... THE DAYLIGHT ATTACKS OF THE R.A.F. A WONDERFUL IMPRESSION OF THE DEVASTATING RAID ON SHIPPING AT ROTTERDAM ON JULY 16. ACTUALLY TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT r\n this day, Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command, R.A.F., carried out a daring low-level attack upon a large concentration of German shipping in the Rotterdam Docks. As a result of the raid, seventeen ships, of an ...

... PREPARING FOR THE ATTACK WHICH FORCED THE GERMANS TO DISCLOSE THEIR REAL STRENGTH AROUND TOBRUK British troops advancing towards Hellfire Pass in the Solium area It was recently reported that British troops in the Western Desert had made a surprise penetration into the enemy's position as far as much-battered Fort Capuzzo. In order to stem the British forward movement German reinforce ments ...

... The R.A.F.'s DAYLIGHT RAID on ROTTERDAM Carried Out by Blenheim Aircraft of the Bomber Command, the Raid Resulted in the Destruction of 100,000 Tons of German Shipping IN THE STREETS OF ROTTERDAM Dutch civilians gaze up without fear as the Blenheims roar over the housetops in Y formation for their concentrated attack on the nearby docks and German shipping ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE ...

... THE PROBLEM OF GERMANY'S SUPPLY LINES And How They Will Be Affected by the Present Campaign in Russia GERMANY'S VITAL LIFE-LINES, Described by ROBERT FINCH IN his attack upon Russia Hitler has set himself a task which defeated a far greater war lord than he. Will he succeed where Napoleon failed? tor the first time in its career of blood and blitzkrieg the German war machine finds itself ...

... SIGNALS- The Methods Employed in the Royal Navy EFFICIENT signalling is regarded as a very major consideration in naval work nowadays. Every single facet of naval warfare demands perfect signalling and communications. So the communica tions branches ol the JNavy are of prime importance and are worked up to a very high pitch of efficiency. They are divided into two sections the wireless side, ...

... The BEAUFORT WHICH TOR PEDOED a POCKET BATTLESHIP phese pictures show the four members of the crew of the Beaufort torpedo-bomber which recently successfully torpedoed a German battleship off the coast of Norway. The pilot, Flight Sergeant R. H. Loveitt, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for the exploit his colleagues (also seen in the pictures reproduced here) include the ...

... Other Things Than War The Stately Homes of England With Notes on Library ^Wastage, and on Racing Men in Wartime PACKWOOD AND THE NATIONAL TRUST.-- One more stately home of England has gone the way which, we must wish them to go, now that they can no longer be kept up as family homes. Packwood House, Warwickshire, has been handed over to the National Trust by Mr. Baron Ash with its 100 acres ...

... T ONDON TRANSPORT engineers are organised J--' to deal with any type of bomb damage. Gangs are ready to begin work at any hour of the day or night and dumps of specially selected material are available at key points, so that passenger services may be restored at the earliest possible moment. These four pictures show how the engineers repaired a large hole made in an Underground railway tunnel ...

... IT has been definitely stated by the American Government that they are not seeking bases in Portuguese possessions, for Portugal is taking special measures to protect her territory and is sending a steady stream of ships carrying best troops. At the same time, it is obvious that le U.S. naval patrols will work down iwards the Azores, almost due south the West Coast of Iceland and about 750 ...

... THE ISLANDS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC Which Figure Largely in all Schemes of Defence by the United States GUANTANAMO BAY, IN CUBA, A NAVAL STATION TAKEN OVER BY THE U.S. IN 1901 The United States has always exercised a great influence over Cuba, and in 1901 she established a Naval Station at Guantanamo. Since then she has maintained a coaling station there, hospital ships and a number of torpedo ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 99 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Allies Have a Turn. --In the ding-dong of war we had in July to date the best of the round. Don't let us lower our guard. There are plenty of hard knocks to come to us, though I believe the K.O. on us has gone out in everybody's betting. Russian results have been throughout obscure. It is impossible with the best will in the world to ...

... THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN CARRY ON The Wonderful Repair Work Performed After Air Raids Described and illustrated by Roland Davies EVER since bombing was begun by the enemy on a big scale over Britain, the interruption of our transport system has been one of his objectives. Naturally, the railways have come in for a good deal of attention under this heading; and numerous bomb craters scarring the ...