Campaign and Battle Maps

[MRomanych]

There is an old adage in the Army - "You can't plan an operation without a map." Conversely, it is difficult to research and study military history without a good map. Here is a link to the U.S. Military Academy's map collection; which has some of the best maps of campaigns and battles.

http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/AtlasesTableOfContents.html

If you know of any other similar web sites, please add a post.

[MRomanych]

Here is a good commercial source for maps, including Soviet Military topographic maps, WWI & WWII Battlefield Guidebooks & Maps, Belgium & France WWI Trench Maps, D-Day Landing Battle Maps, and more.

http://www.omnimap.com/base/Catalog.html

[MRomanych]

This web page has many good Soviet maps of the Eastern Front:

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/index.htm

[Bill Gaynor]

Thanks for the info, great map sources of the WWII.

[MRomanych]

Here is an interesting two-part article published in the US Army Field Artillery Journal in 1942-43 titled "Approach to Foreign Map Reading." The article explains the basics of foreign maps and map terms, and includes many examples of foreign maps. Note: Part I of the article is 16.8 MB.

http://downloads.sturmpanzer.net/WWMF/Approach_to_Foreign_Map_Reading_Part_I_Oct_1942.pd f
http://downloads.sturmpanzer.net/WWMF/Approach_to_Foreign_Map_Reading_Part_II_Apr_1943.p df

[MRomanych]

Here is a link to Department of the Army TM 30-548 Soviet Topographic Map Symbols (1958), which is a good refercne to use when reading Soviet WWII maps.
http://downloads.sturmpanzer.net/WWMF/TM_30_548_Soviet_Topgrahic_Map_Symbols_1958.pdf

[OKCmike]

M.R.
Thanks for posting, I just happened to need some copies of period maps, and found your posts very helpful.

Regards

[MRomanych]

Here is a interesting pamphlet published by the US Army in 1917 about making topographic maps. Officers were expected to draw their own maps for planning operations. If you ever tried to make your own maps, you will find many good techniques in this publication.

http://downloads.sturmpanzer.net/WWMF/Sketching_Methods_1917.pdf

[hucks216]

Here is a site that is very useful as it has loads of period German campaign maps...
http://www.gutenberg-e.org/esk01/eskmap.html