Newsmap for the Armed Forces. 260th week of the war - 142nd week of U. S participation. Monday, 4 September, 1944 - Week of 23 August to 30 August - Volume III No. 201 F

Washington D.C. Army Information Branch, 1944. Large broadsheet, 35" x 46¾", one side with three maps of military action in France and Romania and a photographic image of supply lines on the Italian coast with commentary; the verso is a color map of Celebes (Sulawesi) and surrounding isles. Three-inch closed tear at one edge, a few other small tears, very good. Part info newsletter, part propaganda, Newsmap was established by the U.S. government to provide up-to-date information on the state of the war and improve the morale of the military. News covered in this issue includes the surrender of Romania, the liberation of Paris, and a massive bombing campaign executed from the Admiralty Islands. Item #70128

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