Chronology of the Second World War Vol 2 1944 Turkish Book Turkey WW2

Münir Müeyyet Bekman & Feridun Fazıl Tülbentçi – Chronology of the Second World War II (Up to the End of 1942) (İkinci Cihan Harbi Kronolojisi II (1941-1942 Sonuna Kadar)) – Başvekalet Basın ve Yayın Umum Müdürlüğü Yayınları, Ankara 1944 Edition – Turkish

Description:

İkinci Cihan Harbi Kronolojisi II (1941-1942 Sonuna Kadar) is the second volume of a seven-volume chronological record of the Second World War, documenting the military, diplomatic, and political developments of the war on a day-by-day basis. Covering the years 1941 and 1942 through the end of 1942, this volume follows one of the most critical periods of the conflict, when the war expanded dramatically across Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific.

Among the major turning points covered in this volume are Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States directly into the war. Alongside these major military events, the chronology records diplomatic relations, official statements, political developments, and the changing international balance throughout 1941 and 1942.

Published in Ankara in 1944 by the Başvekalet Basın ve Yayın Umum Müdürlüğü, the official information and publishing authority of the Turkish state, the work was intended to inform the Turkish public and government circles about the international developments of the war. Its institutional origin gives the series particular importance as a contemporary official publication rather than an ordinary commercial history book.

The chronology presents developments involving both the Axis and Allied powers in a formal and distanced manner, while also including developments of direct relevance to Turkey, such as events in the Balkans, regional security, the Straits, and diplomatic activity concerning Ankara. As an official wartime publication, the work provides valuable insight into how the Second World War and international events were recorded and presented from the perspective of the Turkish state during the period.

For collectors of Second World War history, Turkish political history, wartime publications, and official government documents, this second volume is a particularly interesting contemporary source covering the crucial years of 1941 and 1942.

Key Features:

• Authors: Münir Müeyyet Bekman & Feridun Fazıl Tülbentçi

• Original Title: İkinci Cihan Harbi Kronolojisi II (1941-1942 Sonuna Kadar)

• English Title: Chronology of the Second World War II (Up to the End of 1942)

• Publisher: Başvekalet Basın ve Yayın Umum Müdürlüğü Yayınları

• Publication Place: Ankara

• Publication Year: 1944

• Edition: Second Volume

• Language: Turkish

• Series: İkinci Cihan Harbi Kronolojisi – Volume 2 of 7

• Genre: Military History / Diplomatic History / Wartime Chronology

• Subject: Second World War, Military Operations, Diplomacy, International Politics and Turkey

• Collector Appeal: An official Turkish wartime publication documenting the Second World War chronologically and providing insight into the period’s contemporary Turkish state perspective.