This work shows that; formed in 1851 by Irish immigrants; the regiment's flagstaff boasts 23 streamers (for each campaign) and 62 battle rings (for each battle); more than any other regiment in the US Army.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very decent WW II atlas; at a very decent priceBy Robert MooreI agree with those who feel that this is a less-than-perfect atlas and also agree with those who prefer John Keegan's TIMES HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. But the latter is out of print and getting a good copy at a reasonable price on the used book market can sometimes be a challenge. Keegan's is an even larger (10 x 14 inches) book and the size causes it to break down. The Swanston is better bound and easily found in a cheap but brand new edition. It has long been the best bargain in WW II atlases. The Keegan is a tad better; but do you get more bang for the buck? I think it is going to depend on the individual; but I think most will say that getting a new copy of this for $10 will beat getting a beat up copy of Keegan for $25. Of course; you should check the Keegan to see what the current situation with used copies of it are; but more often than not; you will not find may decent copies. I gave my copy of Keegan away (I sometimes find myself in the grip of insane generosity) and haven't found a copy that I both had confidence was as good as my old copy and worth the added expense. Meanwhile I continue to get good use out of this; though I do wish that my copy had those cool looking B-25s on the front (my uncle flew B-25Hs in WW II; which carried a shocking amount of low level destructive power - the design eliminated the co-pilot; put huge amounts of armor around the pilot; and gave the pilot direct control of four forward-facing .50 caliber machine guns with 400 rounds each and a 75 MM canon with 21 rounds - they were used with great success in attacking bridges; roads; trains; and other targets). But I definitely recommend this. It will enhance the reading of almost any student of WW II.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. What I was looking forBy LDYI have been reading WWII history for a couple years. I wanted a set of maps to see countries ; cities and the general shape of military action. My memory for geography is not very good. I needed a reference resource I could pick up as needed. This book/atlas has been great. Its maps depict various campaigns in more detail than I will ever be able to take in. Accompanying pictures are great. Each of the 70+ battles or campaigns depicted has it's own chapter and text. The print is a little smaller than I would like; but I can read it. And each chapter is two or three pages; so it is the kind of book I can pick up; open anywhere and read for ten minutes if that's all the time I have. This was a good purchase.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Excellent CompanionBy Kirk D. SkorzakI have found this atlas to be a very useful reference in my readings. While there are a few 1/2 or 1/4 page size maps; the majority of them are full page and in a book of this size they show a good amount of detail of the opposing armies fronts; troop movements and so on.My readings on WWII cover all theaters; and not having more than a basic knowledge of world gepgraphy it was sometimes hard for me to visualize or understand some of these campaigns or battles - having no point of reference to the names of the towns; cities or locations involved. This atlas helps me understand in greater detail the vast scope of the battlegrounds and campaigns in the Pacific; CBI; China; et al - showing the offenses; counter-offensives and helping me grasp a bit of the startegies.I just finished reading David Glantz's excellent "When Titan Clashed" and this atlas proved itself as an invaluable reference tool. Glantz's book is very detailed and this atlas has very good coverage of the German thrust of Operation Barbarossa and the major battles around Leningrad; Kharkov; Kursk and Stalingrad. It was especially usefaul covering the 1943 Soviet Winter Offensive which stretched the width of Russia from the Baltic to the Black Seas. It had overview maps of the entire front plus maps detailing the individual fronts such as the Ukraine; the Caucasus' and northern Russia and around Leningrad and the Karelian Front.I have the hardcover edition and it was worth the few extra $$. It is a huge; heavy sturdy book and the pages are printed on heavy stock paper for durability. The maps are all full colored and the different army groups; armies; divisions and so on involved are labeled with clearly defined arrows showing their movements. It is laid out in chronological order. It begins with the European layout right after WWI and the first 20 or so pages are devoted to the politcal make-up and alliances; the Depression in Germany and the rise of facism and into the invasion of Poland. There are a couple of interesting chapters at the end detailing some statistics of the combatants; such as manpower and troops mobilized; casualties and industrial production.As good as this atlas is it does miss out in not including or naming some of the topograhic and geographic details that were critical to some of the battles and campaigns; particularly the cities and towns and the rivers that needed to be crossed; or sometimes were the goals and end points of some of the offenses.
