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BOOKS of t ' he dMy DRAMA OF DUNKIRK Campaign as Soldiers Saw It

... BOOKS of t ' he dMy DRAMA OF DUNKIRK Campaign as Soldiers Saw It MY FIRST WAR . By Captain Sir Basil KETURN VIA DUNKIRK . By Gun Buste THE EPIC OF DUNKIRK . By E . Keble SQUADRONS XJP ! By Noel Monks . ( 12 s Writers may have complained that the weary ...

Published: Thursday 12 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1115 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Royal Armoured Corps Commander Appointed A STAGE IN POLICY WAR AGAINST EVIL HITLER'S BIG MISTAKE CHRISTIANS IN ..

... who has been appointed C .-in-C . -in India . He was in command of the B . E . F : during the last days of the Dunkirk evacuation . Since Dunkirk he has been serving as a corps commander . He commanded a battalion in 1916 at the ago o { 24 , and when he ...

Published: Tuesday 10 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1744 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FRIDAY NIGHT RAIDS Successful Attacks on Air Bases and Ports

... of R . A . F . bombers from nightfall yesterday ( Friday ) until several hours after midnight . ' . The Channel ports of Dunkirk , Calais , and Boulogne were also attacked . Two of our aircraft are missing from these operations . ¦ A later bulletin ...

Published: Monday 09 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WEEK'S SHIPPING LOSSES Seven Vessels ; 41 , 476 Tons MINESWEEPERS ORDERED IN

... and two Allied of 10 , 646 tons . The average weekly losses during the war have been just under 63 , 000 tons , excluding Dunkirk . The Germans , however , again claimed during the week under question to have sunk a total of 82 , 450 tons of merchant shipping ...

Published: Tuesday 24 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ARMS FACTORIES OVERHAUL

... The men sacrificed their official holiday to do the job . • . Machines that had hardly stopped since the speed-up after Dunkirk were overhauled , important replacements were made , arid they were tuned up for 'further efforts in the new year . In the ...

Published: Friday 27 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 326 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

fiAMDIIUNGSTDNE Me ; Queeii ' s Message to I : ^ Scbttisli- Peqplev eENTENARY CELEBRATION PREMIER AT THE PALACE ..

... squadron covered ; the B . E . F . retreat to Dunkirk , and it was , largely his action : which enabled -Fighter Command squadrons to break- up . so many bomber attacks before they could-even reach Dunkirk .. • '' ¦ :, Although no New Year ' s . ' Honours ...

Published: Wednesday 11 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1804 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MR CHURCHILL Review of the War Situation ONLY HALF-ARMED YET TWO GERMAN CONCERNS IN CHICAGO ^ Seizure of ..

... frontier had given the Britsih Army an opportunity at last of showing its quality , he said That victoryand the fighting around Dunkirk , had shown that our troops were fully a match for the enemy , and we had not-the slightest reason to shrink from contact ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 473 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

E ^ -dRcsaching Effect on Railways MUCH RUHR GOAL IMMOBILISED Aiming Bombs the Best Policy ATTACKS ON RHINE TOWNS

... and Mannheim , where explosions and fires were seen . Other targets included a blast furnace plant at Essen and the port of Dunkirk . One of our aircraft is . missing . The R . A . F . had to beat the weather before they were able to bomb important rail ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1479 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE NAVY'S PART

... sea—and General Papagos has declared his-intention of bringing this about—they will have no chance of attempting another Dunkirk ; their fate will be sealed . Not only that , but . command of the Adriatic would enable our naval forces to attack the ports ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 642 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TRANSFORMED ROOM Rich Ornamentation

... in Roman costume . . Nothing is known for certain about it , but it is said to ' have been cast in France and shipped from Dunkirk to Leith . During the process of unloading it fell into the harbour and remained long submerged . It is next heard of as ...

Published: Wednesday 04 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 687 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE FIGHTING FORCES At a time like the present the Fighting Services exercise a profound influence . on the ..

... chroniclenot only of outstanding naval achievements like the Battle of the Plate and- the part played by bhips in the story of Dunkirk , but of the day-to-day work of the Senior Service in the present war . Moreover , the historical and . diplomatic background ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 754 | Page: 4 | Tags: none