Picture the Past™: World War II: Historical Coloring Book (Picture the Past Historical Coloring Books) - Softcover

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Peter F. Copeland (1927-2007) was a renowned freelance illustrator with a considerable reputation as a historical illustrator, marine archaeologist, merchant mariner, and consultant to the Smithsonian Institution. In the 1950s, Mr. Copeland worked at the Smithsonian as chief of the illustration department for the old Museum of History and Technology exhibitions. He also worked as a writer and historical researcher on exhibitions dealing with military aviation and ballooning history. Mr. Copeland wrote magazine articles and illustrated American history coloring books for Dover and other publishers from 1974 until 2006.

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History comes alive in Picture the Past™ Dover Historical Coloring Books
Learn about the most destructive and deadly conflict in history, World War II, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Japanese surrender in 1945.

• Forty-five ready-to-color scenes capture air, land, and sea battles plus other major events, including the Battle of Britain, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Allied invasion of France, the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
• Each image is accompanied by a fact-filled descriptive caption.
• Add color to the striking scenes with pencils, pens, or crayons.
• A valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, and history buffs ages 9 and up.