... A WAR NEWSLETTER-No. 79 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i BOGEY! BOGEY!-- I confess that I fully agree with those who declare that, in so far as the present campaign to impress on us the ferocity and imminence of this invasion of Britain tends to exalt the Nazi war leaders into supermen with superhuman powers of destruction--it is a bore and a danger. I believe that the necessity for keeping on the ...

... AFTER just one month's fighting the Union Jack floated from Italian flagstaffs all over the region of Italian Somaliland, from the Kenya frontier to Mogadishu, the capital city. The story of the various actions which have taken place during this stirring month may be traced back to the crossing of the frontier at Liboy on January 24, followed by advances to Haweina on January 27 and the ...

... The CHURCHILL THEORIES of WARFARE The Premier's Oum Ideas on the Art of Waging War, as Expounded in His Oivn Writings, are here Smnmarised By FERDINAND TUOHY THEN surely it is time to consider whether the downfall of your strongest foe cannot be accomplished through the ruin of his weakest ally; and in this connection, a host of political, economic and geographical advantages may arise and ...

... AN ATTACK ON AN ITALIAN FORT BY IMPERIAL FORCES This forr was one of the key points of the town of Derna the infantry taking part can be seen crossing the vital area in front o! the position. Neither the fire of the defenders nor the barbed-wire entanglements erected by the Italians were able to stop the attackers in the final assault MEN OF A MACHINE-GUN BATTALION IN ACTION BEFORE DERNA The ...

... THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME'S AFRICAN EMPIRE In Past Epochs the Roman Empire., in full Glory, Extended along the whole dearth African Coast Its Re-creation was Mussolini's Dream. With the Whole of Cyrenaica Gone this Dream has now Completely Vanished By C. M. FRANZERO Formerly London correspondent of the Giornale d 'Italia) THE rapid defeats of Mussolini's armies in Africa are carrying the ...

... People of Importance in Britain's War Effort IN LONDON FOR TALKS ON LEASING NAVAL BASES Commander H. Biesemier has arrived in London from the United States this American delegate was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during the last war, his duties being to convoy troops across the Atlantic. After serving in battleships and submarines, he studied Law and became the most brilliant lawyer of his ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... WHERE THE GERMANS HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN BULGARIA: A VIEW OF THE FAMOUS RILA MONASTERY, WHERE THE GERMANS ARE BELIEVED TO BE PREPARING THEIR GENERAL HEADQUARTERS To the south-east of Sofia, capital of the country, lies the Rila Monastery, famous throughout the Balkans, which has long been the focus of the Bulgarian church and of Bulgarian nationality. This spot, it is now reported, ...

... THE WAR IN ITALIAN AFRICA The Threefold Advance into Eritrea and the Campaign in Italian Somaliland Descriptions of the Geographical Nature of the Country where the Fighting is Now Taking Place, by A. BEEBT THOMPSON THE threefold advance of our Sudan forces into Eritrea from Gallabat, Kassala, and the Red Sea coast strikes at important objectives which, when taken, will throw the enemy into ...

... The THREAT from JAPAN Their Capabilities as Aeroplane^Makers and as Pilots With Some Further Notes on Parachutists -By C. G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane) AFTER all these years of playing up, not to say sucking up, to Japan, one may perhaps now say what one thinks about the little yellow men without being accused of endangering International Relations. Everybody in all the Services has ...

... LONDON'S BABIES FIND PEACE IN THE COUNTRY-- A NURSE WALKS ACROSS THE PLAYGROUND WITH THE CHILDREN ALL IN GAS-MASKS, TO ACCUSTOM THEM TO THE WEARING OF THEM The first children to leave London under the law which compels parents to evacuate children suffering in any way from shelter life, have arrived at an L.C.C. Residential School near Windsor. The infirmary at the school has a staff of nurses ...