This book is a comprehensive visual guide to World War II. It plots the exact course of the land, sea and air campaigns in fine detail, enabling the reader to trace the ebb and flow of the fortunes of both sides. With the aid of over 160 full-colour maps, every theatre of war is covered. All the maps have been specially commissioned from an expert cartographer. Each map has been designed to highlight a particular aspect of the war, thus they vary in shape, in size and in outlook, with some maps giving a global perspective, while others depict the exact movement of armed forces on the land, sea and air.