... The Defence of Singapore Island Which Began on the Night of Friday, January 30, 1942 After fifty-five days of delaying actions fought through jungle, rubber plantations, rice fields, and swamps, British and imperial forces retired across the Johore Strait, last week-end, the enemy making little effort to interfere with this operation. These actions gave time to the defence forces centred on ...

... i AMERICAN OFFICERS ALREADY IN GREAT BRITAIN stretch across to greet the newcomers as the transport draws in to the quayside of the Northern Ireland port Qn Monday, January 26, the first American troops to land on British soil since the last war arrived at a port in Northern Ireland. The men number several thousands and belong to an Infantry Division the first of a number of American ...

... THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SECOND BATTLE OF LIBYA The Extraordinary Adventures of General Rommel THE record of General Rommel's movements since the day on which he determined to flee westwards from Marmarica throughout the whole length of Cyrenaica is so extraordinary that it becomes necessary to examine the adventures of his Forces in detail. By this means only can we gain some clear idea of ...

... New Guinea, Now Threatened by the Japanese, as a Stepping- Stone to the Australian Continent By ROBERT FINCH THE Equator to-day has more than its ordinary sig nificance in the Western Pacific, for it is the line of division between the island outposts of the British Empire and Japan. North of it lie the Carolines, the Marshalls and the Marianas, which, in total disregard of the C-class ...

... Many details of the wonderful new Stirling bomber have just been revealed. This is the aircraft, it will be recalled, which has been figuring so largely of late in Air Ministry communiques detailing our raids over Germany and Occupied France. The Stirling, as now being produced, is the heaviest aircraft in service in any part of the world. With its fully-loaded weight of over 30 tons, it can ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 127 9 x, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. A Vote and Note of Confidence.-- The great debate which ended in a vote of confidence in Mr. Churchill-- no, in Mr. Churchill's Government-- is ancient history now. The critics of the Government were like March. They came in like a lion, and went out into the lobby like a lamb. I hose who most truculently declared their intention to ...

... INDIAN TROOPS OF THE BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES, setting off in lorries to meet the Japanese. This picture was taken in the jungle when our forces were holding up the enemy's advance A LINE OF ARMOURED CARS READY TO MOVE OFF Ultimately, these vehicles were sent into the jungle north of Singapore Island to contest the lananese advance down the Peninsula THE HEAVY FLOODS ON THE PENINSULA A convoy ...

... FIRST PICTURES OF THE REFUGEES FROM PENANG The scene at Ipoh Station, in Perak, as the British refugees arrived en route to Singapore. Local residents provided the newcomers with refreshments, before them selves being compelled to evacuate their homes before the advancing |apanese AT IPOH STATION A British woman, en route for Singapore, with her baby and all her worldly possessions BRITISH ...

... TWO VITAL LESSONS FROM LIBYA Infantry for Attacks on Artillery; and Artillery Support for the Tanks In discussing some of the lessons of the Libyan campaign, a special correspondent of The Times, writing from Cairo, had many illuminating comments to make. Two of the chief are illustrated by our artist here The first shows the method evolved under active service conditions for attacking guns in ...

... THREE INDOMITABLE INDIAN SOLDIERS IN MALAYA Three Indians, dressed in civilian clothes, have been escorted to the Intelligence officer of a British unit in Malaya (on left). After inter rogation, he discovered that they were Dogras serving in a Punjab regiment. They escaped capture by the Japanese at Alor Star and, after receiving clothes from friendly natives, they went on foot to Penang, ...

... A MINETHROWER CREW OF THE RED ARMY advancing to a new position at the front Russians are at home in the deep snow; the cold affects them far less than it does their enemy A RECONNOITRING PARTY OF RUSSIAN INFANTRY MEN, equipped with skis and rifles, camouflage cloaks, hoods and gloves A GROUP OF DEJECTED PRISONERS ON THE MOSCOW FRONT These German soldiers were taken by Soviet troops in a ...

... WAIFS STRAYS SOCIETY WAIFS STRAYS SOCIETY JOEL STREET, PINNER, MIDDLESEX Rnnkprs Rnrrlnvs I tH The WAR and HOMELESS CHILDREN 4 CHILDREN RECEIVED EVERY DAY I ,9 66 TAKEN FROM DANGER AREAS INTO 78 SPECIAL WAR NURSERIES 4,958 CHILDREN RECEIVED SINCE WAR BEGAN 6,255 CHILDREN NOW F\ in our care Where do we go now ...