... (See also pp. 298-301 of this Issue DAWN OUTSIDE DIEPPE Wednesday, August 19. The Channel was crossed under cover of darkness, and the principal attack was launched at dawn. The naval vessels engaged were protected by a strong air umbrella, which covered the landings and allowed the withdrawal to take place as planned. A feature of the whole raid was the absence of enemy surface craft to ...

... What Happened to the Twenty-eight Fighting Vehicles Landed on the Beaches How They Behaved During the Great Raid And the Possibilities of the Tank in Further Similar Operations Special Sphere Drawings and Notes ONE of the most interesting features of the Dieppe raid was our employment of tanks during the operation. Their landing from special craft at the water's edge, awkward crunching up the ...

... AIR-CONDITIONED TANKS? Methods the Germans May Have Adopted in Libya TRAVELLING at the equivalent of naval action stations, a tank is almost completely battened down. Direct visibility is limited to a few square inches of bullet-proof glass, and direct ventilation to what air can be induced through ventilation louvres on the under side of the tank-- those on the upper deck, so to speak, ...

... CAN MERCHANTMEN DESIGN BE IMPROVED? The Construction of the Tanker and the Freighter Compared 1 1 A considerable number of suggestions have been made from time to time concern ing methods to circumvent torpedo attack on merchantmen. Many of the suggestions such as giant submarines, or vessels lying so low in the water as to be almost awash, and others are not immediately practical but here is ...

... Before and After its Bombing by the R.A.F. in Occupied France Official Air Ministry Photographs The following is a key to the damage done as indicated in the photograph on the right 1. Main shop of nine bays area 3,000 by 130 ft. One hit, and possibly a second. A large area of the roofing has been stripped and part of the west wall shattered. 2. Long building, area 500 by 40 ft. Roof damaged ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER-No. 157 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. Duke of Kent.-- The nation, in all sincerity, shares in the grief which has befallen the Duchess of Kent, Queen Mary and the Royal family by the death, on war duty, of the Duke of Kent. This was a young man of great charm and promise, and, already of fulfilment. there was. indeed, a singular charm about this handsome couple which had ...

... What Jacques Doriot, Most Ardent Turncoat and Collaborationist of Them All, Will Do If and When He Achieves Power. The Career of This Extraordinary Quisling and His Adventures in Russia and Germany are Here Traced in Detail By FERDINAND TUOHY OFFICIAL Washington enjoys special pipe lines of information from both zones in France, and it will not be surprised if Laval shoots his bolt very soon ...

... THE AMERICAN TROOP-CARRYING GLIDER Now in Mass Production in the United States Now that the Americans are in the war, with a will, it is only to be expected that they should press forward with the production of aircraft of all types. Above is one of the first pictures of the U.S. Army Air Force new glider, for carry ing Commando troops wherever they may be needed in the many battle zones in ...

... FREAKS of the DESERT ARTILLERY How Our Gunners Overcame Great Difficulties to Hold Rommel at Bay By DONALD COWIE THAT it was primarily the work of our gunners which halted Rommel's drive towards the Nile Valley now seems certain. Metaphorically digging its heels into the sand at El Alamein, the Royal Regiment-- and this goes also for its Aus tralian, New Zealand and South African branches-- ...

... AWAY FROM THESE WARS. Memories and Thoughts 01 the Years Between --A Fortnightly Causerie By J. G. SPORT IN THE POST-WAR WORLD.-- My heart warmed and my hands responded to a recent appeal by the Duke of Beaufort and Lord Middleton for books on sport to be sent out to prisoners of war. I have for some time been dispersing a small collection of books on sporting subjects, mostly on shooting. Yet ...

... AMERICA STARTS BUILDING CARGO PLANES A Scene on the Production Lines at the Douglas Works Mr. Henry J. Kaiser, the great engineer who has already revolutionised shipbuilding in the United States, is now turning his attention to the construction of cargo-carrying aircraft. But first in the field with big transports is the well- known Douglas Aircraft Company, many of whose aircraft _ J _ -J are ...

... The STRAIN on the LUFTWAFFE An Air Force which is Now Fully Extended in East and in West THE Dieppe raid will have repercussions throughout Europe. It produced a great air battle, and the results of that battle will be felt throughout the entire Luftwaffe, already drawn taut like an elastic-band along the coastline of occupied Europe, down the length of the Mediterranean, along North Africa ...