... THE UNITED STATES ON THE BRINK, Early December 1941 Impressions of a Flying Visit just Before the Devastating Attacks by Japan, which Brushed All the Trivialities and Bright Lights Aside and Brought America Grimly into the War Described by VERNON FANE AT a house on Long Island, quite close to where Walt Whitman lived, I took a glass of wine with a man who had dined in England on the previous ...

... THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE ARK ROYAL: Further Official Pictures HEELING OVER TO STARBOARD AFTER THE TORPEDOING A picture taken by a Catalina aircraft whilst a destroyer was proceeding alongside to take off survivors ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS GO OVER THE SIDE by a rope attached to a gun sponson. There was a destroyer waiting to rescue the men at the other end A NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT WERE LINED UP ON THE ...

... The Submarine of To-day The Slim Lines of the New U.S. Types Compared With Those of the More Bulbous British Vessels On left This submarine was one of two British underwater craft, details of whose performance in icy Arctic waters have just been published. Trident, under the command of Commander G. M. Sladen, D.S.C., sank three enemy ships, left four others so badly damaged that they probably ...

... Heavy Weather for the Convoy Escorts THE LOOK-OUT ON THE GUN DECK Heavy seas are running, but all hands are at their stations and the ship is in fighting trim A HEAVY SEA HAS BROKEN OVER THE GUN DECK The gunners have to retrieve their mats and replace them in their proper position THE GUN DECK AWASH But the gun crew must remain for hours at their posts. Note the rafts lashed ready for use at ...

... The CANADIANS LAND at HONG KONG The First Contingent i Arrives to Help in the Colony's Defence t II t has just been revealed from Ottawa that the first Canadian contingent has landed at Hong Kong, to assist in the defence of the colony, i There are now Scots, Canadians and Indians on the island in addition, it is estimated that there are some 2,000 local volunteers. Every man on the island has ...

... Described and Illustrated by L. ASHWELL WOOD THE British Army is now equipped with the finest guns in the world and their number is increasing day by day, but we have a long way to go to become on a par with our enemies in quantity. Military critics were surprised wnen tnese guns emerged irom the secret list. Their beautiful finish, large over-sized tyres' and delicately designed barrels ...

... An Authoritative Estimate of the Bomber and Fighter Strength of Our Far Eastern Antagonist, and of the Types of Aircraft at Their Disposal VERY great secrecy has always surrounded military and naval matters in Japan, and the Air Arm, which comes under the control of the Army and the Navy, seems to have been afforded a super protection against all inquiring eyes and ears from its inception. ...

... The Special Craft which have Already been Used in Opera tions in Enemy-held Territory A t quite a number ot points the invasion barges illustrated on this page have already been used against the enemy the Lofotens and Spitzbergen amongst them. Now, at various suitable places along the coast, Royal Marines are under going extensive training in these craft. The barges are built of steel, are ...

... THE SINKING OF H.M.S. ARK ROYAL: A DRAMATIC PICTURE TAKEN AS A DESTROYER WENT ALONGSIDE THE STRICKEN AIRCRAFT-CARRIER TO TAKE OFF THE SURVIVORS JUST BEFORE THE TORPEDOED VESSEL SANK The sinking of H.M.S. Ark Royal brings to an end a story of the sea, and of brilliant achievement under the most rigorous wartime conditions. Where action was brewing there was to be found the Ark Royal, playing ...

... BATTLE in the DESERT A Complete and Connected Narrative of the Opening Stages of the Libyan Conflict, Covering the First Week of the Desert Campaign Illustrated with a Special Series of Diagrams and Drawings The complete disposition of the enemy at the opening of the battle >s here indicated. From a point to the east of Solium, down to Sidi Omar, the enemy's line was strongly held. It was to ...

... HOW THE GERMANS WAGE WAR IN THE ATLANTIC: a remarkable picture taken after the deliberate sinking of a British rescue-ship A British rescue-ship was recently proceeding to port A across the Atlantic with her sick-bays crowded with injured survivors from merchant vesseb which had been sunk by U-boats whilst in convoy. Quite deliberately, the ship was attacked by Nazi aircraft, set on fire and ...

... WAR in the PACIFIC Japan Declares War on the United States and Britain and Attacks at Pearl Harbour, Manila, Singapore and Other Points Special Sphere Drawings and Diagrams (See also page 328) Whilst the President was still discussing in Washington the possibilities of peace with the Japanese Am bassador and with Mr. Kurusu, Imperial Headquarters in Tokyo announced on Sunday last that Japan ...