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GIFTS WE MAKE TO THE GERMAN INTELLIGENCE STAFFS: Some of the Vital Information which we Gratuitously and ..

... mc-rc WF MAKE TO THE GERMAN INTELLIGENCE STAFFS Some of the Vital Information which we Gratuitously and Needlessly Present to the Enemy and thus Acquaint Him with Our Intentions and Methods during Coming Operations By FERDINAND TUOHY THERE is no harm in periodically reminding ourselves that somewhere across the Channel there continues to exist a West Front Headquarters, at which a Nazi General ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1919 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

THREE MONTHS OF JAPANESE WARFARE

... OOZ How the Enemy has Swept Through the Whole of the South-West Pacific-- -Described by ROBERT FINCH WITHIN three months, the Japanese have become masters of the south west Pacific, and conquerors of vast rich territories in south-east Asia and the East Indies. They chose their time well: their first blows were treacherous, sudden and successful; they sent huge and heavily- protected convoys ...

WAR PROPAGANDA by RADIO

... Broadcasting is the Only New Weapon of this War, and its Use Has Been Fully Exploited by all the Axis Countries. Now it is Becoming Our Opportunity of Letting the Enslaved Countries and the Enemy) Know the Exact Truth By CHARLES GRAVES THE sum of £1,300,000 voted for Empire and foreign broadcasting has come very late in the war. Let us hope that it is not too late. Broad casting is the only ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1824 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Photographs 

REPAIRING PLANES IN THE DESERT

... Repairing Planes in the Desert The job of the Repair and Salvage Units of the R.A.F. in the Middle East is to locate crashed aircraft in the wastes of the Western Desert and to bring them back to the base, where, in a short time, the least twisted wrecks are transformed back into fighting machines. The task is a hard one skilled officers and airmen who are engaged on this important duty are as ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 563 | Page: Page 28, 29 | Tags: Photographs 

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... Swordfish Hero's Mother Receives Her Son's V.C. Wearing the shamrock oi' St. Patrick, Mrs. Esmondc was accompanied by two of her sons, Pilot Officer Owen Esmondc and Captain Patrick Esmonde, when she went to Buckingham Palace to receive the V.C. awarded to her son, Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmondc, D.S.O., who 44 cool and resolute, serenely challenging hopeless odds Hew, undismayed, over ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 168 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Schubert in Blossom Time: Richard Tauber Sings Again in London, and Diana Napier Drives for the Polish Forces

... Schubert in 66 Blossom Time Richard Tauber Sings Again in London, and Diana Napier Drives for the Polish Forces Ten years ago last May Richard Tauber took London by storm in Land of Smiles. Last week be made a welcome return to the West End as Schubert in Blossom Time at the Lyric Theatre. Born at Linz in Austria, the world-famous tenor started his career as a conductor, and first appeared on ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 294 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

DEBENHAM & FREEBODY

... oebex^ m fRttBO0''-* v(prs\00 .v>arm'^9 t t\ne *Si-- WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W.I LANgham 4444 (Debenhams Ltd.) ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 16 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Photographs 

AIR VICE-MARSHAL THE DUKE OF KENT

... AIR VICE MARSHAL THE DUKE OF KENT. This jnost recent portrait of H.R.H. THE DUKE OF KENT, youngest brother of H.M. the King, was taken about a month ago. His Royal Highness recently recovered from a bad cold is continuing his tour of Royal Air Force establish ments and factories up and dotvn the country. An official announcement was made last week to the effect that H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 87 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE G.O.C. BURMA AND HIS FAMILY

... . GENERAL the HON. SIR HAROLD ALEXANDER, K.C.B., C.S.I. D.S.O., M.C General Officer Commanding Burma is here posed with his wife, LADY MARGARET ALEXANDER, second daughter of the fifth Earl of Lucan, and their elder son, SHANE WILLIAM DESMOND, and their daughter, ROSE MAUREEN. General Alexander, who took over the command in Burma from Lieut. -General Hatton on March 5, is a distinguished ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 142 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

'SWEEPS' OUR SPECIALITY... BOMBS TO ORDER

... 'SWEEPS' OUR SPECIALITY BOMBS TO ORDER. rT1HE Royal Air Force is constantly active by day and by night and now that spring is signalled, and better weather is to be expected, its programme of offensive raids and sweeps is expanding daily. Not long ago Fighter Command had one of its most successful days for several weeks when ten Messcr- schmitt 109's were destroyed without loss to the ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 244 | Page: Page 14, 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

HAPPY LANDING-- BY PARACHUTE

... . These spirited drawings of a POLISH PARACHUTIST by 2nd Lieut. S. Kowulczewski give a vivid impression of a landing by parachute, and illustrate the high degree of skill and strength necessary to come safely down to earth, control the parachute, and get out of the harness. They are on view in the Polish section of the London District Forces Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. This ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 179 | Page: Page 16 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WHEN SLANGUAGE PROFESSOR MEETS STRIP-TEASE CHARMER!

... T ALL OF FIRE is a J-J glorious piece of fooling. Eight Professors arc working on a new Encyclopaedia. They live and work at the Tottcu Founda tion, New York, and it *8 only when a friendly garbage man gives them a demonstration in up-to-date phraseology that they realise that their article on Slang is out of date. Potts proceeds to investigate in night-clubs and sporting centres. He meets ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 277 | Page: Page 20 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs