... THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AT BARDIA THE CREW OF A BRITISH TANK BEFORE THE ASSAULT This picture, one of a series of official photographs just arrived in this country from the Western Desert, was taken on Christmas morning in front of Bardia. The men standing before their tank are eating a Christmas pudding made of biscuits, prunes, marmalade and rum. They have been fighting in the desert since the ...

... PREPARING for the CAPTURE of BARDIA Scenes at Solium and Fort Capuzzo, which Fell to British Forces After the Capture of Sidi Barrani, and During the Advance on Bardia and Tobruk AFTER THE FALL OF SOLLUM AN ITALIAN STATION NOW USED BY BRITISH SAILORS AS A SIGNAL BASE It was partly because of the ignorance of what Sea Power means that the Italians have suffered such crushing blows in Libya ...

... The ASSAULT on BARDIA Scenes During the Operations which Culminated in the Fall of this Italian Stronghold on Sunday, January 5 The Libyan stronghold of Bardia fell to the British attackers at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, January 3. It is now known that nearly 45,000 prisoners were taken at Bardia in addition, we captured or destroyed 368 medium guns and field guns 26 heavy anti aircraft guns 68 ...

... GENERAL SMUTS in EAST AFRICA On a Visit to the South African Fighting Forces in Kenya GENERAL JAN SMUTS IN THE FRONT LINE IN EAST AFRICA Not only is he Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs, but also Commander- in-Chief of the South African Forces. He is a very vigorous man of affairs at seventy years of age, and believes in seeing things for himself THE SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER AND ...

... First Pictures of the new Black burn BOTHA I., now in Service with the R.A.F. Official Air Ministry Photographs HThe Blackburn Company which produces the Skua and Roc aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm have now produced a new type of bomber which is actually in service with the R.A.F. It is win-engined aircraft, and has been designed to carry tor -does as well as bombs; 1 undoubtedly prove even itv ...

... THE name corvette was revived in the early days of this war for the ships which were built to replace the Herbaceous Border sloops of the late war, and which have inherited their flower names. When the first were ordered under the pre-war estimates they were described as whalers. Although not as fast as the cruisers or destroyers, the corvettes can do a great deal of their work for a very ...

... - SQUADRON LEADER JOHN NOEL DOWLAND, R.A.F., has been awarded the George Cross for removing bombs from a steamship and from a trawler. The official announcement records that the first bomb, removed in February 1940, was extremely diffi cult to inspect and handle, as it was wedged with its nose penetrating through the main deck. In June he performed a similar duty with the same efficiency and ...

... FIGHTING A SEA-RAIDER WITH A HARPOON ^N ANGLER IN ACTION AGAINST A SHARK. HPHESE striking photo- graphs illustrate a fight against a sea-raider, but they have nothing to do with war, for the opponents are a shark and a woman angler, MRS. JEAN SMYTHE. She is the Ohio skeet- shooting champion, and has recently taken up the sport of shooting shark with a new Swe dish harpoon-gun. This thrilling ...

... MODELS IN FUR AND FEATHERS U THE POSE: ARTISTS AND SUBJECTS I AT THE AN IS' STUDIO. t Taking a look at his own portrait a horse peers over the shoulder of the artist at work. A patient model This old horse's expression is one of extreme resignation and philosophy. I i A perfect model One of the artists making a study of a terrier The students take it in turn to pose for the class for ...

... SWIM -SUITABILITY-- 1906 AND 1941. ere s a modest bathing-girl of 1906, anxiously peering round to see if any indiscreet eye will spy on her as she steps from her bathing-machine. It *s PHYLLIS CALVERT, attired in a spotted wool )fithing-dress, with a tunic skirt and 44 plus fours, in the seaside sequence of Twentieth Century's film version of H. G. W ells' s novel 44 Kipps. For comparison ...

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... ALICE MARBLE WORKS FOR US The lawn tennis star in the auto- ambulance purchased with the 1,350 dollars she raised by a speech to young people in New York. As chairman of the British- American Ambulance Corps Sports Committee she will lead a drive to buy plane ambulances to save R. A. F. flyers shot down in sea. LIEUT. COMMANDER TUNNET The former world heavyweight champion being sworn in by ...