The Times Second World War: The History of the Global Conflict From 1939 to 1945

by Peter Chasseaud, The Imperial War Museum

Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including material from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, London.Over 200 photographs and maps from the archives of The Imperial War Museum tell the story of how this global war was fought.Descriptions of key historical events accompany the illustrations, giving a fascinating history of the war from an expert historian.Key topics covered include• 1939: Invasion of Poland• 1940: German invasion of Low Countries & France• 1940: Battle of Britain & German invasion threat• Dec 1941: Pearl Harbor• 1942: Turning Midway, Alamein, Stalingrad• 1941-45: Barbarossa and the Eastern Front• The War at Sea• The advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad• The War in the Air• 1944: Neptune & Overlord; D-Day & liberation of France

Genres: History, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2019

About the author

Peter Chasseaud is a British historian specializing in military cartography. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Royal United Services Institute. He also founded the Historical Military Mapping Group within the British Cartographic Society. His book Mapping the First World War showcases rare and previously unpublished maps from the 1914–1918 conflict, offering a detailed visual insight into the Great War.

Reviews

[Kenneth Barclay]

This is an exceptional book, specifically for a logistical overview of World War Two.

Peter Chasseaud includes a wealth of maps, on nearly every page, which helps visualize the detailed army movements and positions described. Indeed, the attention to detail can border on overwhelming at times as the movement of troops, geographical positions, army group breakdowns, and political implications are described in full. This is by no means a light or casual read, but does serve as an excellent insight into the complexity and overarching strategies of such a vast conflict.

For those interested in cartography, military logistics, and of course World War Two history, this would be a great read due to its comprehensiveness and extreme detail.

[Peter Voice]

Full of detail which is meaningless to most people, unless researching a specific division, person etc. Some more interesting pieces hidden away within the raft of names of people, towns and division names/name changes etc