Picture the Past: World War II: Historical Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland Pa

Description: Picture the Past: World War II: Historical Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Forty-five dramatic illustrations capture air, land, and sea battles plus other major events -- from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Japanese surrender in 1945. An informative caption accompanies each powerful, meticulously rendered illustration. Publisher Description The most destructive war in history, World War II involved intense conflict in Europe as well as Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific. Peter F. Copelands dramatic illustrations capture air, land, and sea battles plus other major events - from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Japanese surrender in 1945. Forty-five ready-to-color scenes include the Battle of Britain, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, General Rommels desert campaigns, the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Allied invasion of France, the fall of Berlin, the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima. An informative caption accompanies each powerful, meticulously rendered illustration. AGES: 9 plus Author Biography Peter F. Copeland was a freelance illustrator best known for a historical series of Dover coloring books. He passed away in December 2007 at his home in Virginia. Mr. Copeland wrote and illustrated books for Dover and others from 1974 to until 2006, and most of his books are still in print. Mr. Copeland was a merchant marine during World War II, serving on a tanker hauling aviation fuel to the Pacific. He then spent two years in the Army Transportation Corps, where he became proficient as an artist while drawing military vehicles, aircraft, and ships, which led to a freelance career as an illustrator and author of historical books and magazine articles. In the 1950s, Mr. Copeland worked at the Smithsonian as chief of the illustration department for the old Museum of History and Technology exhibitions, where he also worked as a writer and historical researcher on exhibitions dealing with the history of military aviation and ballooning.Mr. Copeland joined the Company of Military Historians in 1959 and was elected a fellow in 1964. He received its Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and 2007.He was a volunteer civilian combat artist in Vietnam in 1967, and contributed more than 40 paintings to the Army War Art CollectionCopeland left the Smithsonian in 1973 and became a full-time freelancer. In 1977 he worked as a consultant on a nautical archeological project in the Bahamas and West Indies. He was part of a project to combine photography with underwater drawing of an 18th-century shipwreck, drawing with grease pencils on plexiglass while diving the wreck. He later created detailed watercolors of the ship. Details ISBN 0486853233 ISBN-13 9780486853239 Title Picture the Past: World War II: Historical Coloring Book Author Peter F. Copeland Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 48 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. GE_Item_ID:160590303; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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