This Atlas plots, on the ground, at sea and in the air, the exact course of the war--including the political, economic and strategic background. The finest, specially designed cartography is combined with standard NATO military symbols to denote armies and fleets of every type and size. Every theatre of war is delineated from the cities of Europe to the vast expanses of the Pacific, from the deserts of North Africa and the steppes of Russia to the dense jungles of Burma and South-east Asia. Edited by the leading military historian, John Keegan, with the participation of many eminent experts in their field, The Times Atlas of the Second World War provides hundreds of maps, charts and commentaries to enable the reader to trace the course of the world's greatest conflict. Hundreds of full-color maps and photos document every aspect of WW2 in Europe, the Pacific and on the Soviet front.