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HOW AIRCRAFT and SUBMARINE CO-OPERATE: The Methods which the Germans have been Adopting in Their Attacks on ..

... HOW AIRCRAFT and SUBMARINE CO-OPERATE The Methods which the Germans have been Adopting in Their Attacks on British Shipping in the Atlantic THERE is no doubt that a considerable measure of the success of the Axis campaign against merchant shipping in the Atlantic is due to the careful co-operation between their submarines and long-distance aircraft--co-operation which has been regarded as ...

Published: Saturday 15 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1159 | Page: Page 28, 29 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

THE DANUBE IS NOW A GERMAN RIVER

... The Danube is Now a German River Its Importance to Germany is Paramount, Now More than Ever TEMPORARILY, the River Danube pro vides the south boundary of the new German Empire, as once it was the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, for, except where it enters and leaves Yugoslavia, Strauss's Blue Danube is now a German river. That apart, the Danube is the most important river in Europe, ...

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... Mr. Winant, the new U.S. Ambassador to Britain, arrived in this country on Saturday, and was greeted at Bristol by the Duke of Kent. At the end of his tram journey he was met at the station by the King -the first time in history that an Ambassador has been met in this fashion by a British reigning monarch. Later, Mr. Winant was presented to the Queen, and also met the +w-> Princesses. The new ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 267 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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... THE BRITISH GOVERNOR OF CYRENAICA TAKES OVER HIS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR HENRY MAITLAND WILSON WITH THE NATIVE HEADMEN OF A VILLAGE IN LIBYA Qf all the theatres of war, Africa has swiftly repaid Britain for her foresight and drive with the conquest of Cyrenaica by Wavell's Army of the Nile, the whole of Mussolini's most fruitful colony has fallen under British control. To ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 194 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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... 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 ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 322 | Page: Page 6, 7 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THESE ARE OUR OWN INVASION BARGES

... Which Carried British Troops Ashore During the Raid on the Lofoten Islands on March 4. This Invasion of Norwegian Territory Caused the Utmost Alarm Amongst the German Occupants of that Country I (I7e have been hearing a great deal during VV the past winter concerning Germany's plans lor an Invasion of Britain experts have assured us that such an operation will undoubtedly be undertaken by ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 419 | Page: Page 8, 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

OUR FIGHTING ALLIES--THE POLES: Their Wonderful Record of Achievement Throughout Europe--On Land, At Sea and In ..

... OUR FIGHTING ALLIES-- THE POLES Their Wonderful Record of Achievement Throughout Europe-- On Land, At Sea and In the Air Described by FERDINAND TUOHY IF an Allied medal were struck to-morrow with battle-clasps affixed to its ribbon, the Poles would show the most clasps of all foreigners who have participated in this war. It is arguable if the British could show more. Warsaw would be the first ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2044 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

GUNNERY LESSONS LEARNED IN LIBYA: The Gunhow under Actual Service Conditions

... GUNNERY LESSONS LEARNED IN LIBYA The Gunhow under Actual Service Conditions ARTILLERY in this war so far has not attracted the same public interest as last time, when the provision of guns and shells was the most spectacular task of the British Government. But the fact should not be overlooked--if only in fair ness to our hard-working gunners themselves-- that all kinds of artillery still ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 825 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Photographs 

ON BOARD KING GEORGE V: A Series of Pictures of Britain's Newest and Biggest Battleship, Showing Details of the ..

... On Board King George V A Series of Pictures of Britain's Newest and Biggest Battleship, Showing Details of the World's Mightiest Fighting Machine THE EXTERIOR OF THE COLOSSAL AFTER-TURRET, WHERE FOUR OF THE TEN 14-IN. GUNS ARE MOUNTED The projection on the right is the armoured end of the range-finder. The thickness of the armour is shown at the angle of the turret and it is thick H.M.S. ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 721 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

The AIR WAR in the BALKANS: --And Other War-time Aviation Subjects

... The AIR WAR in the BALKANS And Other War-time Aviation Subjects by C. G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane THOSE BALKANS.--More trouble in the Balkans this spring, too. One of the curiosities of history is the way in which certain quite small areas seem to accumulate all the wars. From Caesar's Gallic Wars, when one of his Three Parts of Gaul included those quarrelsome folk, the Belgae, down to ...

Published: Saturday 22 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3151 | Page: Page 26, 27 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

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... MISS COWELL CONSULTS HER BOSS John Snagge, B.B.C. Director of Presenta tion. He is at the head of some forty announcers. A famous broadcaster himself, he was one of the first on the staff of the British Broadcasting Corporation ELIZABETH COWELL, HOME ANNOUNCER When the B.B.C. advertised for tw- women announcers for the world's firs- television service, Miss Cowell, togethe with Miss Jasmine ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1941
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 155 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE RAID ON THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS

... British Naval and Military Forces on March 4 carried out a Daring Raid on German-Occupied Territory in Norway; and thus, once again, Demonstrated in Remarkable Manner the Striking Power of Britain. Here is the Full Story, Described and Illustrated in Detail. (With Official Photographs and Special Sphere Drawings and Maps) HOW THE ALLIED FORCES DEALT WITH THE OIL PLANT AT STAMSUND, ON THE ...