... The AMERICAN 60-TON TANK The Problems Met in the Development of this New and Colossal Super-Weapon. Described by Brigadier-General G. M. Barnes (U.S. Army) THE armour carried by the tank makes it possible for the vehicle to live on the battlefield. Naturally, the designer would like to equip his tank with armour of such thickness that it would be impossible for any type of projectile to ...

... The BATTLE of BISCAY Coastal Command's Warfare on the U-Boats In the Bay Special Sphere Drawings and Diagram 'The diagram-drawing on the left has been prepared with the special object of emphasising one important part of the Prime Minister's recent speech to Parliament in which he outlined the new method of employ, ing our big aircraft-carriers in combination for a special object. Referring ...

... I HOV TO CROSS A RIVER BY MEANS OF AN IMPROVISED BRIDGE MADE UP OF ROPES Part of the 'tough training at the Army School of Physical Training. The soldier, it will be observed, s carrying full kit note the clever way in which he has employed wooden pegs to aid his passage and to prevent himself from falling into the water beneath THE EQUIPMENT CARRIED BY A BREN-GUN CARRIER The tools and ...

... BEHIND BRrBED No words can describe the lot of our men who are Prisoners of War-- most have now entered their THIRD YEAR of captivity. Faced with a vastly increased number of prisoners, we: beg readers of THE SPHERE not to forget these men at this time of their greatest need. Please complete and post the form below, Bending what you can-- £5 will send regular parcels and cigarettes for a year. ...

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... A GROUP OF WHIRLWIND PILOTS seen in front of one of their planes as they watch comrades return from a daylight offensive sweep TWO WHIRLWIND FIGHTERS TAKE j OFF Note the four forward guns, and the wheels which are just being retracted A CLOSE-UP OF THE NOSE OF A WHIRLWIND Her engines, being placed in the wings, leave the nose free to mount these four deadly aero-cannons The first demonstration ...

... RANGOON-BURMA ROAD -CALCUTTA Is this the Japanese Strategy in Their Westward Drive NO one has exactly understood the precise Japanese objectives-- that has been our trouble in the Eastern war. But the pattern is now clearer. Let us examine the events in Burma so far. What has the enemy gained to date? Firstly, some fine loot, which ranges from oil-wells producing 200,000,000 gallons, valued at ...

... - M AND ALA Y has just experienced the first touch of war after a period of over half a century of peace under the British Raj. Under her own independent monarchs, Burma was constantly at war with her neighbours, Siam, China and India, but after her conquest by the British in 1887, the land enjoyed peace and increasing prosperity. All Eastern cities are apt to appear to the European visitor as ...

... The Role of the Ministry in the Distribution of Foodstuffs; How the Racketeers Secure their Supplies and Still Operate Within the Law and the Various Methods of Proceeding Against what has Become a Public Scandal An Enquiry by CHARLES GRAVES A STUDY IN CONTRASTS THE new measures against operators in the Black Market have long been demanded by public opinion, and everyone except the racketeers ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 165 i, New Oxford Street, W.i. Christian Smuts.-- He had the welcome which he deserved and we expected. His address to Parliament proved an historic occasion and a fine contribution to war oratory. He put things in their right perspective, with out fear or favour; and the poor old British Empire emerged looking all the better for the advocacy of its best friend and ...

... The Breton Fishermen of the West Country Who are Now Established in One Corner of Cornwall which They Have Made Their Very Own. With a Note on the Nazis' Present Treatment of Brittany in Occupied France By FERDINAND TUOHY SEARCH Europe, and you will have difficulty in finding luckier refugees from Hitler than the Bretons in Cornwall. Not many in number, counting women and children and adopted ...