... THE KING IN TUNIS MEETS PAULINE BERTOLI, A YOUNG GIRL GUIDE WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE for hiding thirty Allied escaping prisoners jf war whilst the Germans were still in occupation of the city A mongst the many visits paid by the King during his North African and Mediterranean tour was one to the city of Tunis. As he drove in, the citizens had lined the streets to greet ...

... Dusseldorf after the Terrific Raid by the R.A.F. on June II A Panoramic Impression Built-up from Reconnaissance Photographs Imagine an area stretching from Blackfriars in the east to Chelsea in the west, from Hyde Park on the north to the Houses of Parliament on the south: that is the area covered in the above panoramic view of the city of Dusseldorf, where more than 1,000 acres are now known ...

... The long series of naval and air operations designed to exhaust the garrison of Pantellaria began with the establishment of a motor-torpedo-boat patrol off the island on the night of May 11-12. Nightly patrols of destroyers and motor craft were thereafter maintained-- arduous work for the personnel of the smaller craft. On May 13 the first bombardment of the island was carried out by the ...

... WHERE WILL THE NEXT BLOW FALL! Germany's Anxiety Over the Middle East and the Attitude of Turkey On June 15 the frontier between Syria and Turkey was closed, by order of the Middle East Command. Germany appeared apprehensive of this incident, wondering what it might portend. Ever since the Adana Conference last rebruary, when Mr. Churchill met the Turkish President, General Ismet Inonu, and ...

... Where the Fear of Invasion Grows Daily ONE OF THE MANY INDIGNITIES WHICH THE ITALIANS HAVE TO SUFFER. A German Military Commission inspects Italy's defences The supervision of their country by German officers however much it may be welcomed by Mussolini and his Fascist colleagues is greatly resented by the populace throughout the length of Italy. Many people have not hesitated to give ...

... AWAY FROM THESE WARS Memories and Thoughts of the Years Between --A Fortnightly Causerie By J. G. THE Aftermath of Strachey.-- It would be presumptuous of me to add anything to Max Beerbohm's Rede lecture on the writings of Lytton Strachey-- the considered opinions, born after due time, of one of our first literary critics and masters of prose style. Anything I might say would be in the nature ...

... [he Connoisseurs Comment! 8 w- r 55\J THE /to VERMOUTH jl^jj The Connoisseur appreciates 'S instantly the Bouquet of the vAc Genuine choice wines blended Ij5 into this true Vermouth. Here Ln is a choice and healthful aperi- !/s1r tif or with added ingredients p ...

... THE INVASION ARMADA GATHERS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN PORTS. THE AMAZING SCENE IN ONE OF THE HARBOURS AS THE GREAT ALLIED FORCE MASSED FOR THE JOURNEY TO SICILY Some of the men are resting on the beach whilst others board the new-type landing craft FOR months before the actual invasion date, landing craft had been gathering in the North African ports. They nestled in small harbours strung all along ...

... HE ARMADA SETS SAIL The Great Fleet of Invasion Craft Heads for Sicily in the Evening of July 9 po ntbs before July 9 the day on which the invasion armada sailed hips had been gathering in the North African ports. When the gre came, the little ships came out of their harbours and steamed through the Mediterranean towards Sicily vast convoys of them extending for miles, and each ship packed ...

... Htc -w I* 'iW the CANADIANS I -iDE their LANDINGS at PACHINO THE ROADS FROM THE BEACHES ARE LEVELLED FOR THE SCORES OF TRANSPORT COLUMNS FROM BEACH-HEAD TO THE INTERIOR. Bull-dozers were used for this task, and soon the roughly-hewn roads were swarming with vehicles hurrying to meet the enemy. Note in this picture the amazing array of shipping anchored off the Sicilian coast and entirely ...

... The SUSTAINED ATTACK on COLOGNE Heavy Attacks on the Industrial Districts on the East Bank of the Rhine (in foreground) Follow Those on the West Th\ r ...

... THE SPERRY AUTOMATIC COMPUTING GUNSIGHT which is carried in each Fortress. This is a super-adding machine which works out the height, range, speed, etc., of enemy fighters for the air gunners. Deflection, gravity pull, the relative speeds of the two aircraft, are all calculated in the plane by these wonderful mechanical brains A CLOSER VIEW OF THE SPERRY COMPUTER SIGHT, which enables tk ...