World War II: Infographics

Bibliographic

World War II: Infographics
ISBN 9780500022924
Jean Lopez; Nicolas Aubin; Vincent Bernard; Nicolas Guillerat; Jonathan Fenby
Thames & Hudson / National Geographic Books
Publication year: 2019
Extent: 192 pages (hardback)



Type of Book / Format

Historical reference work
Data visualization / statistical history
Infographic-led narrative
Technical reference for WWII quantitative data



Scope and Focus

Global overview of World War II from origins to aftermath
Rise of the Far Right and fall of democracy in Europe
Economic forces behind the war
Mass mobilization and manpower (e.g. "One in nine mobilized")
Arms production and industrial capacity, 1939–1945
Oil and raw materials in wartime strategy
Financial and human cost of the conflict
Comparative analysis of Axis vs Allies resources and power



Theaters of War

Eastern Front (Operation Barbarossa; Stalingrad; Kursk; Operation Bagration; battle for Germany)
Western Front (Battle of Britain; D-Day and Battle of Normandy; airborne campaigns against the Reich; battle for Germany)
Pacific Theater (Japanese offensives, “tidal wave from Japan”; Allied reconquest of the Pacific; Japan – the final days)
Mediterranean Theater (war in the Mediterranean; Italian campaign “Italian impasse”)
North African Theater (the Desert War)
Atlantic Theater (Battle of the Atlantic)
China Theater (China: the unrecognized ally)



Operations and Campaigns (explicitly listed)

Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Britain
Invasion of Poland
Fall of France
Battle of the Atlantic
War in the Mediterranean
The Desert War
Stalingrad
Kursk
Allied reconquest of the Pacific
Airborne campaigns against the Reich
Italian campaign (“Italian impasse”)
D‑Day and the Battle of Normandy
US logistics in Europe
Operation Bagration
Battle for Germany



Nations and Blocs

Axis powers
Allied powers
Germany (Third Reich; pillaging of Europe; Reich military losses)
United Kingdom / British Empire at war
United States (Lend-Lease; US logistics in Europe; Manhattan Project)
USSR / Soviet Union (Soviet tank army; Soviet military losses)
Japan (initial offensives; Pacific war; final days; carrier battle group)
China (China: the unrecognized ally)
French state and society (fall of France; French Resistance; post-war France in aftermath sections)



Military Branches and Forces

High commands and strategic leadership structures
Infantry forces (“the mainstay of operations”)
Artillery forces
Armoured divisions
Soviet tank armies
Air forces and fighter planes
Airborne forces and airborne operations
Naval combat fleets
Carrier battle groups (1942)



Weapons, Vehicles, and Technology (categories as presented)

Small arms and infantry weapons (via “Infantry: the mainstay of operations”)
Artillery systems
Tanks and anti‑tank weaponry
Soviet tank army organization and armoured warfare
Fighter aircraft – evolution and performance
Airborne operations (air transport and parachute/air-landing forces)
Naval combat fleets and major warship categories
Aircraft carriers and escorting vessels (carrier battle group in 1942)



Politics, Society, and Ideology

Rise of the Far Right in pre‑war Europe
Fall of democracy in Europe
Nazi economic exploitation and pillaging of occupied Europe
Nazi concentration camp system
The Holocaust
Collaboration with the Nazi regime
Resistance in occupied Europe
French Resistance
Allied conferences and post‑war planning
Post‑war migration in Europe
Colonial unrest and fall of empires



Economics, Logistics, and Resources

Economic forces shaping the war
Arms production compared (1939–1945)
Cost of manpower
Issue of oil and strategic resources
US military aid – Lend‑Lease Act
US logistics in Europe
Pillaging of Europe by the Third Reich
Economic toll of the war



Casualties and Human Impact

Civilian and military losses
Reich’s military losses
Soviet military losses
Holocaust and genocide
Concentration camp system
Population displacement and migration in post‑war Europe



Visual and Design Aspects

Infographics
Data visualisation
Thematic maps
Statistical charts and diagrams
Comparative graphs (production, casualties, logistics)



Classification (suggested tags / categories)

World War, 1939–1945 — Pictorial works
World War, 1939–1945 — Statistics
World War, 1939–1945 — Campaigns — Charts, diagrams, etc.
World War, 1939–1945 — Economic aspects
World War, 1939–1945 — Mobilization
World War, 1939–1945 — Military logistics
World War, 1939–1945 — Armored forces
World War, 1939–1945 — Aerial operations
World War, 1939–1945 — Naval operations
World War, 1939–1945 — Atrocities — Holocaust
World War, 1939–1945 — Resistance movements
World War, 1939–1945 — Aftermath

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