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28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Great Sphinx - with a 'bib and tucker' to protect it from possible air raid damage during the war; Last Pictures of Admiral Darlan - the lying in state at Algiers; The Campaign in Tunisia - British troops in action in Tebourba; Scenes in War Areas - Our Captured Paratroops and Axis Prisoners; General Giraud succeeds Darlan; New Pictures and Personalities; The Trail of Axis Defeat in Libya - General Montgomery's Spartan Meal - photo of Monty with his luncheon of Bully Beef and Tinned Potatoes, with a cup of tea from a thermos flask; Rommel's Trail of Defeat - Abandoned Equipment Litters the Desert - including many pieces in perfect order; Points of View in Libya; Apollonia Abandoned; Prisoners "Caged" - amazing photo of hundreds of Axis prisoners being marched into their Libyan "cages"; Achievements of the British Soldier - article by Cyril Falls; The "Knock-Out Blow" that was no "K.-O." - Dramatic Pearl Harbour photos; "Remember Pearl Harbour!" - The Act of Treachery That Will Surely Prove to Be Japan's Death Warrant - 12 great photos; Fantastic centerfold skeleton-view of a Lancaster Bomber - the bomber with more than 50,000 parts; Photos of Personalities and Events of the week; Cumulo-Numbus - These majestic clouds are a danger-signal to aircraft - multiple illustrations; A Mad Orgy of Upside-Down Levitation - The Curious Adventures of the crew of a Sunderland Flying Boat - illustrations of what happened over the Bay of Biscay; Milne's Seismograph - with photos of quake damage in Japan and India; "Hitler in a Raving Mood" - Violent Gestures during the Munich Speech - Six great photos; The Great Russian Offensive - Photos from Various Sectors Hinting at the Magnitude of the Russian Victory - captured equipment, German prisoners, and more; Photos of Christmas with our fighting men at land and sea - including a shot of R.A.F. armoured cars passing under the Libyan Marble Arch. Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of "Silent Telephony on the Battlefront" - showing one of our troops in Tunisia using throat microphones and "silent speech" transmitters to report to base from under the noses of the enemy; Scenes during the Eighth Army's Advance into Tripolitania - includes photos of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines removed from the airfield at Marble Arch; Dramatic two-page illustration of the damaged Stirling bomber piloted by Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton about to plunge into the Channel - how he won the Victoria Cross (V.C.) - Devotion "Unsurpassed in the annals of the Royal Air Force"; The Great World War - Lessons from Papua - article by Cyril Falls; Rabaul - Main Japanese Base in New Guinea Area Campaign - three illustrations and two photos; The German Retreat Across the Snow - Dramatic Views of Hitler's Sorry Army - Russians Close on Their Heels - 13 photos; How a "Liberty" Freighter was built in less than five days - Henry J. Kaiser's shipyards built the "Robert E. Peary" using pre-fabricated sections; Photos of personalities and events of the week - including Von Ribbentrop welcoming Laval to Berlin, Lloyd George at age 80, and a ceremony in London honouring American airman Sec. Lieut. Johnson; Pictures Behind the News - photo of the new Lockheed Constellation on its maiden voyage, aerial photo of now free Leningrad; A Japanese Bomber's Suicide Dive on the U.S. Aircraft-Carrier "Hornet" - dramatic photos; Centerfold illustration of Captain Robert Sherbrooke, V.C. in H.M.S. "Onslow," Challenging Superior Naval Forces of North Cape; Photos of enemy bombers down over London; Scenes in Malta's War Headquarters; Illustration of Flak over London; Three dramatic photos show Squadron Leader T.M. Bulloch settle the fate of a U-boat; Two-page illustrated map indicates the vast economic development of French Africa - roads and communications from Algeria to Congo; The Trans-African Air Route - a six-thousand miles daily flight over virgin forests and desert tracts - three great photos; The Rivals of Rubber - article by E.S. Grew; Nice colour-illustrated ad for Johnnie Walker on back cover; Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover Photo of Monty; Large photo of Eisenhower conversing with his Deputy, General Alexander; Photo of George S. Patton - The Commanding General of American Forces; Photos of Sir Arthur Tedder, Sir Arthur Coningham, Carl Spaatz, Sir Andrew Cunningham, Henry K. Hewitt, James Doolittle and Sir Hugh Lloyd; Article on the Roosevelt Family 1613-1942, by Karl Schriftgiesser; Photos of Major-Gen. Guy Simonds, Staff-Sergt. M.H. Smith, V.C., and others; Naval Tasks in the Sicily Invasion - article by Rear-Admiral H.G. Thursfield; Countour map of Sicily with two photos/views of Catania; Two-page illustration of our airborne troops invading Sicily; Sicilian Beach-heads - early stages of the Allied invastion - 11 photos; Centerfold illustration entitled "The Greatest Invasion in History - Part of the Allied Armada approaching Sicily in Heavy Seas"; Two-page illustration of "The Vast Invasion of Sicily - A busy and perfectly organised Landing on the Beaches in the Early Morn"; Eight Historic Photos of the Great Sicilian invasion; Two-page illustration of some of the landing craft used for the Sicilian invasion; Two-pages of illustrations of the distinctive badges of warships of the Royal Navy, with their signification explained; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: The Elimination of Dusseldorf as a Munitions Centre - Large dramatic aerial photo plus two more photos and map; Chungking's Parachute Tower - youngsters train in the use of parachutes - four photos; Photos of the King's Visit to North Africa; Photos of His Majesty at Tripoli - he meets Montgomery and his desert victors; Photos of the King in Malta - enthusiastic scenes on the George Cross Island; On Captured Lampedusa - scenes from the fallen Italian Island; Photos of bombing of the Huls German synthetic rubber factory; Russia after Two Years of Battle - article by Cyril Falls with three photos; Photos of The Russian Army in the field - well-equipped, and of high morale; Centerfold illustration of a full-dress rehearsal for a larger-scale invasion - combined operations' synchronised assault on Pantellaria; Photos inside a U.S. Submarine; Photos of personalities in the news - R.B. Stannard, V.C., Arthur F. Richards, Dr. Wellington Koo, Subadar Lal Bahadur Thapa; Illustrations of the new "Woolworth Carriers"; R.A.F. Crests for U.S. Squadrons; Photos of Triumphant parades in Egypt; Photo of the impressive underground hangars at Pantellaria; Photos of Peterhof - The Tsar's Famous Summer Palace; Nice two-page display of the regimental badges of some British Army Units which took part in the victorious North African campaign; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
24 pages. *Please note - this copy missing 4 pages, 135-139) Features: Fantastic cover photo of Il Duce waving his hand while speaking from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezie in Rome; 10 photos of the Red Army - "The Soviet Armies have again taken the offensive against a weakening enemy - varied Red Army scenes from the battlefront and behind the lines; The Ruhr Dams in Miniature - How Crews Memorised their targets; Airborne Invasion Troops - They Saved us Eight Days in Sicily - eight photos; The Sicilian Invasion Armada on its way - ten photos; The Invasion of Sicily - Stages in the land fighting during the rapid Allied advance across the island - twelve photos; Thousands of Axis prisoners from Sicily now in our hands - five photos; Sicily Welcomes her conquerors with scenes of hysterical joy - five photos; Centerfold illustration of "Glider troops' striking victory in Sicily - Heavy Panzer attack smashed in a two-days battle; Germany's defeat in Russia - article by Cyril Falls; Six Sicilian snapshots - sidelights on the island campaign; Two-page photos spread entitled "The Fall of Benito Mussolini - Outstanding highlights in the fascist dictator's amazing career - fourteen photos; Rome Marshalling yards bombed, and damage to San Lorenzo Basilica - two dramatic aerial photos; Great full-page photo of a new "Baby" aircraft carrier; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Two pages loose but present. Magazine
30 pages. Features: Cover photo portrait of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding; Ferryville's Fate Under the Softening-Up Process by Allied Bombers - nine dramatic photos of the extensive damage; Tunisian Battlefield Scenes of one of the Greatest Victories in History - Eighteen photos; Ten Photos of Churchill during his latest round trip - United States, North Africa, Downing Street; Wonderful almost two-page photo of Churchill with Allied Chiefs in Algiers; Dramatic centerfold illustration of motor gun-boats of light coastal forces in a night action scattering the enemy and sinking an E-boat; Photo of Captain Clark Gable serving with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force; Photo of Major K. Roosevelt who died in Alaska on June 4th; Aerial photos of the Hague; Photos of bombed churches; Photos of De Gaulle in North Africa; Before and after photos of an Me.323 transport attacked by a Marauder; Air photos show destruction in Dortmund; Centerfold illustration of the "Bazooka" in action; Photos of Britain's Sea-Air Power - "Indomitable" and new escort carriers; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
36 pages. Features: Photos of the memorial services for the "Thetis" victims; Photos of Axis Activities - "Volunteers" return from Spain - Italy's Navy Day - Kondor Legion goose-steps past Hitler; Maps of the strenuous Royal Tour; Cross-section illustration and photos of their Majesties' "Royal Yacht" for their return to England in the "Empress of Britain"; Great photos of unusulally-placed bird nests; Amazing illustrations of the feet of various Australian animals; Colour photos of pageantry at the Aldershot Tattoo; Photos of the Royal Tour through the Rockies from Banff to the Pacific; Five photos of the Royals in British Columbia; Photos of the Royals returning eastward across Canada to Niagara; The King and Queen in Washington - photos; The Royals in New York City; Classy two-color ad for Wills's Gold Flake cigarettes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. First three pages loose but present. Pages 1127-28 and 1131-32 and any pages after 1134 are not included. Despite its deficiencies, still a worthy copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Prominent photo of the French submarine "Phenix" which disappeared after a practice dive in Indo-Chinese waters with 71 on board; Piccadilly in the 'Eighties - and other items at the International Horse Show at Olympia; Japanes blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin by the Japanese - large map plus stark photos of electric fences, barbed wire and more; The Mauretania's Maiden Voyage - nice photo; Photo of wreckage of the "Connemara" flying boat; The "Impregnable" Siegfried Line - six photos; Great aerial photo of repairs to the pinnacle of the central tower of Canterbury Cathedral - known as Bell Harry; Great photos of British children being trainted to be farmers in Canada and Australia; Family tree showing the Queen's cousinship to George Washington and Robert E. Lee; Photos of the King and Queen at the World's Fair and other scenes; Photos of the new Atlantic Air-Liner - The "Golden Hinde"; Photos of Chelsea Daylight A.R.P. (Air Raid Precaution) Rehearsal; Photo of "the greatest number of people to cross the Atlantic in a Heavier-than-air machine - the "Atlantic Clipper" at Le Bourget - thirty people; Malayan Archaeology - article with photos; The King and Queen with the Roosevelts at their Hudson River estate; Photos of their Majesties in the U.S.A.; Photos of the last days of the Royal Tour and departure for Newfoundland; Full-page photo of the Royal farewell from Halifax for Newfoundland in the "Empress of Britain"; and more. Average wear. Interesting ad for Foot's Adjustable Rest-Chairs - a very complex-looking predecessor to the Lay-Z-boy. Unmarked. Some pages loose. Pages 1163-1166, 1177-78 and 1187-1162 missing. A worthy reference copy despite these deficiencies. Magazine
36 pages. Features: ; Many photos of Anti-Aircraft instruction in England; Photos of gunnery practice of the H.M.S. "Iron Duke" with shells visible in air; The Men Responsible for our Defense - photos of leaders of Britain's Navy, Army and Air Force; Full-page photo of a typical British solder of 1939 with full equipment; The Modern British Army - a Force Prepared, Equipped and Trained for service abroad - nine photos; Two-page illustration presenting the various aircraft of the Royal Air Force; Ten photos of the French Army - A Force with Great Traditions; Four photos of the French High Commands - on land, sea and air; Illustrations of aircraft of the French Air Force; Ten Photos presenting a Conspectus of the German Army - Mechanised units for "Lightning War" - Infantry, Tanks and Artillery; Centerfold map of Europe illustrating many possible theatres of war; Eight photos of the types of aircraft in the German Air Force - Bombers and Fighters; Page of photos of Germany's Military Leaders - Herr Hitler and his chiefs of staff; Excellent full-page photo of Sir Nevile Henderson boarding aircraft as he leaves Berlin; Dramatic two-page photo of the members of the Reichstag giving the Nazi salute to Hitler; Photos of London preparing for war - sand-bagging, setting guns, putting children on trains out of London; Photos of precautions at Canterbury and in the Capital; Photos of the Signing of the World-Staggering Non-Aggression Pact - Russo-German Smiles in Moscow - Stalin, Von Ribbentrop and advisors; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Two pages almost loose. Pages 399-402 missing. A worthy pre-war reference copy despite these deficiencies. Magazine
32 pages. Features: The Gallant New Zealanders in action in the North African campaign - ten illustrations by Captain McIntyre of the fighting advance from El Alamein; Convincing proof of bomb-raid damage revealed by stereoscopic photographs - article with photos; "The Ship", by C.S. Forester - the story of a British Cruiser in the Mediterranean; Full-page contour Map of Pantellaria - First loss of Italian Soil; Allied Bombing Offensive - article by Cyril Falls; Photos from the Southern War Zone - including photo of Churchill inspecing a captured German Mark VI Tiger Tank; Two-pages of photos entitled "Hitler, Goering and Ribbentrop Keep a Tight Control on Their Collaborators" , including images of/with Slovakian Premier Dr. Tuka; Mussolini, Laval, Quisling, King Boris of Bulgaria, Admiral Horthy of Hungary, and Dr. Tiso of Slovakia; Two pages of illustrations entitled "The Little Ships" - and the Gallant Crews who Man Them - incidents during night operations on patrol; Dramatic centerfold illustration shows British Gun-Boats at high-speed returning to base at dawn; Photo of Lieut.-Co. Lorne MacLaine Campbell, V.C.; photo of Major Le Patourel, V.C.; Full-page photo of crew of the U-Boat "Wolf" cowering undersea while depth-charges shake the hull; The End of the Attu Campaign - three photos; The U.S.S. Oklahoma Salvaged at Pearl Harbor - three photos; The Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter - Several versions of a novel aircraft - five interesting photos with some text; Photo of the crew of the flying fortress "Memphis Belle"; Sketches of POWs by Lieut. J.F. Watton; Photos of Midshipmen ("Snotties") taking an advanced course in a warship; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King lunching with General George Patton, Lieut.-General Mark Clark, and Sir James Grigg; Super full-page photo of a bomber's view of Lampedusa Island during its 'softening; Air photo of bomb damage to the Pantellaria Aerodrome; Photos of another U-Boat meeting its fate at the hands of U.S. vessel "Spencer" - five great photos; The Queen with her people at East London's "Blitz Farm" - Six photos; The King's North African Visit - inspecting America's Fifth Army - Eleven photos; Two page illustration entitled "The V.C. Battery" - the epic stand of the 155th Field Battery at Sidi Nsir, who fought to the last gun and man; Our New Tactical Air Force - article by Cyril Falls; Battle Scenes of the Heroic Fight of 155th R.A. Battery at Sidi Nsir - Six photos; Great centerfold cut-a-way illustration of a "Woolworth Carrier" - First Details of the New-Type Escort Vessels which are giving vital air cover to our convoys in Mid-Atlantic; Two nice photos of H.M.S. "Biter" with inset photos of her Commanding Officer and Commander; Full-page photo portrait of the New Viceroy to India, Field-Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell; Pantellaria - a scene of utter ruin - what the shattered island looked like when our troops landed to take possession - Twelve photos; The Plastic Future - article by E.S. Grew; Photos of Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Sir Arthur Barratt, J.H. D'Albiac, and John T. Babington; Photos of new and improved weapons of attack for land and air; Paricutin Volcano in Mexico - Five photos with text; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Victory Parade of the 51st Highland Division march along the palm-lined avenue Gambetta in Tunis; Eleven impressive photos of the Allied victory procession through the streets of Tunis; Contour map of Sardinia showing airfields and seaplaine bases; Photo of the people of Malta celebrating the Tunisian victory - with Il Duce in effigy; Eight photos of large quantities of enemy vehicles and supplies captured in North Africa; Washington Conference Ended - article by Cyril Falls; The King and Queen Meet the Allied Airmen - Dambusters - who breached the dams in Germany - six photos including shots of the King with Fl.-Lieut. J.C. McCarthy, L.G. Knight, Wing Commander Gibson, Flight-Lieut. H.B. Martin, and D.J.H. Maltby; Four large illustrations of Joint US/British Army Exercises in Southern England; Nice centerfold photo from a plane protecting an allied Atlantic convoy; Liberator versus U-Boat - Coastal Command's reply to the Sea Wolves - Eleven photos; Four dramatic photos of two U-Boats being killed by Coastal Command; Two Grainy photos of U.S. Forces on Attu Island - "the Japs are now utterly destroyed"; Photos of six French vessels at Alexandrea now joining the Allies; Two great photos of America's latest travelling gun - the 6-inch M-12 is capable of sinking a heavy cruiser at 10 miles - shown crashing its way through woodlands and being sighted; Nice colour ad for B.S.A. products on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of the ice-covered deck of the H.M.S. "Vansittart"; Great full-age photo of Brigadier K. Pierce Smith taking the salute as a long line of British troops start their maneuvres in Malta; Striking with Success at Enemy Shipping in the Mediterranean - The Fleet Air Arm in Malta - 12 photos; The German Attack in Central Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Two large photos of the new German Mark VI Tank - the Tiger in Tunisia; Stalingrad Aftermath - Victory Scenes from a Gallant City - five photos including Field Marshal Paulus and General Von Daniels; Illustrations and texts describing a German Night-Fighter Control Room, as described by the Enemy; Facsimiles of Churchill's directive to General Alexander re: destroying Rommel's army, and Alexander's message advising Churchill of the completion of said mission; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps visiting Miss Joan Hughes, an A.T.A. instructor; General interest news photos including the King visiting his army in Scotland, a demonstration of a new military raft in Northern Ireland, two sons of the Sultan of Morocco aboard a U.S. Army tank; Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst, Captain R.St. Vincent Sherbrooke, the Arctic V.C., Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal in Malta; Centerfold illustration of "Tarzan" Troops - Commandos in training crossing a river by rope; 10,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Axis Europe in February - with five aerial photos; Photos of personalities in the news; Identifying Real German Planes; Photos of tank crews training indoors; Food Yeast - its discovery may revolutionize the health of nations - with eight photos; From Dockside to Battlefront - how tanks and trucks are unshipped, built up, and dispatched to the front lines in North Africa - with eleven great photos; Photos of Falcons (birds) in flight; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Longstop Hill - taken before the gallant assault which dislodged the enemy; Photos of Allied Leaders of the Victorious Land and Air Forces in Tunisia - Leiut.-General K.A.N. Anderson, Major-General Omar M. Bradley; Air Marshal Coningham, Major-General Carl Spaatz, and Air Chief-Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder; Large photo portraits of General Dwight Eisenhower and General Sir Harold Alexander; Bizerta - The Powerful Naval Base which fell to the Allies on May 7 - five photos; The Tunisian Capital Captured by the British - Two photos of the city from the air; Prelude to Victory - Five photos of infantry in Tunisia, laying the foundations; Armour and Air Power in Action for the final forward surge - five photos; Collapse of Tunis and Bizerta - article by Cyril Falls; Sicily now our war front-line objective in Axis eyes - large map of Sicily; Dramatic photos of an enemy minesweeper being beaten up by cannon fire off the Dutch coast; Photos of the Thunderbolt in flight and on the ground; Photo of the handing over of ten cub-chasers by the U.S. to Cuba; The Miles M-28 aircraft; Photo of Montgomery being presented with a signed photo of Chang Kai-Shek; Photo of young King Feisal of Iraq with Victor Lampson, son of the British Ambassador in Cairo; Great centerfold photos of the Allies' new "outsize" landing barges off the coasts of North Africa - loaded with troops; Many photos of Hitler's Concrete Atlantic Wall under feverish construction; The Queen inspects the Black Watch of Canada; Photo of an R.A.F. Hurricane mounted on the bow of an Allied cargo vessel; Oldsmobile Armament Training School - photo of students assembling 20mm cannons while blindfolded; Precision bombing of Sousse - Harbour, Ships and Installations; Brought up in England - photo-illustrated article by H.R.H. Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Thailand; Photos of Carthage - Once mistress of the seas - now a suburb of Tunis; Catching Food and Water from the Sea - a new survival kit for Castaways - seven photos with captions; The Great Famine in Honan, China - three dramatic photos, including an image of a family stripping bark from a tree to eat; Photos of Pre-fabricated Tugs being built inland in England; Nice photo of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral under construction; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Brigadier Wingate making final plans for his Chindit Expedition through the Burmese jungles to spread confusion and terror behind Japanese lines; Photos of Brigadier Wingate and his Chindits who sabotaged Japanese plans in Burma; From Mareth to Cape Bon - 267,000 prisoners were taken by the Allied Armies in Tunisia - four large, impressive photos of thousands of POWs; Tunisia Freed - Final Scenes of the Victorious Campaign; Photo of Air Commodore Sir Nigel Norman; The Great World War - Sea, Land and Air - article by Cyril Falls; R.A.M.C. Hygiene Fight Disease - photos of drinking water inspection; Havoc at Tunisian Key Points - three photos of major bomb damage; Numerous photos of personalities of the day; Air, Sea, and Land Pictures from the World's Battlefronts - includes two photos of a soviet seaman being loaded into a torpedo tube ready to be launched!; Photo of captured General H. Cramer and Major Von Meyer; Photo of Beaufighters at work... and a blazing enemy cargo vessel; Dramatic centerfold illustration of the destruction of the Mohne Dam by Lancasters ("The Dambusters") Inflicting Irreparable Damage to Ruhr War Industries; Six air photos of the tremendous destruction wrought be the destruction of the Eder Reservoir and the Mohne Dam; Full-page illustration of Westphalia - disorganized by the Mohne and Eder Floods; Six photos of captured enemy guns that can be turned against the enemy; Article by E.S. Grew on the Chemistry of Coal with four interesting photos; Two-pages of illustrations of "Progressive Training" for WAAF Personnel; Britain's Optical Glass Industry - Ten interesting photos with text; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King inspecting the manufacture of a large gun barrel; Page of photos of Royal interest in industry's war effort - the King's tour of Midlands arms factories; Photos of Blenheim Palace as a public school and Malvern's Wartime Move; Full-page photo of Malvern schoolboys in Blenheim Palace; Full-page photo on the deck of a British Destroyer as depth-charges are discharged; Three photos of lifeboats for castaway airmen; Page of photos of personalities/notable people in teh public eye; Full-page photo of a Russian paratroop Demonstration; An R.A.F. triumph over Scotland - German Reconnaissance plane shot down - Six photos; Two large photos of "The Bomber Shot Down in East Lothian; Photos showing a French H.Q. staff at work - the technique of modern generalship at work; Centerfold illustration of the first air attack on a British convoy - the raiding seaplanes routed by our fighters; Two-page illustration of British men of all rank awaiting their turn in a "Naffy" canteen on the Western Front; Photos of German Prisoners of War in Britain; S.S. Yorkshire sunk without warning - three photos; Photos of German commerce-raiding and the Valleyfield Pit disaster; The pocket battleship "Deutschland" - superb photo and diagrammatic drawing; Watching and Waiting - article by Cyril Falls; German illustration of attack on the "Ark Royal"; Minesweepers at work - six photos; and more. Bit of writing atop front outer cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of a French woman cutting grapes from the vine on her home for British troops; The British Field Force making friends in France; Full-page diagram of the extensive fortifications of Heligoland; Switzerland prepares her defences for all emergencies - Five photos; Photos of Switzerland frontiers - fortified and manned - plus mobilisation scenes; Photo of the daily rations of the German people - less in every respect than those of the British field force; Various photos - churchyard and nursery A.R.P., Polish leaders in Paris; British Submarine Epic - illustrations show how it escaped by tenacity and engineering skill; The Fall of Warsaw - Vivid war photos; Photos of the Nazi "triumphal" parade in Warsaw; Full-page photo of a huge stack of British artillery shells; Photos of British practice with heavy guns; Illustrations show events leading to the end of a U-Boat; Numerous photos show the French bombarding German lines with guns mounted on German soil; Several illustrations show a comprehensive shelter scheme for the people of Bermondsey; Photos of personalities of the week; Interesting photos of British items painted white to improve safety during blackout; The Campaign in the West - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page new map of the Western Front - giving all strategic features; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. Missing page 597-98 from back. Some pages loose but present. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of hundreds of British troops marching over Westminster Bridge; First drawings of British forces at work in France; Two-page photo feature on the making of A.R.P. 'tin-hats' - mass production from steel blanks to painted and lined helmets; Photos of Stalin; Photos of Europe's busy diplomats; Two-pages of the Turkish sailors of tomorrow, including scenes at "Deniz Harp Okulu; Photo of the "Thetis" being raised to the surface; Photos of current events in England; Photos of the King with his troops; Photos of Royal occasions in wartime London; Royalty and the Red Cross - Sewing Party at the Queen's Palace; Centerfold illustration of British tanks advancing in France; The First Nazi Raid on Britain - the Firth of Forth Attack; Fruitless German "Glide-bombing attack on the Forth Bridge; Photos illustrate Germany's war, at home and at sea - makeshifts, losses and lies; Photos in the wake of German Air Attacks which ended Ingloriously; Great full-page photo of three cruisers of the "Southampton" class proceeding in line with guns at the ready; The War with Nazi Germany - The Echo in the Balkans - article by Cyril Falls; Four photos aboard the "Bremen" on her flight to German Sanctuary; Rolls-Royce half-page announcement that they have ceased to manufacture motor car chassis in order to perform Government work; and more. Bit of writing on front outer cover. Some pages loose. Missing pages 657-58 and 661-662. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Strange cover photo of British troops at spray gas drill - crouching under their protective clothing; Full-page photo of Churchill at the radio microphone - First Lord of the Admiralty; Two pages of photos illustrating the British Ministry of Information - how the censors do their work and the issuing of news to the press; Nice two-page photo of British tanks practising in a smoke screen; Two-page illustration of a German air attack on a British squadron in the North Sea on September 27th; One page graph illustrating the ebb and flow of income tax rates1800 through 1939; Photos illustrate the transformation in England wrought by the war - urban and rural scenes; Poland crushed by two invaders - twelve photos; Dramatic photo of two British vessels at work - black smoke streaming from one of them; Photos of Poland and her destroyers; The Turkish mission in London; Nice full-page photo of a camouflaged long-range British gun with "Balloon Tyres"; Photos of people and events in the news, including a Dutch air liner attacked by Germany; 10 photos of various styles of gas mask container; German and Russian Maneouvres - article by Cyril Falls; 10 photos from behind the French lines; Interesting full-page photographic guide to the rations of the British field force; Five great photos of British troops en route to the front; Various photos of self-defence at home; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. First two pages loose but present. Two pages probably missing from back. Book
32 pages. Features: Five photos of sea-going U-Boats; Six photos inside U-Boats; Two-page pictorial map of the region of the Maginot and Siegfried Lines; Two photos of the German advance in Poland; Various photos from the home front; Full-page map of Poland and her neighbours; Military photos of the Westerplatte, at Danzig; Five photos of Warsaw's baptism of bombs; Two pages of photos behind the German Lines in Poland - "mud and obstacles which may upset Blitzkrieg calculations; Centerfold illustrations depict the torpedoing of the "Athenia" without warning - the actual moment of the attack; Photos of the "Athenia" outrage - landing survivors in Eire and Scotland; Photos of notable people and events including rescuing survivors of the "Magdapur"; Full-page illustration showing Britain's food in the last war - rationed and unrationed items; Various photos of war preparation; Many photos of war's sudden impact on London streets; Photos of London transformed by sandbags; Photos of London in August 1914 for comparison with the present day; Full-page back-to-back colour illustrations of General Marie Gustave Gamelin and General Lord Gort, V.C. laid-in. Average wear. Unmarked. Pages 461-462 missing. One page loose but present. A worthy pre-war reference copy. Magazine
30 pages. Features: Cover photos of hundreds of marching French troops; Four photos of the types of fighting men in Frances's magnificent colonial army; Four half-page photos of various French naval vessels; Illustrations of the French 70-ton tank said to be fighting on the Western Front; Illustrations of Maginot Line fortifications; Full-page of Soviet infantrymen and their officers crossing the Polish frontier; Full-page photo of Joseph Stalin "The Sphinx of Europe - Dictator of Russia; Many photos of Nazi Germany's first line of defence - the Siegried Line - hastily constructed since Hitler resolved on war; Two half-page photos of the H.M.S. "Courageous" plus a large cross-sectional diagram of the vessel - sunk by a German submarine; Two-pages of illustrations show how depth charges are used to protect shipping against submarines; Centerfold illustration of the R.A.F. Raid on the German Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven; Two-pages of photos from Poland - ruthless bombings and other scenes; Eastern and Western Front Strategy - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page photo of the Swastika over Westerplatte - Captured after an epic defense; Photo of hundreds of British troops marching somewhere in England prior to their departure for France; Two-pages of photos show how England's stately homes have been transformed for war use; Photos of ten world leaders who support Britain in her fight against Nazi-ism; Photos of various British wartime activities; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Air Vice-Marshall Arthur Coningham outside his travelling H.Q.; Illustration by Captain Bryan de Grineau of a flotilla of tank-landing craft manoeuvering against Air Attack; Great 2-page illustration by the same artist of the interior of a British Landing Craft nearing its objective, seen from the bows; Article on Service Pay by Cyril Falls; Photos of items of interest, including a packed concert at the Albert Hall, Sergeant F. Rich being awarded the Purple Heart, and more; Multi-Illustration montage illustrating the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (M.S.F.U.) at work - a System Which Has Defeated the Long-Range Bomber - a Hurricane is catapulted into action from the deck of a merchantman; Three photos of Vichy French warships in North Africa; Three photos of guns on tanks - German mobility; The War against the Axis by Land, Sea and Air - with 5 photos; 11 Great photos show scenes from the Russian front - Germans in action - and out of it as prisoners, plus a photo of Hitler at his headquarters and proof of Maikop oil going up in flames; Centerfold illustration of a Royal Navy salute to the Mercantile Marine - warship's crews cheering the ships they have convoyed to Malta; Photos of 16 personalities of the week; Full-page photo shows German mass-production of U-Boats; Key points in Madagascar occupied by the British - seven photos plus map; Seven informative photos of new deep tunnel shelters for 64,000 more Londoners; 11 excellent photos show canine recruits for the R.A.F. - Guards of our Aerodromes; Two illustrations by Sir Muirhead Bone; Full-page photo aboard the H.M.S. Barham which was later sunk in the eastern Mediterranean; Six photos of wild flowers bestowing beauty on London's "Blitzed" Sites; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover. Four-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this wartime issue. Book
