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The War Illustrated, Vol. 1; # 13

 

(December 9th 1939)

 

Front cover:

 

New Style British Sentry – Underground Periscope Watcher

 

In this issue:

 

Once More The Great Adventure Is Delayed  (Photos of French troops guarding road blocks in French towns near the German border)

 

French Forts Held By The Men In Khaki  (Two large photos of British troops manning forts on the Maginot Line)

 

“Vivent Les Guards!” As They March Through Paris  (Photos of the Welsh Guards and the Grenadier Guards parading in Paris)

 

Young France Prepares For Air Battle  (Photos of members of the French Air Force in training)

 

Bombers Of The New French “Army Of The Air”  (An excellent full-page photo of a French pilot at the controls of a large bomber)

 

Poland Tastes The Bitterness Of Defeat  (An account of life in Poland under occupation)

 

Prague Under Bully’s Bludgeon  (An account of the regime of Dr. Emil Hacha)

 

Round The Clock In A Prison Camp  (Life of German prisoners in a Britsh P.o.W. camp)

 

Theirs Is An Easy Fate – In England  (Photos of German prisoners)

 

Their Majesties’ Lead In Our War Effort

 

The King And Queen Inspect The Home Front  (Photos plus the Queen’s message to the Empire’s women)

 

New Nazi Frightfulness Off Britain’s Coast  (An account of the damage being caused by German mines around the British coast)

 

The Menace Of The Hidden Mine  (How the Germans are laying mines – illustrated with a drawing and a diagram)

 

The Murder Mines: Three Ships Sent To Their Doom By The “Latest Abomination Of German Savagery”  (A double page of photos showing the sinking of the destroyer “Gipsy”, the Dutch Liner “Simon Bolivar” and the Japanese liner “Terukuni Maru”)

 

Hitler’s “Secret Weapon” Is A Secret No More  (Includes a list of the ships sunk in the German minefield campaign)

 

Europe’s Mastery Is Germany’s Dominant Aim

 

Why Germans Don’t See The War As We Do

 

How Athenia Sank: Subject Of Crude Nazi Lies  (Two photos of the “Athenia” sinking)

 

How The Nazi’s Make Even The Camera Lie  (German propaganda exposed)

 

“I Was There”  (We were on the mined “Simon Bolivar”)

 

“I Was There”  (Sunk, but we didn’t get our feet wet – the sinking of the Japanese liner “Terukuni Maru”)

 

Badges Of Proficiency And Trades In The Forces

 

Easy French Phrases For British Soldiers – 2

 

plus more

 




THE WAR ILLUSTRATED

 

Read about World War II as it happened and as it was portrayed to the British public.  This newspaper was published every two weeks from the start of hostilities in 1939 through the war and until 1947. 


As its title suggests this publication contains a wealth of archive material including dozens of photographs from the various news agencies in each issue.  It does therefore include photographic material covering every theatre of conflict and taken from both the allies and axis lines, although, as one would expect, the text and the accounts of action do have a definite bias towards the allied forces.

Please note:  These newspapers are 100% original (not copies or reprints) and as such, due to their age, may contain slight yellowing of the pages, staple rust marks, missing or loose staples and other marks or signs of their age.  This does however add to their authenticity and every copy is perfectly readable and every issue will posted in appropriate packaging to afford maximum protection.

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