... The DRAMATIC SEIZURE of SPITZBERGEN A Series of British Official Pictures SPITZBERGEN ABLAZE AS THE CANADIAN TROOPS LEFT The burning coal dumps as seen from the air after 150,000 tons were burnt to prevent the Germans us ig it. Everything of value to the enemy's war effort was destroyed, and fires were blazing long after the Canadians had sailed away for Britain A BRITISH DESTROYER ALONGSIDE A ...

... Once Again Figuring in the News from Iran, this Road was the Scene of Extra ordinary Exploits by Dunsterforce in 1918 THE Hamadan Road, along which the British forces now occupying certain parts of Iran advanced, was the scene of one of the most remarkable episodes during the latter part of the Great War 1914-18. Towards the end of 1917, a number of officers, carefully selected for various ...

... The Bristles and Bumps How the Fighting Aircraft of the R.A.F. are being Developed Under Actual Wartime Conditions By LEONARD R. GRIBBLE ON an aerodrome somewhere in England three veterans of the Battle of Britain stood surveying one of the latest Spitfires after return from a successful Channel sweep. You can't deny, said one, with a touch of wist- fulness in his tone, that we 're losing ...

... THE NON-INVASION COAST A Tour of Inspection of the Blackpool-- Lake District Hinterland; and a Description of the Conditions Prevailing in the Isle of Man in Wartime By FERDINAND TUOHY THE invasion (or prohibited) coast seems to extend the whole way round the United Kingdom from the Clyde to South Wales via Caithness. Far be it from me to infer that North Wales, the Blackpool region, Lakeland ...

... THE STRUCTURE OF SOVIET RUSSIA The First Federation of Working-class States the World has Known Described by H. J. SHEPSTONE RUSSIA claims that her people are the freest in the world. That the masses of her people are in full agreement with Government policy and are ready and even anxious to co-operate with the wishes of the authorities cannot be denied. When the Revo lution broke out, some 75 ...

... Russia's Second Line of Industrial Defence By ROBERT FINCH THE Russians have never trusted the Germans. They have long realised the peril of attack from the west. Years ago they began to develop centres of heavy industries, not only in the Urals, but also in Siberia much farther east, in regions where accessibility of raw materials and fuel provides the essential conditions. Towns SDrane ud ...

... Ceventy tanks were put out of action the phrase occurs in a communique of some days ago. It is a modest number com pared with the description of some tank con flicts in the Russo-German battle area. The official communique leaves it at that the tanks were put out of action We endeavour to give the reader as much assistance as is possible at the moment in showing how this has been achieved. A ...

... The BRITISH and RUSSIAN ENTRY into IRAN The Railways and Roads of the Country Described by W. ROBERT FORAN THE Russo-British advance into Iran has averted a serious Nazi coup d'état in that country. Strategical advantages of great value to Russia and Britain will accrue by establishing wartime control over that part of Iran situated between Iraq, Turkey, Soviet Transcaucasia and the Caspian ...

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... DEFENDERS OF THEIR HOMES IN RUSSIA A band of Cossack volunteers in action again the Germans The Cossacks were ever a free and independent people. In the present war against the ordes of invaders many of these fine fighting men are serving with Marshal Budenny's Army in the U -aine. Many others have joined the Popular Volunteer Force and are serving in various capacities at the frc and to the ...

... DAMAGED BOMBERS are MADE to FLY AGAIN: STRIPPED OF ITS WINGS AND ENGINES, A WELLINGTON FUSELAGE ARRIVES AT THE DEPOT FOR REPAIR This portion of the aircraft is handled as one whole unit SECTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE BEING REPAIRED: A picture which demonstrates the unique Geodetic (or basket-work) construction of the Wellington bomber Dombers may be damaged during raids, or on other occasions, but ...

... ON July 19 Moscow staged an elaborate air-raid test-- guns, planes and search lights being brought into action. Two nights later the city experienced its first real raid from German bombers. It was calculated that some 200 planes were employed in the raid, but only a few aircraft succeeded in penetrating the ten or twelve rings of A. -A. gun batteries which are stated to surround the city. The ...