... A WAR NEWSLETTER- No. xlix 32-34, St. Bride Street, E.C.4 TWO SIGNIFICANT POINTERS.-- From the uncertainties of war two facts of great significance seem to have emerged clearly. Both may influence to our advantage Hitler's policy in conducting the war against Britain. First, it seems now clear that Hitler himself gives credence (or partial credence) to the statistics presented to him by his ...

... Coastal Command The Work of the R.A.F. with British Convoys THE COASTAL COMMAND ON ESCORT DUTY: Two pictures taken in the North Atlantic with an Ulster Squadron of the R.A.F. Coastal Command. High overhead a relief Anson aircraft takes over the work of escort and circles round the ships to make sure that all is well THE REWARD OF VALOUR Sergeant Gamble receives the Distinguished Flying Medal ...

... WHERE THE ITALIAN FL EET SEEKS THE PROTECTION OF LAND BATTERIES O eproduced on these pages are maps and pictures illustrating a number of points on both the western and eastern coasts of Italy to which its warships are resorting in case of need. Several of them are doubt- less occupied at the present moment. Some of the bases are obviously, from the lie of the surrounding land, stronger than ...

... THE STAFF COLLEGE of THE HOME GUARD The Intensive Course in Defence and Offence which is Now Being Given to Home Guard Volunteers at Osterley Park Described by NOEL THOMPSON THE most amazing feature of the collapse of France was the wonderful stimulus it gave to the idea of Defence. Instead of this country falling a prey to the Terror tactics of Hitler, as it would seem the Germans fully ...

... OLD PANS INTO NEW AEROPLANES How the Transformation from Scrap to Ingots Is Made OLD POTS FOR NEW PLANES In answer to Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for the collection of all aluminium pots and pans, an encouraging response has been made by Chelsea. In a very short while a considerable dump was formed, made up of a most miscellaneous collection of articles SAUCEPANS INTO SPITFIRES-- INTO THE ...

... WATCHING ABYSSINIA FROM THE SUDAN Scenes on the African Rivers Which Are Now Swollen with Seasonal Rains HERDS OF CAMELS ON THE ATBARA RIVER, NOW SWOLLEN AND PREVENTINO ENEMY OPERATIONS: Enemy planes fly over the upper waters of the Atbara see mad on following double page) and try to cut the railway connections of Khartoum. The animal life is singularly undisturbed by these war activities. ...

... FEEDING THE BRITISH NAVY AT SEA A Complex Problem Satisfactorily Solved by the Paymaster Officers Described by FRANK BOWEN THE British Navy to-day, generally speaking, is as well fed as any service in the world, at a cost to the taxpayer of between 1s. 3d. and 1s. 6d. per day according to the price of food, and practically no extra cost at all from the bluejacket's own pocket. Although the ...

... A Brief Escape from THIS War Napoleon and Hitler The Last Phase Putting the Fire Out and Keeping the Home Fires Burning THE LAST INVASION OF ENGLAND.-- Out of curiosity I unearthed some of my researches into the last invasion of England-- that organised by Lazare Hoche in 1797 and carried out by an Irish- American, Colonel Tate, with some 1,200 desperadoes drawn from Paris gaols. This host ...

... KENSINGTON BARRACKS ON A ROMAN SITE: KScrliS It is not generally known that underneath Kensington Barracks there lies a mass of ancient masonry believed to be Roman, of which only a limited explora tion has been possible. Two intractable masses of the Roman work were unearthed and have been preserved so that access to them is possible. A recent visit by a Sphere photographer shows their ...

... from the Sudan River Conditions Which Control the Operations on the Sudan Frontier ON July 13, the Govern ment of the Emperor Haile Selassie was recog nised by the British Government as the lawful Government of Abyssinia, with the promise that inde pendence is to be assured when victory is achieved. The restlessness among the tribes has grown ever since the news that their leader had left his ...

... ALONG THE BURMA-YUNNAN HIGHWAY The 700-mile Route Which Skirts the Eaves of High Asia jphe temporary closing of the Burma- Yunnan route, which for the past year has been the road by which munitions of war have reached China for her continued struggle, has drawn the attention of the world to this remarkable highway. It measures 700 miles, if one includes the 116 miles which connect Lashio ...

... THE INVESTITURE The King Decorates War Heroes at Buckingham Palace, Tuesday, August 6 THE ACCOLADE: The King knights Air Marshal Arthur Barratt, who commanded the R.A.F. in France. He was made a Knight- Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath THE ACCOLADE FOR ADMIRAL H. R. CROOKE The new Knight kneels on a crimson stool with head bared, whilst the King touches him on both ...