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	World War II (continued)
FOLDER 62		Zog It Off, 1939
			Frederick Garnett London Postcard John Bull tries to wipe Germany off the map shortly after the Invasion of Poland, but before the fall of France, and extending a third arm over Albania, where that country's King Zog had been driven out by the Italians in April 1939.
FOLDER 63		The Combat, 1939
			Punch Magazine Illingworth A sinister, giant storm trooper menaces a British town.
FOLDER 64		Flying Visit of Truth to Berlin, 1939
			Rex Whistler London The RAF, as angels and Athena, bomb Germany with leaflets of truth, as an impotent Nazi leadership -- Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels -- shake their fists in rage and the detested Nazi foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop cowers under his champagne table.
FOLDER 65		Nazi War Aims- Grab! Grab!! Grab!!!, c.1939
			Anonymous London Allies decry German territorial ambitions.
FOLDER 66		[A Convoy in Wartime -- Merchant Men Escorted by Warships], 1940
			Elias Silas London Convoys sail across the British Empire during World War II.
FOLDER 67		Struggle for Oil in the Balkans, Near East May Bring War Showdown, 1940
			Howard Burke Los Angeles Germany and Russia join to topple England and France.
FOLDER 68		[Siegfried/Maginot Lines], 1940
			Anonymous Cloth map A reassurance to the men of the BEF and their families that the French Maginot Line could repulse any Germany assault.
FOLDER 69		Italy Hopes War Will Bring New Roman Empire, 1940
			Howard Burke Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles William Randolph Hearst, a purported supporter of Hitler and Mussolini, presents a neutral view of Italy's war aims and asks whether Italy will fight along with the Allies or Germany.
FOLDER 70		Sinclair News Maps of Europe and the Near East, 1940
			Rand McNally Chicago Neutral America views the strategic situation in Europe.
FOLDER 71		[Asia], c.1940
			Anonymous Tokyo Militaries of combatants hold positions in Asia, and around them lie commodities and supply routes.
FOLDER 72		Invasion: Threat of Bugaboo?, 1940
			Art Bimrose Oregon The Axis threatens North America by many avenues of invasion.
FOLDER 73		How Nazi Bombers May Blast Britain's Hope, 1940
			Floercky Los Angeles Britain is vulnerable to Luftwaffe bombs.
FOLDER 74		A l'Est: l'Urss Indomptable, Serre les Kamerads, 1941
			Anonymous Paris Postcard A satirical map that shows the German and Russian struggle on the Eastern Front.
FOLDER 75		Une a Une, On Lui Brisera les Pattes, 1941
			Kimonevan Marengo Paris British propaganda directed peoples once under the control of French colonial authority.
FOLDER 76		Alaska, Our Northern Rampart, 1941
			Howard Burke Los Angeles Alaskan defenses set to prevent Japanese invasion.
FOLDER 77		Safeguarding our American Liberty, 1941
			Lambert Guenther C.S. Hammond and Co., New York The American military, through its ships and planes, extend America's influence across the globe.
FOLDER 78		North American Towns and Cities now Shadowed by Axis Bombers, 1941
			Harris Parlane New York The U.S. mobilizes its military and economy for war.
FOLDER 79		WGAN: 1941 International Radio News Map, 1941
			Rand McNally Chicago The world divides into alliances and neutral zones shortly before the U.S. entry into the war.
FOLDER 80		Confiance - Ses Amputations se Poursuivent Methodiquement, 1941
			S.P.K. Paris German propaganda, targeted at the occupied French population, maligns the British efforts in Africa that have adversely impacted French colonial holdings. Churchill is depicted as a cigar-smoking octopus.
FOLDER 81		Star Weekly Map of India, 1941
			Harris Parlane Toronto India's demand for independence grows.
FOLDER 82		Star Weekly Map of the Russian Caucus, 1941
			Star Weekly Toronto The Caucus is rich with oil wells and commodities.
FOLDER 83		Defense Map of America, 1941
			Greyhound Corp. Minneapolis Greyhound buses connect America with its army and navy bases.
FOLDER 84		Socony's World: The Strategy of Oil, 1941
			Anonymous New York Socony Oil refineries (later Mobil) operate under "quisling observation" in Germany and Japan prior to the U.S. entry into the war.
FOLDER 85		The World Divided, 1941
			Richard Edes Harrison Fortune Magazine, New York The world divides into Axis or Allies, while America remains militarily uncommitted.
FOLDER 86		Where Nazis and Reds Clash, 1941
			Howard Burke Los Angeles Germany succeeds dramatically on the Russian Front in the first month of its invasion, which they called Operation Barbarossa.
FOLDER 87		America Extends Atlantic Patrol, 1941
			Howard Burke Los Angeles American ships venture further into the Atlantic Ocean only to be threatened by Russia and Germany.
FOLDER 88		De Dollarpoliep, 1942
			Louise Emile Manche Afd. Propaganda van het Departement van Volksvoorlichting en Kunsten, Tijdsduur, Holland Dutch fascists paint the United States as an octopus branded with a dollar sign to represent its financial and political power. Tentacles are marked with years the U.S. acquired territories, such as Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.
FOLDER 89		Suez Canal, 1942
			R.I. The Suez Canal strategically links the flow of men and material between Allies in Europe and Asia.
FOLDER 90		The War Map of Great East Asia, 1942
			Anonymous Japan Japan proclaims that its war aims are to make Asia for Asians -- "Asia for the Asiatic!"
FOLDER 91		[Africa], 1942
			Jean Fort Bedos and Cle., Paris Roosevelt and Churchill engage in a tug-of-war over Africa.
FOLDER 92		[Japanese Map of the Pacific Theater War], c.1942
			Anonymous The Japanese highlight their victories in the Pacific, including at Pearl Harbor.
FOLDER 93		Total War Map, 1942
			Ernest Dudley Chase Winchester, Massachusetts War reaches every inhabited continent, as Allied navies and planes patrol across the globe -- "Certain Victory Will be Ours!"
FOLDER 94		The Victory War Map, 1942
			Ernest Dudley Chase Winchester, Massachusetts Allied naval bases protect its interests around the globe and military insignias border the map.
FOLDER 95		The Atlantic and Indian Ocean War Map , 1942
			Ernest Dudley Chase Winchester, Massachusetts Allied and Axis powers extend their military reach by way of naval bases spread across the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
FOLDER 96		The Chinese Front, 1942
			R.I. Toronto The position of naval and air bases in China and Manchuria during the Sino-Japanese War.
FOLDER 97		Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1942
			Star Weekly Toronto The map analyzes Russia's military and economic strength against that of Germany.
FOLDER 98		North American Towns and Cities now Shadowed by Axis Bombers, 1942
			Harris Parlane Star Weekly, Toronto Alarmist concern raised over North America's vulnerability to Axis bombers, following reports that foreign agents had entered Maine by way of Canada.
FOLDER 99		Map of Central Europe, 1942
			Star Weekly Toronto The locations of major population centers, military bases, and commodities are mapped in Central Europe, as they relate to the fighting in Russia.
FOLDER 100		The Arctic Front, 1942
			R.I. Star Weekly, Toronto Polar projection highlights the proximity of European and Asia zones of combat to North America.
FOLDER 101		Globe and Mail Dated Events War Map of the Pacific and the Far East, 1942
			Stanley Turner C.C. Peterson, Toronto How military situation in the Pacific looked after Pearl Harbor.
FOLDER 102		Dated Events War Map - 14th Edition, 1944
			Stanley Turner Baltimore The world's military events mapped in striking primary colors.
FOLDER 103		Dated Events War Map - 19th Edition, 1944
			Stanley Turner London
FOLDER 104		Dated Events War Map - 20th Edition, 1944
			Stanley Turner Geneva
FOLDER 105		Dated Events War Map - 26th Edition, 1945
			Stanley Turner Baltimore
FOLDER 106		Dated Events War Map - 27th Edition, 1945
			Stanley Turner Baltimore
FOLDER 107		Dated Events War Map - 28th Edition, 1945
			Stanley Turner London
FOLDER 108		Map of Canada's Eastern Gateway, 1942
			Star Weekly Toronto Convoys sail dangerous routes from North America to Europe.
FOLDER 109		[Japanese Invasion of Manchuria], c.1942
			Anonymous Japan Japanese text Japan occupies Manchuria.
FOLDER 110		[War in the East], 1942
			Richard Edes Harrison Fortune Magazine, New York Japan advances into China and South East Asia, as seen from a spherical projection.
FOLDER 111		Battle for Asia, 1942
			Fortune Magazine New York The Axis threatens British India.
FOLDER 112		[Rough Sketch of the Atlantic in a Critical Situation - Explosion Points in the U.S. Participation of the War], 1942
			Anonymous Japan The Japanese depict the Atlantic theatre of war and events in Europe and the eastern United States.
FOLDER 113		Keys to the City for Service Men, 1942
			Edwin Sundberg New York Portuguese text A guide to New York for service men visiting the city.
FOLDER 114		A Batalha do Atlantico, 1943
			F. Donald Blake Alf Cooke Ltd., Leeds and London The balance of power in the Battle of the Atlantic swings in the favor of the Allies.
FOLDER 115		The United States at War, 1943
			Stanley Turner New York The United States makes important contributions to the war effort.
FOLDER 116		Mappa de Europa, c.1943
			Anonymous Lisbon Portuguese text A pro-Axis pictorial map, in which a pan-European effort is waged to battle the Soviet Union, depicted as a menacing giant who holds a burning torch and rifle with long bayonet, but Portugal, represented by a soldier, looks away and fails to join.
FOLDER 117		A Pictorial Map of Scenes in and around Army-Slang, 1943
			Ernest Dudley Chase Winchester, Massachusetts The United States, depicted as an Eagle, is overlaid with vignettes depicting popular Army slang words, such as "foxhole" and "brass hats."
FOLDER 118		Defense Map of the United States, c.1943
			Rand McNally Chicago The locations of army and naval bases are shown within the United States and supplemented with vignettes.
FOLDER 119		Target Tokyo, 1943
			F.E. Manning Newsmap, Washington A photographic view of the world that places Tokyo at the center.
FOLDER 120		Target Berlin, 1943
			F.E. Manning Newsmap, Washington A photographic view of the world that places Berlin at the center.
FOLDER 121		Star Weekly Map of Germany, 1943
			R.I. Star Weekly, Toronto Allied bombs fall on Germany; the results appear in charts.
FOLDER 122		Star Weekly Map of the Near East, 1943
			R.I. Star Weekly, Toronto Supply routes and oil fields in the Middle East are highlighted.
FOLDER 123		Map of the Trans-Canada Highway, 1943
			Star Weekly Toronto Canada's roads, railroads, and commodities support the war effort.
FOLDER 124		Amazing Invasion Map: Japs Plan to Seize the West Coast, 1943
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