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Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 6, Number 7, July 24 - July 30, 1940
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 55 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of the ill-fated British troopship Lancastria, plus photo of hundreds of survivors loading onto a French trawler; Air ampulance purchased by the Girl Guides; Poland's government meets in England; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Lord Beaverbrook entitled "Builders of Britain's Aircraft" with interesting relevant photos; Photo of Arabs and Jews preparing to battle together against their common enemy; Jersey militiamen train to settle their score with the Nazis; Pilots of the Fleet Air Arm stand at attention before the King; Interesting photo of naval smokescreen in the Mediterranean; Photo of dozens of British armoured cars and their crews; British pilots relax after success against the Nazis who attacked Dover on July 29th; S. Drigin centerfold illustration of the aerial battle over Dover Harbour on the morning of July 29th; Photos of downed German aircraft and damaged English homes; South Staffordshires in Egypt; Photo of the merchant ship Meknes and some of its survivors after it was sunk in the Channel on 24th July; Illustrated text of speech broadcast by Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair Lewis) entitled "Master of the Dike"; Photos of regimentl badges of teh British Army; U.S. Planes on the way - photos of a B.17 Flying Fortress and three PBY patrol flying boats in flight; A commentary on the war for this week; Eire's President Mr. De Valera detonates an electrically controlled mine; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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