... 'The German Navy employed three types of midget U-boats, of which the two one-man types are shown above and on the right. That known as Biber has a surface displacement of 6 tons. Its length is 29 ft. 6 ins. and overall beam 4 ft. 9 ins. It is armed with two modified electric torpedoes, slung one on either side outboard. These have a range of about 5,000 yards at 20 knots. In place of one or ...

... Once more the Rock, that preposterous freak of geology which thrusts its towering cliffs into the Western Mediterranean, has played its part in a long-drawn-out struggle. From the moment when the Rock took action stations as rapidly as any warship at sea, it has remained ever on guard, ever on duty. During many decades it has boasted of an increasing number of rock-hewn emplacements, but ...

... The German Air Force did not emerge from the war as an un defeated organisation. It was as decisively beaten in the air as the Army was on land. Since the crossing of the Elbe by the British in the closing stages of the land fighting, the Luftwaffe made desperate but hopeless attempts to attack our bridgeheads before finally giving up the struggle in the face of overwhelming British and ...

... Another development of the successful Cromwell tank is now released from the Secret List. It is the Challenger. It was not possible to mount the 17-pounder gun in the Cromwell, and so this new vehicle was developed to carry it. By lengthening the hull of the tank, fitting an additional pair of bogey-wheels and fitting a larger turret, it became possible to fix one of our best cruiser tanks ...

... THANKSGIVING FOR VICTORY IN THE RUINS OF ST. MARY-LE-BOW IN CHEAPSIDE-- with a distant prospect of St. Paul's through the John Milton Commemoration Window. This church was destroyed by Nazi airmen on May 11, 1941 only the walls, the crypt and the steeple were left standing. The famous Bow Bells have been recorded arid arc often heard on the broadcasts of the B.B.C. All the bells in the peal, ...

... mw ■■■AiAHHM This is a typically Japanese device even the Nazis in their most desperate moments never evolved such an air weapon as the Baka Bomb. In reality it is a glider and it is carried beneath a parent aircraft for conveyance to the scene of action. As indicated in this drawing, it is fitted with wings, tail and cockpit the nose contains the charge. After launching, it is guided to the ...

... HB A massive concrete wall, topped with glass spikes, stands along the promenade at Scheveningen, the former fashionable Dutch seaside resort. This town was selected by the Nazis as a probable point to be attacked by the invading Allies, and every yard of the front was protected by barbed wire entangle nents, 44 dragon-teeth anti-tank obstacles, mines and guns. German troops quartered in the ...

... The work of carrying out first-aid I repairs to historic edifices in the City of London is now being performed by ex- perl stonemasons. Within the shadow of St. Paul's a huge pile of masonry dumped on a bombed site is being used in the work of preserving the fabric of churches damaged in the blitz. Ornamental stone which decorated the roofs is also being replaced. Engaged on this task is James ...

... HOW LONDON CELEBRATED THE NEWS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER OFFER TWO PICTURES TAKEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, JUST AFTER THE (PREMATURE) ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST WAS OVER. The upper picture was taken in front of Buckingham Palace in the early afternoon the lower picture was taken in Piccadilly Circus at 9 o'clock the same evening It was at midday on Friday, August 10, that the first ...

... The old Austrian Empire, before 1914, ram shackle though it might be, was a Great Power, giving the protection of a famous historic Empire to all its dependent peoples. It included the Kingdom of Hungary, an equal partner, of which the Emperor was the crowned King, and the one-time Kingdom of Bohemia, with its Czech people. Beyond these chief divisions, there were Poles in Galicia, a portion ...

... monsoon conditions east of waw BRITISH SOLDIERS i WORK THREE DAYS NON-STOP TO BEAT THE MONSOON Hauling part of a Bailey bridge into position at Waw during a dry spell. The two pictures given here were taken while Sappers and Miners were working hard against the weather in monsoon conditions to put up a Bailey bridge, 174 ft. long, across the Pegu Canal at Waw. The bridge was of immediate ...

... For nearly two years of the war the Royal Navy used a phantom fleet of wooden warships fitted with dummy guns to hoax enemy reconnaissance aircraft and bombers. They were merchant ships with elaborate superstructure of plywood and canvas, painted to transform them into replicas of R-class battleships and an aircraft-carrier. They were used as bait for U-boats, and as aerial decoys to draw air ...