... The MEN who BUILD the BRIDGES And who Carrv Out a Host of other Duties for the Armies in the Field-- The Royal Engineers By CHARLES GRAVES JUST as the R.N. has earned the title of the Silent Service, so the R.E. can be regarded as the most taciturn of the various Corps in the British Army. Whether this reputation is desirable or not must be a matter of opinion. It is all very fine for pro ...

... THE CAPTURE OF KISKA by U.S. and Canadian Troops Whereby the Whole of the Aleutian Chain Came Once More Under Allied Control FIRST DAY OF THE INVASION Already the Americans and Canadians have extended a long earthen ramp into the water to help the invaders avoid the underwater rocks A D MEN AND SUPPLIES start to move inland through a valley on Kiska Island on the day after the first landing on ...

... AWAY FROM THESE WARS Memories and Thoughts of the Years Between --A Fortnightly Causerie By J. G. THE Feet of the Young Men.-- In all wars and other revolutions, insistence is laid on a new charter, the heritage and responsibility of youth. Old age got the world into this mess. Youth must assume control of tidying up and rebuilding better. The idea of youth (while the tragedy which ...

... The Members of the Bomb Disposal Unit, Whose Heroism at St. Paul's Has Thrilled the Whole of London HEROES ALL!-- THE BOMB SQUAD WHICH SAVED ST. PAUL'S: The story of the St. Paul s bomb will be an Epic of this war. It was no ordinary bomb it weighed nearly a ton and bristled with fuses. Now that their work has been made known there is a public clamour that official recognition should be made ...

... The four-engined Shetland flying-boat is the largest British aircraft that has yet flown. It is powered by four Bristol Centaurus engines, has a fully-loaded weight of 130,000 lb., a wing-span of 130 ft. and an overall length of 110 ft. Designed and constructed by Short Bros., with the collaboration of Saunders Roe, this mighty 58-ton aircraft has a maximum speed of 267 m.p.h. Cruising at ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 208 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. An End Achieved.-- Here is a thought for comfort at a juncture in this, long war when we await the climax and the fruits of Allied plannings and conferences from Casa- blanca to Quebec. As we wait on the issue, we assess (we are advised to assess) the trials and obstacles strewn ahead of us on the long, uphill road to victory and peace at ...

... Pictures taken during the action On May .17, a Nazi convoy consisting of six supply ships and eight escort vessels was attacked by Beaufighters of Coastal Command whilst steaming north off the fcutch coast. The R.A.F. wing was led by Wing-Commander H. G. N. Wheeler, D.F.C. (who comes from London) the torpedo-carrying Beaufighters were commanded by Squadron-Leader G. D. Sise, D.F.C., a New ...

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... THE CAMPAIGN BY THE AT BAR A THE STRUGGLE FOR GALLABAT AND KASSALA AFTER being in the hands of the Italians for just four months, Gallabat has now been recaptured by the British forces. When the Italians captured it on July 3 it was hi-id by a small force of Sudanese troops, too small to Lrep off the heavy masses brought against them, and who consequently had to retire after giving a very good ...

... AFTER the AIR RAIDS Pictures Showing Scenes in Various Parts of the Country After the Passage of the German K[ight Raiders LEARNING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CASUALTIES: Inhabitants of a Midlands town reading the Ministry of Information notices. These give the actual facts concerning raids and thus dispel rumours THE C OUT WHICH IS THE NERVE-CENTRE OF A RAILWAY: This ig narrow dug-out, 6 ft. under ...

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