... ITr IHMVnraHHHBHajW] IPHKaltf W Flying Fortresses of Coastal Command at Their Dispersal Points at One of the New Air Bases in the Islands VAPOUR TRAILS OVER BREMEN, heralding destruction to another Nazi war-target: As these Flying Fortresses stream over the vital German seaport town of Bremen, each exhibits four long vapour trails from its powerful engines. Bremen had become Germany's leading ...

... On November 23, 1943, U.S. Marines and soldiers took the Gilbert Islands in the bloodiest, battle of the war in the Pacific. In three days of the fiercest fighting the Marine casualties were over 3,500 killed and wounded. These pictures are from stills from the official News-reel, taken whilst the fighting on the island was still in progress THE OBJECTIVE This is a view of Makin island, the ...

... THERE may not be more than half-a-dozen monarchies left in Europe at the end of this war. A generation ago there were sixteen-- nineteen, if one counted the lesser Kings of Saxony, Württem- berg and Bavaria. The decline of European monarchy has been an outstanding characteristic of the stormy twentieth century. Casualties have been isolated or in clusters. At present it looks as if a landslide ...

... THE HOMECOMING OF THE U-BOAT KILLERS An escort group of anti-submarine vessels after they had sunk two submarines (and probably two others) in the North Atlantic recently. They are H.M.S. Versatile (nearest camera), an 1,100-ton destroyer completed in 1918 behind, left to right H.M.S. Godaveri, a sloop of the Royal Indian Navy and largely operated by Indian personnel; H.M.S. Vanessa, 900 ...

... The Signing of the Czech Treaty And Other Pictures (by Radio) of the Visit of Dr. Benes to the Russian Capital ONE OF THE RUSSIAN MILITARY LEADERS. Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Budyenny, the noted Cavalry commander, with Lieut .-General Batov (on right) during the former's visit to the Dnieper front DR. EDUARD BENES VISITS MOSCOW'S EXHIBITION OF BOOTY captured from the Germans. The Czech ...

... 'Oh! East is East and West is West,' sighs the poet, but all the same, civilizations old and new meet in according Minton China a gratifying welcome The fact is, of course, that charm and beauty and perfection have laughed at all frontiers since man in his queer wisdom made them. MINTON The World's Most Beautiful China IN QUEST OF GOOD HOTELS ADVICE BY ASHLEY COURTENAY Letters, accompanied by ...

... The intensity of the fighting which has been taking place to the west of Kiev and to the south-west of Kremenchug has given evidence of the vital nature of the struggle which has been taking place along the western banks of the Dnieper River. The tide of battle has been swinging to and fro. Weeks ago the Russians forced their way across the river barrier at several points. The Germans massed ...

... FEW people seem to realise the extreme gravity of the claims of the coal-miners, even though they have been making the front page for weeks past. Still fewer people realise the true position of the coal industry as a whole. Briefly, if the coal miners secured their original demands-- a minimum of £6 a week for all men employed below the ground and £5 10s. a week for all those employed above ...

... 1944.-- After writing the date for the first time, a simple calculation in arithmetic enabled me to realise that we may now boast of our own Thirty Years War. We have been at war (for practical purposes) for a whole generation. Perhaps the only working philosophy of life is comprised in the saying Ail things pass. That slogan helps a man to endure trials and also to set a reasonaoiy moaest ...

... SLAVS IN LONDON SET UP THEIR OWN COMMITTEE Russians, Serbs, Ukrainians, Croats, Rumanians, Slovenes, Bulgarians and Macedoniins met together in London for the first time a few days ago. It was then decided to set up an All-Slav Committee to strengthen the struggle of the Slav nations against Nazi Fascism. This picture, taken at the first meeting, shows Mr. P. Maxa, Chairman of the Czechoslovak ...

... I THE BRITISH INFANTRYMEN WHO ARE FIGHTING THE BATTLES UP IN THE ITALIAN MOUNTAINS: A picture made after the final assault on Monte Camino showing men who took part in its capture coming down the mountain-slopes Fighting doggedly through mud and driving rain against desperate enemy resistance, the Fifth Army have overcome the German positions in the strongly defended Camino and Maggiore ...

... MMMMg H££3ZMl When the Italian Fleet surrendered under the terms of the armistice amongst the vessels taken over by the Allies at Taranto was the midget submarine illustrated on this page. Most of the great Power are reported to have made use of these vessels at various times: the used them at Pearl Harbour and, later, in an abortive attempt in Harbour; the Germans are reported to have ...