Atlas of World War II by Richard Natkiel

Atlas of World War II (Bison Books 1985 Illustrated Campaign Atlas)

A Richly Mapped Campaign-by-Campaign Atlas of the Second World War by The Economist's Cartographer

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Atlas of World War II
• Author: Richard Natkiel
• Publisher: Bison Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-10: 0861242084
• Edition Details: First published 1985 by Bison Books, London.
• Binding: Publisher's black cloth hardcover with a printed, glossy illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large, roughly quarto-sized illustrated atlas. With colour maps and black and white photographs and maps, including chapter openers and campaign map spreads.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The black cloth boards beneath the jacket are clean, with a straight spine and sharp corners. Edges and corners are otherwise unmarked.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or marks seen. The binding is tight. No inscriptions, signatures or bookplates.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy black jacket with red lettering and maps is generally clean. A dark patch of residue, probably from a removed label, sits at the top right of the front panel, and a tape or label remnant at the lower right of the back panel. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in London by Bison Books in 1985, Atlas of World War II presents the major campaigns and battles of the conflict through maps, from the German blitzkrieg to the fall of Berlin. Cartography is the heart of the book, supported by text for each campaign and an introduction setting out the wider context.

The atlas ranges across the European, Mediterranean, Pacific and Asian theatres, with maps showing commanders, orders of battle and the areas of operation of the units involved. Black and white photographs and chapter openers add period atmosphere to the cartographic record.

A handsome, large-format reference for readers of military history and for collectors of Second World War militaria and cartography.

Author Profile: Richard Natkiel

Richard Natkiel is a British cartographer who headed the Cartographic Department of The Economist, where he was chief cartographer. His maps appear in a number of military and historical atlases.

He drew the maps for Atlas of the Second World War (1973), edited by Peter Young, and also wrote Atlas of Twentieth Century Warfare (Bison, 1982), Atlas of Maritime History (1986, with Antony Preston) and World Atlas of Elections (1986, with R. L. Leonard and Dick Leonard).

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