... NEW PICTURES FROM RUSSIA Warfare by Balloon, Tank, Pontoon, and Parachute SOVIET BALLOON OBSERVERS DIRECT ARTILLERY FIRE ON THE ENEMY The use of captive balloons has been extremely limited, but on certain static sections of the Russian front our Allies have been employing them for correcting the fire of Red Army batteries THE CREW OF A RUSSIAN ARMOURED TRAIN lined up in front of it before ...

... THE SCENE OF BATTLE IN EGYPT: Recent Official Pictures from the Alamein Froi FIRE IS THE CURSE OF THE DESERT A burning vehicle gives away valuable information to the enemy, and usually results in further bombing and more trouijt The desert fire-fighters have to get to work at once on any vehicle set on fire here the driver of an armoured car is shovelling sand on to tyres whid have been set ...

... When the Americans Occupy their 150 Airfields in Britain, the Joint Bombing of Germany Will Become a Terrifying Thing. If the U.S. Air Forces Pursue Their Intention of Coventrating Enemy Towns and Industries there are Plenty of First-class Targets in the Reich, Some of which are Indicated Here By FERDINAND TUOHY AMERICANS prominent in the war effort are visualising this sceptred isle in the ...

... THE WAR BY AIR The Daylight Raid on St. Malo The Mer chant Navy's New Rocket Apparatus (^)ne of the new sur prise weapons being used by the Merchant Navy against attacking enemy aircraft at sea is the rocket gun. The pro jectiles which they launch into the air are definitely not liked by the Luftwaffe They carry up with them long wires supported by parachutes so that they remain in position ...

... THE U.S. COASTGUARD TO THE RESCUE The survivors of a freighter torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlantic coast wave happily as a surf-boat from a coastguard station approaches to take them to safety. Whilst the freighter crew was taken ashore, however, a submarine-chaser was speeding over the adjacent waters in search of the U-boat, as well as to inform coastal points and to ...

... S Once Again to the Forefront of World Politics, Owing to the Attempted Civil Disobedience Plan of the Congress Party A special Sphere section P>o the Congress Party and Mr. Gandhi represent the voice of India asked Mr. Amery, Secretary for India, during his recent broadcast on Indian affairs. It is true that Congress habitually speaks and acts as if that were the case, but it certainly is ...

... INDIA-- A WORLD QUESTION MARK The Forces Operating For and Against the Congress Party By PETER LISCOMB BIGGEST question-mark at the moment, on a world-map dotted with question-marks, is India. What will be the effect of the Congress resolution? How much of India does Congress represent? Will civil disobedience disrupt our military preparations and war production in India? Will Japan invade ...

... AWAY FROM THESE WARS. Memories and Thoughts of the Years Between A Fortnightly Causerie By J. G. A NEW series of notes starts in this issue of THE SPHERE upon this page. I have filled it since the present war began. Another page, under another alias, I have filled for a much longer time-- 1 hope for not too long a time! I shall not waste much anxiety upon the opening night of this new series. ...

... A TELLING PICTURE FROM THE RUSSIAN BATTLE-FRONT RUSSIAN FARMERS, DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE GERMAN ADVANCE, NOW HUDDLE IN CRUDE DUG-OUTS ON THE PLAINS, SEVERAL FAMILIES SHELTERING IN EACH rreat tracts of territory have had to be surrendered to the Germans on the Eastern Front although not much reference has been made to the subject, the civilian population of our Soviet ally ...

... centre, round Ruweisat, and the southern flank of the front. The best way of taking ridges, in any type of war, is by getting round them as far as possible and then creeping up in fairly open line. A column trying to mount a ridge like Roman road- builders would suffer great casualties. So men advanced in the 1914-18 fashion again. In that rather abortive minor offensive of the last week of ...

... I THE BALLET GOES TO AN EAST END PARK A great welcome has been given to the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, who have been giving special Holidays at Home performances in Victoria Park, Bethnal Green. First-class ballets have been presented to packed houses at a charge of sixpence each. Eager not to miss a single moment, these youngsters have taken their seats in the gangway for a performance of ...

... One of the Most Remarkable Air Adventures of the War The Story of a Bomber Crew Who Were Marooned for Forty-five Days An aircraft crew of the R.A.F. Ferry Command, who were missing for forty-five days, have just been brought back from Greenland in a United States Navy flying-boat. The flight, disappearance and rescue comprise one of the most remarkable air adventures of the war. The crew, who ...