... THE advance of the Japanese through Central Burma to Mandalay took the form of three main prongs the first up the Irrawaddy valley through Magwe and Yenangyaung the second along the Sittang River and the third through Taunggyi, across the Salween. The last- mentioned was also the means of approach to Lashio at the western end of the famous Burma Road, which can thus no longer function as a ...

... JIM CROWS AFLOAT The Work of the Naval Look-Out Men Described by PERCY STEPHENS THE fact that a ship's company, while at sea, is always said to be on wateh, whether watch on deck or watch below, is no mere empty phrase. It comes from the recognition, bred by long years of experience at sea, that perpetual vigilance is the price of safety. In war, the work of the look-out men is of ...

... What it Has Already Achieved, the Work it is Now Doing, and the Tasks which Lie Ahead. A Complete Review of the Conditions, Methods of Training, and Scope of Duty of Britain's Second Line of Defence Described by CHARLES GRAVES THE Home Guard is two years old this week-end. The last time I wrote about it in THE SPHERE was in the issue of January 3. As you will recall, the House of Commons had ...

... MEMORIES OF FIFTY YEARS- An Experiment in Autobiography-- X By J. G. CANADA.-- On the way over, I quarter-decked before breakfast with Sir Ian Hamilton, who was going out to inspect Imperial forces, and talked well and with animation on every subject under the sun. I woke one morning to find the ship steaming dead slow in a field of mighty icebergs, and I made a friend of my own age. It ...

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... The GREAT NAVAL BATTLE in the CORAL SEA Between the U.S. Navy and a Japanese Fleet Threatening to Invade Australia Special Sphere drawings and diagrams The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought at a point some 150 miles from the Queensland coast, according to reports from Australia. It is considered highly probable that a Jap invasion fleet was on its way to the Commonwealth when it was ...

... A Sober Appraisal of the Present Position of the Axis Junior Partner-- What She has Suffered and What She has Gained in the War So Far, and How She Stands at the Present Moment, Internally and in Relation to Germany and France By FERDINAND TUOHY PROBABLY a number of people are getting a trifle tired of the serial story: Disintegrating Italy, to a further chapter of which we were recently ...

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... FIGHTER PILOTS: AIRMEN FROM AMERICA WHO ARE FLYING WITH THE R.A.F. IN THEIR DAILY SWEEPS OVER OCCUPIED TERRITORY These men are all pilots of the Third American Eagle (Fighter) Squadron with other Allied pilots they have been taking part in the R.A.F. sweeps over Occupied Territory in France and Belgium. One of their latest exploits was to escort Boston bombers in a sweep over Ostend and ...

... CINCE our all-out fighter and day-bomber offensive over Northern France began in earnest, many people have been puzzled by the outcome of these intensive operations, as no single day has yielded big dividends in the shape of great numbers of enemy aircraft shot down even more puzzling have been the days when we have lost more machines than the enemy. But there are good reasons for these ...

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... THE DOGS OF WAR --Mobilised to Play Their Part in the Country's Struggle THE DOGS REGISTER FOR WAR SERVICE Vic puts his name down a call has gone out for more does-- big dogs who can assist in guard duties and message-carrying The Government have asked for the loan of such for the duration of the war and many owners-- harassed by difficulties of getting sufficient feed for their pets, and for ...