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... Home Front (j* aracters-- T ese w By Ferdinand Tuohy THE talk had veered to wartime leakages of information in circles that ought to know better, when one of the company slowly expelled from his cigar and observed: All the same, it can't be as bad as it was in the last war. Remember the Repington crowd that used to forgather at luncheon and dinner tables several times a week and discuss ...
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... THE STRUGGLE FOR KEREN A Key Point which May Decide in One Stroke the Fate of the Whole of Eritrea AT the beginning of last month the forces of both sides began gradually to mass their men, artillery and mechanised units in and around Keren, an important Christian and Muslim centre which has grown in size of recent years owing to its popularity as a health resort. The -British Imperial forces ...
... T LI C Pa D A ru I ITC III M n r* n Wonderful New Study from the United States which I t I r\ l\ L M wit J U M rtK Shows the Technique of this Newest Form of Warfare AT THE MOMENT OF LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT: THE CORD WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY PULL OPEN THE PARACHUTE PACK IS HERE CLEARLY SEEN For very obvious reasons no pictures of our own parachute troops can yet be released for publication. ...
... GERMANY MOVES IN THE BALKANS With Rumania Gone, Bulgaria Nearly Gone and Yugoslavia on Her Own, the Situation in the Balkans is Now Serious Under the German Force-Threat KING BORIS OF BULGARIA has had a diffi cult task ever since he ascended the throne, on the abdication of his father. King Ferdinand. His heritage was a country smarting under the loss of territory due to having backed the ...
... OALONIKA the old Thessalonica Leading city k J of Macedonia and the second port of Greece. It is a city of white houses, minarets and towers, enclosed by walls, and built partly up the side of a hill, in the form of an amphitheatre. The Saracens captured it in 904 Venice held it during the Middle Ages, and it passed to the Turks in 1430, remaining in their possession till 1912, when it ...
... THE WHOLE PROVINCE OF CYRENAICA PASSES INTO BRITISH HANDS: THE COMMANDER OF THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT BENGHAZI TAKES OVER THE TOWN FROM THE ITALIAN MAYOR (IN CENTRE), THE BISHOP (ON LEFT), AND OTHER CIVIC AUTHORITIES ywithout a struggle, Benghazi, capital of Cyrenaica, sur- rendered to the victorious forces of General Wavell on February 7. It is stated that Graziani offered no opposition to the ...
... THE AUSTRALIANS IN BENGHAZI The Taking Over of the Capital of Cyrenaica, February 7 With the fall of Benghazi on February 7 the whole of the Province of Italian Cyrenaica passed under British control the Military Governor is, as previously announced, Lieut.-General Sir Maitland Wilson, formerly C.-in-C. in Egypt. We have just received the official pictures published here and on pp. 262-63 of ...
... The OCCUPATION of BENGHAZI, February 7 j The Entry of the Australians to Take Over the Town COLLAPSED LIKE A PACK OF CARDS UNDER THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE R.A.F. THE REMAINS OF THE WATCH TOWER AT BENINA, NEAR BENGHAZI LIB, INHABITANTS READING THE PROCLAMATION POSTED UP BY THE BRITISH AFTER THE OCCUPATION WITNESSED THE ENTRY OF THE FORCE OF OCCUPATION. The passage of the Australians, and take little ...
... A lthough there are various types of small ships in the Navy known officially as Escort Vessels, Patrol Vessels and Convoy Escorts and although the three types vary in design, tonnage and gun-power, all are generically known as Sloopers. They are mostly of about 1,100 tons, rather lighter in fact than destroyers, and of quite a different appearance. Destroyers are of great length for their ...
... The ITALIAN COLONY of LIBYA J\[oiu in Process of Disintegration Through the Rapid Advances of General W avell's Army of the Nile TRIPOLI, CAPITAL OF LIBYA THE HARBOUR FROM THE BRITISH CONSULATE To the right of the Minaret is the Roman Triumphal Arch erected in honour of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along the waterfront to the right of the minaret are the Customs Quay and adjoining warehouses ...
... JT.eiu Facts Concerning Britain's Latest Arm, tuhich Operates from the Air The Training of the Men and the Tactics of Parachute Attach. With Other Subjects of Air Interest By C. G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane) THE WELKIN-PIERCER.-- Some people in this country seem disposed to scoff at Germany's latest weapon, evidently not secret, the Wolkenröntger. I believe that Dr. Röntgen was the ...