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The Historical Atlas of World War II (Hardcover, 1995, Henry Holt and Company) 4 stars

The Second World War was the largest event in human history. During its course an …

Visual and informative

4 stars

I can't be bothered to read war history, and when in London I'm the last to seek out the Churchill War Rooms. But I do love my maps, and when I do need WWII info, this book fits me nicely.

It breaks the war into campaigns at particular places and times. Each campaign gets a spread with maps on the right and prose on the left.

Each time I look I come away with a little more information than I originally went in for. Eventually information, in sufficient quantity, becomes knowledge.