National Geographic Atlas of the World Eleventh Edition

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The atlas is a sarcastic almanac of humanity’s fancy world views, from the ancient ages to Donald Trump and the era of Facebook and YouTube. Gripping war narratives from these sacred fields of battle, along with photos, drawings, secret documents, and artifacts, color the rest of this timeless and informative atlas book.

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It gives the total land area of every nation and the most extensive and smallest countries of the continents. This significantly updated and expanded edition highlights new material on burgeoning areas, including full coverage of many recently opened new distilleries in the United States, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Experience some of the most famous battles, such as the Somme and Verdun, through fascinating direct reports from soldiers who fought and civilians who lived through World War I.Including beer suggestions from Garrett Oliver, the famous brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, and written by “beer geographers” Nancy Hoalst-Pullen and Mark Patterson, this essential guide highlights more than one hundred illuminating maps and two hundred stunning color photos. He heads National Geographic's Map Policy Committee, leads mapping initiatives for Nat Geo Labs, and provides mapping and geography expertise for programs and media throughout National Geographic.

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Written by a crew of historians directed by Richard Overy as an expert, World War 2 Map by Map explores how the most violent conflict in history shaped our world’s face. This is a completely reworked and corrected edition of this primary world atlas in the classic and prestigious Times Atlas range. Pro Tip: Place the sheets face-down on a light table or face-out on a window to edge-match the sheets, then carefully tape the seams.This sumptuously illustrated, complete guide kicks off in Europe, trips through the Americas, and ends in Asia. With over 30 scenes to explore, adventurers seven years and older will uncover hundreds of things to spot, with facts about our wonderful planet to learn on every page. Designed by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton, Obscura reveals the weird, the remarkable, the overlooked, the hidden, and the mysterious. The back of the book contains basic facts and flags of every country, as well as a comprehensive index cross-referencing more than 150,000 place names. Captivating, large-scale images present themes such as the Blitzkrieg, Holocaust, kamikaze combat, and code-breaking.