... A Diary of Leading Events Since June 1940 1940 June ii Entry of Italy into the war. R.A.F. bombers began opera tions in Libya, East Africa and Abyssinia. June 12 R.A.F. attack Tobruk, heavily damaging old San Giorgio in the harbour. June 14 Fort Capuzzo bombed by R.A.F. June 15-- Cruiser H.M.S. Calypso sunk by Italian submarine. June 17 Four raids by Italian bombers on Malta. June 17 [France ...

... OIL- What It Is, and How It Is Refined into the Fine High-performance Spirit By A. BEEBY THOMPSON TO the ordinary man, a great deal of mystery surrounds the processes that intervene before crude oil as it emerges from the earth can be used for light, fuel, lubricants and other purposes in industry. No one unacquainted with petroleum could be expected to appreciate the intricate problems ...

... BRITISH MALAYA: The Empire's Outpost in the East. Described by HERMIONE BEAUCLERK THE British are notoriously ignorant about their Empire, and even more so about those affiliated countries which contribute so much to the strength of their Empire. But the time is here-- and political events will not lag far behind-- for a consideration of Malaya, that agglomeration of states whose principal ...

... 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 ...

... HOT WEATHER WARFARE Conditions in the Libyan Desert Amidst the Heat and the Sand Described by Major C. S. JARVIS OUR troops operating, in Libya are now experiencing the full blaze of the summer heat, which will continue with slight variations in intensity until the middle of September, when, with the approach of autumn, there will be an appreciable cooling off. The temperature in this desert ...

... ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES at SEA-- H. M.S. Tartar's Wartime Steaming Record THE Tyneside shipbuilders and engineers in Messrs. Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson's Yard share with all hands on board H.M. Flotilla Leader Tartar, of the Tribal class, intense pride in the astounding steaming performance of that ship, which claims to be the first to have completed 100,000 miles at sea since the ...

... WITH HIS UNDERCARRIAGE SHOT AWAY, A BRITISH D.F.C. PILOT COMES IN TO LAND after a daylight sweep over northern France: A Dramatic Picture Taken During a Recent Operation Once again the world is thrilling to the exploits of the R..A.F. After their heavy defeat of the Luftwaffe last autumn during the Battle of Britain, the pilots of the R.A.F. both fighters and bombers are now carrying the war ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 97 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. OUR ENVOY IN MOSCOW.-- The Government has expressed its gratitude to Sir Stafford Cripps for his work in Russia in the past year and the King has rewarded his services. The general public during most of the time of his mission did not envy him, regarded him as a man ploughing the sands and as a man often duped, con stantly cold-shouldered, ...