... H.M.S. HOWE, ONE OF BRITAIN'S LATEST AND BIGGEST BATTLESHIPS. The newest picture (taken from an aeroplane) to be released of this powerful warship of the King George V. class, showing in particular her terrific forward armament of six 14-in. guns Originally there were to have been five vessels of the King George V. class but one the Prince of Wales was, unfortunately, sunk off Malaya. All the ...

... The above picture, in its own way, is as memorable as some of the striking photographs which were taken above Maleme aerodrome, in Crete, over two years ago. It shows the battered and bombed landing-ground at Milo, on the island of Sicily from here the Axis have been maintaining a shuttle service to North Africa, employing large numbers of Ju.52 troop-carrying aircraft, amongst others. After ...

... The UNCEASING WORK of the MINESWEEPERS In Keeping the Seaways Clear for Warship and Merchantman hav. laid by aircraft during the hours of darkness. These vessels are usually for the frustration of enemy dive-bombers- Drawing by Montague Dawson Is which range from about 600 to 900 tons displacement, with a complement of from 70 to 80 officers and men. The trawlers are usually vessels of from ...

... The WORLD'S WORST FIGHTING TERRAIN The Campaign of the British Forces Against the Japs in the Mayu Peninsula of Burma IT was in the middle of last December that British and Indian troops crossed the frontier into Burma and began an offensive against the Japanese forces situated in the Arakan district. Though it was evident this movement could not mean a major operation for the regaining of ...

... -By Vernon Fane Mrs. Comp ton Mackenzie's Volume of Reminiscences Stephen Gilbert's Enchanting Fantasy Murder in Occupied France De Soto's Expedition to Florida Rural and Industrial Conflict in West Virginia MRS. FAITH COMPTON MACKENZIE has writ ten a further charming volume of reminiscences, with the same erratic feminine disregard for chronology and the same happy sureness of touch. ALWAYS ...

... THE BIG BOMBERS on the Ground Flying Problems are not the only Difficulties with Modern Bombing Aircraft A note by PATRICK HAMILTON WHEN a fully-laden big bomber trundles down the runway, its three landing wheels are supporting a weight equal to four London buses. Of course, long before it reaches its take-off speed of 90 m.p.h. or so, the wings begin to shoulder some of the load. Even so, the ...

... TO GENERAL MONTGOMERY and the Eighth Army in this war belong the credit for having developed night fighting operations on a bold and vigorous scale. A glance at the calendar of the Eighth Army's progress since Alamein demon strates how large a part night attacks have played. The original push from our positions at El Alamein was made at 10 p.m. on October 23, 1942, with a full moon. The ...

... The topcress defence area into which Marshal Rommel retreated after his rapid flight from the Wadi Akarit is strongly bastioned by two big hill masses which, in detail of geological and geographical formation, present features which must add to the difficulties of a very arduous task. The assaulting of such a region, full of deep, sudden valleys between hills densely clothed at their bases but ...

... A large, toy model of the ordinary field gun is how the standard American 37-mm. anti-tank weapon strikes the observer at first. It has every thing-- but in miniature; with some new features which no big gun can possess. Thus, the mechanism is so constructed as to permit the barrel to be swung rapidly through a wide horizontal arc. On arriving at a suitable site, the split trail is pulled ...

... FASHIONS IN FELONY A Visit to the Police Courts, to See the Wartime Procession before the Metropolitan Magistrates. Described by CHARLES GRAVES IN spite of the opportunities afforded by abnormal wartime conditions, the black-out, and a shortage of experienced detectives and police- constables, fewer offences against the law are taking place in 1943 than in peacetime. I have been paying a ...

... W.A.A.F. STAND BY FOR THE RETURN OF THE BOMBERS. This is the crew of a Halifax bomber which had just returned from a big raid on Germany. The airmen taking part in such raids can now go straight from their aircraft to the new Drying Room which has been opened to them on various stations, and which are each under the care of a W.A.A.F. Safety Equipment Assistant. This is the latest method in ...

... Mussolini's Development of the Big Island of Sardinia Before, and Since, the Opening of War. Described by FERDINAND TUOHY CONSIDERING the continuous role Sardinia has played in Europe's war-making since 1936, it is odd that we haven't heard more about this second largest island of the Mediterranean. Sardinia was used as one of the Italian bases for the incursion into the affairs of Spain, ...