| Description: | Text describes action on various war fronts: Japs advance to Lashio -- Allies raid Lae -- Japs attack in China -- Malta sends greetings -- Hitler in Detroit from Moscow -- Yanks in New Caledonia -- Gen. George killed -- Fourth registration -- President calls nation to new sacrifice -- Price control fixed -- Rescued crew hits sub -- U.S. movies bootlegged -- Home worries Hitler -- Eastern seaboard put under Army safeguard -- RAF 'second front' opens -- Malta stiffens fight -- Greek guerillas active -- Red commandos strike Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset map shows areas of heaviest rainfall around the Bay of Bengal. Photographs: Fortresses roamed from Australia -- Maj. Gen. Patch Jr. -- Brig. Gen. Harold H. George -- Ways will be found to deliver the planes -- The gun crew got the range -- Lt. Gen. Drum -- Germans reported Red armoured trains -- Training of U.S. Army glider pilots. |
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| Creator(s): | [United States]. Army Orientation Course |
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| Creation Date: | May 4, 1942 |
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World War Two Collection
World War Two Newsmaps
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Total Uses: 218
Past 30 days: 6
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Publisher Name: [United States. War Department. Public Relations Bureau. Published by Orientation Course Section]
Place of Publication: [Washington, D.C.]
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| Original Creation Date: | May 4, 1942 | |
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| Description: | Text describes action on various war fronts: Japs advance to Lashio -- Allies raid Lae -- Japs attack in China -- Malta sends greetings -- Hitler in Detroit from Moscow -- Yanks in New Caledonia -- Gen. George killed -- Fourth registration -- President calls nation to new sacrifice -- Price control fixed -- Rescued crew hits sub -- U.S. movies bootlegged -- Home worries Hitler -- Eastern seaboard put under Army safeguard -- RAF 'second front' opens -- Malta stiffens fight -- Greek guerillas active -- Red commandos strike Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset map shows areas of heaviest rainfall around the Bay of Bengal. Photographs: Fortresses roamed from Australia -- Maj. Gen. Patch Jr. -- Brig. Gen. Harold H. George -- Ways will be found to deliver the planes -- The gun crew got the range -- Lt. Gen. Drum -- Germans reported Red armoured trains -- Training of U.S. Army glider pilots. |
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Southern Methodist University's Central University Libraries graciously loaned their copy of this Newsmap for digital imaging. |
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| Physical Description: |
2 maps on 1 sheet : b&w and col. ; sheet, 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary ; Means modified Van der Grinten projection. |
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| Series Title: | Newsmap ; v. 1, no. 2 | |
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World War Two Newsmaps
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| Resource Type: | Poster | |
| Format: | Image | |
