... 'M9Glll^BSnPMDEIBnK>v v Y v--' THE CAPTURE OF TAMATAVE, principal port of Madagascar British troops disembarking on September 18. Warships directed a few shells at the defences before the town surrendered AS EACH TOWN WAS OCCUPIED, meetings of the residents were called and addressed by the Chef de Region, who read out the British Proclamation and appealed for complete co-operation APPROACHING ...

... THE GOOD WORK OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN SUPPORT OF THE LAND OPERATIONS OF THE EIGHTH ARMY IN EGYPT. Hitting at enemy supp ships bound for North Africa off the Sardinian coast a British submarine torpedoes an Italian destroyer and an armed merchant cruiser whilst the were convoying supplies for Rommel's forces (see notes at right)- -Drawing by Montague Dawson CUTTING OFF ...

... 'a, m, auA OUEENS Highland Queen GRAND LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY The spirit of the Regiment is based on pride in its past achievements and intense loyalty to tradition. The same character distinguishes Highland Queen Grand Liqueur, wherein are blended choice fine- flavoured whiskies which make this outstandingly fine product most fitting for discerning palates. MACDONALD MUIR, LTD., LEITH, ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER --No. 166 x, New Oxford Street, W.C.i Mrs. Roosevelt- --I take my hat off to Mrs. Roosevelt. No doubt at all, I am a man of middle age, not remarkable for initiative, nor likely to qualify for a medal for gallantry-- a man, perhaps, who has not reformed his character to meet the conditions of total war up to the average standard 'of resolution and modernity of his ...

... The SMASHING RAID by the R.A.F. on the FRENCH KRUPPS British Official Pictures of the Bomb Damage at Le Creusot After the Daylight Raid by Ninety-fcur Lancasters on the Evening of October 17. In All Cases the Majority of the Damage was Caused by High-Explosive Bombs THE RESULT OF THE ATTACK ON THE BREUIL STEELWORKS, PART OF THE LE CREUSOT PLANT. The whole attack, it will be remembered, only ...

... Spot Bombing by Day and Area Bombing by Night Compared by LEONARD R. GRIBBLE DEVELOPMENTS in the R.A.F.'s air offensive of the past days have proved with little room for doubt that bombing in daylight with a formation of heavy, speedy aircraft, well able to answer the challenge of enemy fighters, is more directly effective than night bombing. The object-lessons provided by the Lancasters that ...

... NEW CANDIDATES FOR THE LATE ARRIVALS CLUB An incident on the way back after a forced landing in the desert. The six members of the crew of a Wellington decide to round up enemy transport to take them back to the British lines- -Drawing by F.. Byatt HThe latest Royal Air Force crew to walk back covered over 350 miles of enemy territory to rejoin their squadron after an absence of thirty days. ...

... SAITHE, SAITHE Or, Have You the Megrims? A Discourse on the New Fish and How to Eat Them By CHARLES GRAVES IT is just a month since the new Fish Distribution Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Food, and many of you will already have found new kinds of fish at the fish monger's-- some with strange names and even stranger appearances. Actually, you have eaten most, if not all, of them ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER-No. 168 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Radiant Dawn.-- In the radiant dawn which comes at last after the longest, darkest night we have known, he is a remarkable man who dares not rejoice and sing, a very sick man who does not think sanely, clearly and serenely again. It is a positive duty tor eacn 01 us calmly and thankfully to assess the possibilities of the mifaculous ...

... THE BIGGEST SEA-BORNE FXPFHITION IN HISTORY The Landing of the U.S. and British Forces in North Africa A Series of Official Photographs Showing How the Troops Were Put Ashore, and How They Immediately Occupied Their Strategic Objectives (See also following pages On this and the following pages we publish a series of official pictures taken during the U.S. and British landings on the North ...

... directed by an officer standing on the turret they can, and have, shot up, hit and destroyed enemy tanks before they knew what had hit 'em.' Five days after the battle had opened, a single squadron of Shermans, manoeuvring near the Miteiriya ridge, destroyed 16 German tanks in less than half an hour, without receiving a single shot in return. This was, indeed, irresistible warfare. From a ...

... UP till three weeks ago, Sunday, November 8, North Africa and Southern France had ex perienced no fighting, the only warfare taking place upon the sea when British convoys to Malta were attacked by Italy's naval and air force. Suddenly the scene changed with the landing of American troops. oo complete was the initial success ot the Allies the safe arrival of the great armada, some 350 warships ...