theater of Operations).
Includes 25 maps from the final overload plan to the advance inland. See map index, p xv.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58ueto v.2 1993

Man, John. The Facts on File D-Day Atlas: The Definitive Account of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. New York, Facts on File, 1994. 143 p.
Includes troop buildups, bombing targets, force deployment, air assault and the breakout of the beach assault.
Book call no.: 940.542142 M266f

Mitcham, Samuel W. The Desert Fox in Normandy: Rommel's Defense of Fortress Europe. Westport, CT, Praeger, 1997. 229 p.
Detailed maps from the German perspective.
Book call no.: 940.542142 M679d

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WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Atlas of the Second World War, Europe and the Mediterranean, edited by Thomas E. Griess. Wayne, NJ, Avery, 1985. 83 p. (West Point Military History series).
Offers strategic coverage of the major campaigns.
Book call no.: 911 A8811

The United States Army in World War II: The Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Washington, Office of the the Chief of Military History. Department of the Army, 1969. 4 vols.
Volume One - Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West.
Volume Two - Sicily and the Surrender of Italy.
Volume Three - Salerno to Cassino.
Volume Four - Cassino to the Alps.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58umt

United States Military Academy. Department of History. Campaign Atlas to the Second World War: Europe and the Mediterranean. West Point, NY, U.S. Military Academy, 1980. 83 p.
These maps are used at the U.S. Military Academy for student instruction.
Book call no.: 911 C186

WAR IN THE PACIFIC

General Sources

Atlas of the Second World War, Asia and the Pacific, edited by Thomas E. Griess. Wayne, NJ, Avery, 1985. 52 p. (West Point Military History series)
Offers strategic coverage of the major campaigns.
Book call no.: 911 A8812

Gailey, Harry A. The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Novato, CA, Presidio, 1995. 534 p.
Map index, p. viii.
Book call no.: 940.5426 G138w

Hammel, Eric M. Guadalcanal: Starvation Island. New York, Crown, 1987. 478 p.
Provides area battle maps.
Book call no.: 940.5426 H224g

Hinz, Earl R. Pacific Island Battlegrounds of World War II: Then and Now. Honolulu, HI, Bess Press, 1995. 104 p.
Book call no.: 940.5426 H666p

Miller, Edward S. War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945. Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1991. 509 p.
Book call no.: 359.03 M647w

Smurthwaite, David. The Pacific War Atlas, 1941-1945. New York, Facts on File, 1995. 141 p.
Provides maps in color.
Book call no.: R 940.5426 S666p

The United States Army in World War II: The War in the Pacific. Washington, Historical Division. Department of the Army. 1948-1963. 11 vols.
Each volume includes material and maps on strategy and supporting activities of the various campaigns and battles.
Book call no.: 940.54 U58uwp

The United States Marine Corps in World War II, edited by Stanley E. Smith. New York, Random House, 1969. 965 p.
Offers clear black and white maps of battles and campaigns including Wake, Midway, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima. For list, see page xv.
Book call no.: 940.542 S661u

Battle of Midway

Karig, Walter and others. Battle Report. New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1944-1952. 6 vols.
Volume 3: Pacific War - Middle Phase, p 37.
Book call no.: 940.545 K14b v.3

The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War II, by Eddy Bauer and others. New York, Marshall Cavendish, 1985. 12 vols.
Volume Four: See pages 952-953.
Book call no.: 940.53 M367 v.4

Mitchell, Joseph Brady and Creasy, Edward S. Twenty Decisive Battles of the World. New York, Macmillan, 1964. 365 p.
Provides revision of Sir Edward S. Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World. Especially note map on page 309.
Book call no.: 355.48 C912f 1964

Pimlott, John. The Historical Atlas of World War II. New York, H. Holt, 1995. 224 p.
Map page 125.
Book call no.: 940.5420223 P644h

Smurthwaite, David. The Pacific War Atlas, 1941-1945. New York, Facts on File, 1995. 141 p.
See pages 69, 72-73 and 75-77.
Book call no.: 940.5426 S666p

Stephen, Martin. Sea Battles in Close-Up: World War 2. Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988. 224 p.
Offers charts and drawings. Especially note pages 160-161, 164, and 170.
Book call no.: 940.545 S829s

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