... Other Things Than War Of J.M.B. And of the Luckiest Graftsmen Generally With a Note on Our Private Vaticans J.M.B.-- It is always a question whether the most exhaustive and admirable biography of a well-known public figure, written after his death but during the lifetime of his contemporaries, can ever tell one anything essential of his character which the public do not already know. The ...

... It is believed that in the attacks on Crete, the Nazis are staging a full-dress rehearsal for a probable in\ vasion of Britain if this is so, it makes their present technique of even greater interest. This is how Hitler's invasion tactics have developed up to the present first came the swarms of dive-bombers, which sought out our anti-aircraft positions and hammered them unceasingly then, in ...

... THE ARABS AND THE WAR IN IRAQ An Account of the Present Situation in Arabia With Some Notes on the Arab Tribes By MAJOR C. S. JARVIS THE army rebellion in Iraq against its own Govern ment and against the British forces (which, according to the treaty made with that country have the fullest rights to be there), recalls the fact that this state, then Mesopotamia, contributed during the last war ...

... The MODERN KNIGHT in ARMOUR To Survive in Warfare To-day, Armour-Plating is Essential and All Combatants must Fight from Behind Strong Steel Shields By DONALD COWIE AN outstanding feature of this war has been the increased use of armoured protection, not only for warships-- which monopolised this form of de fence over a long period-- but also for fighting vehicles, guns, aircraft, men. It ...

... Nearly 3,000,000 Tons out of a Total of 4,500,000 German Tonnage and 3,425,000 Italian has been Lost to These Two Enemies Since the War Began By FRANK BOWEN ONE of Germany's pet plans, which appears to have been formulated well before the outbreak of war, is to make herself the world's one great shipping and ship building power. At the present time the people, especially in the big seaport ...

... NOWHERE in Africa, and perhaps in the whole field of the present war, has there been such a spectacular setting for warfare as was provided at Amba Alagi, the scene of the Duke of Aosta's last stand. The cliffs lining the Amba Alagi Pass are fantastically abrupt and the canyons deep and often filled with wreaths of cloud. The Peak itself rises steeply from the roadway through the Pass. The ...

... INSIDE TOBRUK New Australian Official Pictures of the Defence of the Stronghold in the Western Desert WIRE DEFENCES ACROSS THE EL ADEM ROAD This road approaches Tobruk it is strongly guarded by barbed- wire defences and blockhouses. The sentry seen on guard here is Private Earl, who comes from Waverley THE SCENE OF ACTIVITY IN TOBRUK HARBOUR Unloading stores from a transport for the further ...

... The general public impression is that the modern submarine exists solely for under-water attack: this is quite wrong. The latest types of British submarine-- as evidenced by vessels of, say, the Severn class-- can attain a surface speed of 22 knots, as against a submerged speed of less than half. The Severn and her sister, Clyde, were, in point of fact, the first Diesel-driven submarines to ...

... MEN and MORE MEN for the R.A.F. Thousands are Entering for Service with the British Flying Services BRITISH FLYING CADETS NOW IN TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES Taken at the U.S. Civilian Aviation School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, these British flying cadets are being fitted out with American-made caps prior to embarking on a period of training for the R.A.F. under the new scheme just inaugurated ...

... THE AIRCRAFT-CARRIER'S ROLE IN THE WAR The Newest Type of Naval Vessel has Triumphantly Vindicated Itself in the Present Conflict By F. BOWEN BEFORE the outbreak of the present war, there were quite a number of authorities who advo cated the abolition of the aircraft-carrier as being the most expensive naval type, untried in war, and terribly vulnerable to all forms of attack, especially from ...

... THE NAVY PLAYS A GREAT PART IN THE ADVANCE INTO SYRIA British destroyers bombarding French positions and tanks massing for the attack around Sidon, during the advance of our forces towards Beyrout- -Drawing by VV. McDowell Owing to the geographical situation of Syria, the Royal Navy has been able to lend a very big hand in the advance of our forces towards Beyrout along the coastal road. In ...

... AMERICA SETS OUT TO HELP BRI AIN IN :ARNEST A SCENE AT SANTA MONICA With the passage of President Roosevelt's ease- Britain Movement has disappeared. From now on, a and more factories are brought into produc on considerable effort. This picture was taken at Santa Aircraft Company the aircraft are Boston boi ibers. for the Royal Air Force numbers of th; type and-l nd Bill, all effective ...