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The War Illustrated, Vol. 5; # 103

 

(August 22nd 1941)

 

Front cover:

 

H.M.S. Nelson 34,000 ton battleship operating with the Western Mediterranean Fleet, was one of the naval units protecting the very important convoy which successfully defied the dangers of the Sicilian Channel towards the end of July 1941.  The story of the desperate enemy attacks made upon this convoy and an eye-witness account of the successful naval defence are given in pages 31 and 45 of this volume.  Above is an actual photograph of H.M.S. Nelson taken during the three-day period of incessant attacks.

 

In this issue:

 

“Beautiful Bombs” Ready For The Boche  (Photos from a British ammunition store)

 

America’s New Army In The Making  (A one-page review of America’s armed forces)

 

Uncle Sam Goes In For Mechanization  (Photos of the U.S. Second Armoured Division, Fort Benning)

 

In Syria The R.A.F. Were On The Job  (Photos of Blenheims “at work” and a Hurricane with RAF pilots)

 

Roar Of Battle ‘mid Palmyra’s Time-Scarred Ruin  (A full-page photo of British Bren carriers passing through the Roman arches of Palmyra)

 

Poles And Russians Are Friends Again  (A review of the Russian-Polish agreement)

 

Now Was Launched The Third German Offensive  (An account of the latest German offensive in the East with their drives to Moscow, Kiev and Leningrad)

 

With The Red Army On The Ukraine Front  (photos of Russian troops)

 

Behold The Beaufighter, Britain’s Formidable New Warplane Which Can Fight All Around The Clock  (A double-page with excellent photos of the aircraft under construction and in flight)

 

R.A.S.C. – The Army’s “Maid-Of-All-Work”  (A well illustrated account of the work done by the Royal Army Service Corps)

 

Our Diary Of The War  (Includes a superb 1/3rd page photograph of a Valentine Mark III tank travelling through the streets of London)

 

Are All Our Aerodromes “Invasion Proof”?  (Photos of defensive measures being taken at aerodromes)

 

In America They’re Training For The R.A.F.  (Photos of RAF pilots undergoing training in Florida)

 

“I Was There”  (I Saw How Moscow Took Her First Air Raid)

 

“I Was There”  (We Flew From Belgium In An Ancient Plane)

 

“I Was There”  (The Dutch Waved At Us Over Rotterdam)

 

“I Was There”  (We Were 8½ Days In Our Rubber Dinghy)

 

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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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