... A War Newsletter-- No. xvm 32-34, St. Bride Street, E.C.4 Wednesday, January 3, 1940 BACK TO BUSINESS.-- The Christmas holidays are over and people have gone back to business. The main business of the day is killing human beings and destroying the labour of men's hands. In this business, the flower of youth, women and children and those works of men which are wrought for the welfare of ...

... ALL ABOUT THE SUf A D I K I |Z Quesfions Everyone is Asking lAAiXII NL and Ihe Answers 1 What is a Submarine and what Purposes Does it Serve 7 A submarine is a vessel which can, at will, submerge itself below the surface of the water and navigate either in such a condition or on the surface. The ability of submarines to conceal themselves beneath the water gives them obvious advantages over ...

... Six Thousand Separate Parts Go to the Making of One Torpedo From Start to Finish Its Manufacture Takes Several Months --SPECIAL TORPEDO SECTION AVENUES OF TORPEDO HEADS BEING ASSEMBLED IN A TORPEDO FACTORY This series of pictures is planned to show as nearly as possible the parts of a torpedo as seen under construction, starting from the explosive head. The series continues on page 24) 4. the ...

... GIRL WORKERS ENGAGED IN A FINAL EXAMINATION OF A BARRAGE BALLOON Concentrating entirely on the production of barrage by mass production with a staff of 400 operatives, balloons, a factory has recently been opened some- The material from which the big envelope is made where in England, and, working at full pressure for is a two-ply rubber-proofed cotton. The silky appear- twenty-four hours a ...

... I Wkat0^ev tyv ubdt* j may ycnlve full of swKtlc* if cteoA t Uistie Tough times like these hit us all alike-- high and humble, young and old. Yet while some people are calm and cheery --how many are feeling low and care worn? Why? Poisons in the system are their trouble and these poisons are an added enemy just now. Get rid of them. Keep your bloodstream running clear and strong, your nerves ...

... THE FINNISH COMMANDER OF THE PETSAMO DISTRICT, GENERAL WALLENIUS, VISITS THE CENTRAL AREA OF FIGHTING He is here seen talking to captured Russian soldier with a Finnish officer standing in the background. A number of the pictures we have received from this area of winter darkness are taken i bv flashlight FUR-CAPPED FOREIGN JOURNALISTS INTERVIEW A RUSSIAN PRISONER IN THE FOREST AREA ...

... Up to the Present We Have Neither Undertaken J\[or Undergone Any Large-scale Attack by Land, Sea or Air. What of the Future The Strategy of the War XV.) By GENERAL SIR CHARLES HARINGTON, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O., D.C.L. A LOT has happened since my last article. First and foremost we have got over Christmas and into the New Year. Whilst wishing that all would enjoy it (and especially, those who ...

... -SPECIAL SUBMARINE SECTION WATCHING AN ENEMY VESSEL THROUGH THE PERISCOPE LENS, SHOWING THE HANDLES FOR MOVING THE PERISCOPE TUBE Vision through the periscope is often very limited. The splash of waves may wash over the upper lenses, much interfering with vision. The viewing lenses can be turned to any point of the compass by the handles shown here WATCHING THE DEPTH INDICATOR DIAL AS THE SUB ...

... A Visit to the Headquarters of the Ministry of Economic Warfare that Most Potent Weapon of Modern Warfare HOW many Londoners could say off-hand where Houghton Street, W.C.2, is? Even my taxi driver confessed himself puzzled. In fact, it is a narrow street through which very little traffic normally passes, turning off Aldwych, just beyond Kingsway. Yet since September 1, this humble street has ...

... HOW THE GHOST TROOPS |Z INN AMH I-- I IT Pictures in and Around the Fighting Areas Where I II nL/\IML/ I I V^l I I Winter Conditions Are Aiding the Finnish Defence A TABLOID SUMMARY OF THE METHODS EMPLOYED BY THE FINNISH ARMY IN THE FROZEN NORTH. THE gallant resistance put up by Finland has aroused the admiration of the whole world outside certain limited areas. It was realised that if hard ...

... HOW TORPEDOES ARE CONTROLLED Specially Described for The Sphere by Lieut.-Commander Edgar P. Young, R.N. (Ret.) The maintenance of the torpedo at what is called its depth line-- which is determined, of course, by the nature of the target-- is, however, a more difficult operation, firstly because the torpedo can rarely, if ever, be discharged at the exact depth below the surface at which it ...

... Aircraft and Their Part in the Graf Spee Affair With a Note on the Reaction of the R.A.F. to the Women Ferry Pilots Proposal 7 he War in the Air, described by CHARLES G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane) IN spite of the spectacular air fights which the R.A.F. people have had over the North Sea and the Heligoland Bight, one of the most interesting manifestations of air work in war recently has ...