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THE WAR ROOM

AN INTERACTIVE ATLAS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR · 1936–1945

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Borders simplified; colonies shown under their controlling power. Modern coastlines used as approximations.
Drag to move · scroll to zoom · click a country or marker
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THE WAR ROOM

AN INTERACTIVE ATLAS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR · 1936–1945

This is a situation map — the kind commanders stood over — covering ten years and two theaters. Every color is control of territory; every dashed line a front; every arrow an offensive.

The Guided Tour walks you through fifteen chapters: what happened, why it happened, and what each event set in motion — with questions worth arguing about. Free Explore hands you the map: scrub the timeline, click any country for its dossier, any marker for its story. When you feel ready, take the Field Exam — fifteen questions, answered on the map itself.

Keys: ←→ chapters · space play time · +− zoom · ⌘K search · ? all keys.

This is one of twenty-one atlases — the ★ at the top left returns to the library at any time.