... THE FLAGSHIP AND THE C.-IN-C. OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET ADMIRAL SIR ANDREW CUNNINGHAM AT THE CEREMONY OF THE HOISTING OF THE COLOURS ON BOARD H.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH The Admiral may be seen, in the right centre of this picture, at the salute as the morning colours are hoisted on board the flagship and the National Anthem is played by the Royal Marines Band. For many months now this famous ...

... 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 ...

... DIVE-BOMBING-- the Big Problem of the Day EVERY single campaign of the present war-- and there have been many, each of which has presented its differing and unique aspects-- has demonstrated one thing: the vital need for air superiority. Without this, an army is naked, its weaknesses exposed to the enemy, and its soldiers subjected to never-ceasing attack from bombers, dive-bombers, fighters ...

... BRING OUT YOUR SCRAP-- NOW! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO IT IN THE MILL A girl factory worker driving a cruck fuli of new cardboard to a barge. Another barge has just arrived filled with scrap-paper to be converted into precious pulp ONE OF THE VITAL TASKS IN WHICH ALL CAN HELP! ...

... The Implications behind the Bombing of Axis-Controlled Workshops in Occupied Territory. Here are Facts and Figures which Tell Plainly of the Methods Pursued by the Nazis in Recruiting for their War Effort in France By FERDINAND TUOHY NOW that the R.A.F. has been given a mandate to bomb factories, mines and plant in Western Europe whose employees, inhabitants of occupied territory, are turning ...

... WARFARE BY MORTAR IN THE JUNGLE How it has been Waged by the Japanese in the Malayan Campaign Touring the campaign in Malaya, and now again in the Burmese fighting, observers have been greatly impressed by the manner in which the Japanese have made use of the mortar. This weapon, which achieved great fame during the trench-fighting of the last war, has now been skilfully adapted by the enemy ...

... NOW IN THE PACIFIC WAR ZONE- AUSTRALIA: And Her Ten Greatest Years By WILLIAM HANNA (A Western Australian now in Englanc) ALL along the waterfront, behind the Customs sheds, you see-- no matter which is your port of arrival in Australia-- names like Elder Smith, Dalgetys, and Goldsborough Mort. They are not just advertisements for somebody's plonk (strong wine), or a new brand of soap. They ...

... THE U.S. ARMY ADOPTS GLIDERS Training Pilots in the New Art in California Qince the outbreak of war, gliding has been greatly developed by the Germans, who have employed this arm with great success in many of their campaigns. The United States has now decided to train Army personnel in this method at picturesquely-named Twenty-Nine Palms, in California, they have inaugurated an Army Aviation ...

... THE RIDDLE OF THE VICHY NAVY Recent Movements by Darlan which appear to Foreshadow Action By PATRICK HAMILTON WHILE Hitler was able to make short work of the French Army and Air Force, Vichy's Navy still survives virtually intact in the sense that most of the pre-war fleet is still afloat and in French ports. This accounts for its present position as the most prominent pawn in the dubious game ...