... It was at the beginning of the second week in December that the great change on the Eastern Front began to manifest itself. Successful Russian attacks and advances coincided with the German decision to retreat under the compulsion of the Russian winter and of the accumulated fatigue both of men and material. The Russian commanders began to attack vigorously their armies turned and, being ...

... THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES UNANIMOUSLY FOR WAR The scene at the Session in which it was unanimously declared that a state of war existed between the United States and Germany and Italy. The vote was 393 to 0 on the German resolution (with one woman Representative from Montana voting Present The President had sent a brief message, which was read by the Clerk. Speaker Sam Rayburn ...

... Who are the Men Who are Going to Lead the Allied Nations During the Coming Months of Liaison and Co-ordination An Appraisal of the Types of Leaders We Now Need By FERDINAND TUOHY IN terms of the human factor, each year of war provides its new arrivals, some thrust upon it, others ardently desired. At this juncture of the last war, after twenty-eight months, we were lucky to get our principal ...

... A Series of Special Sphere Drawings \Y/e have already become familiar with a number a great number of American- built aircraft many types have been in service with the R.A.F. for a long time. But the United States Air Force still possess certain aircraft new to English eyes some of these are indicated in the drawings by Mr. Roland Davies reproduced on this page. The Sky-rocket, for instance, ...

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... 'Phe pictures reproduced on these pages re al! taken on board an escort cruiser whicl sailed with a Convoy of merchantmen some o them Russian heavily laden with supplies and mi rutions for the Red Army. Before setting out, the m rubers of the crew all received an issue of Arctic ctathing, in view of the exceptional conditions which wo uld be encountered en route. The Convoy, escorted by ...

... A Series of Questions which hove been answered by DONALD COW IE (an Authority on Pacific Defence COULD Japan invade Australia? This depends on the outcome of the present operations in the north, but it should be remembered that the distance between the two countries is greater than the span of the North Atlantic Ocean: approximately 3,500 miles separate Tokyo from Cape York. But What About ...

... FROM YUGOSLAVIA Nazis at bay before a non-existent army This remarkable pic ture was taken as rifle-fire was echoing and high explosives were thundering down the Western Morava Valley, as Nazi troops moved against the Serbian guerrillas, timidly and in fear of their lives although there were three divisions of them. Eighty thousand Yugoslav patriots are still fighting in their country, where ...

... I his momemtous declaration was signed by the proper representatives in London of Belgium, Free France, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Norway the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia each of whom pledged his country to exact retribution for the atrocities and bar barities committed by the Nazis and their Axis associates against the civilian populations which they had overrun. Mr. Anthony ...

... Aspects of an Industry COAL FROM NEWCASTLE r t 1HE Poet Laureate, once a sailor before the mast, has immortalised the dirty British coaster with its salt- caked smoke-stack and its cargo of Tyne coal. In the chain of delivery of coal from the pit face to the domestic hearth and factory furnace, not the least hazardous link is the coasting collier. Flonour to our coasting seamen, from whatever ...

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... GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN BY THE RUSSIANS ON THE KALININ FRONT THESE MEN, TAKEN IN THE VILLAGE OF N MIGHT WELL BE THE GROUP SEEN BY MR. ANTHONY EDEN DURING HIS VISIT TO THE FIGHTING LINE AND DESCRIBED BY HIM IN HIS RADIO SPEECH I ast Sunday night, during the course of his broadcast speech, Mr. Anthony Eden described his visit to Russia and his journey to the fighting front. One of the most ...