Volume 1 - No. 1 - September 16, 1939
Sep1939
Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
When the Great War of 1914 came upon us it was my privilege to originate a weekly chronicle of the activities in every field of action, and to conduct that record for four and a half years. It was ent
Sep1939
Why We Are At War
Confronted by the record in other pages if the things Hitler has said and the things he has done, the reader will be in small doubt as to the immediate reasons which have compelled Britain to go to wa
Sep1939
Britain's First Air Raid Warnings
Half an hour after the war began, Britain received her first air raid warning. Everywhere in London and the southern and eastern counties the sirens wailed their note of warning. Surprised and hard
Sep1939
Britain is at Full Strength by Air Land and Sea
In the Crisis of 1938 – that crisis which had its origin in German aggression against Czecho-Slovakia and its outcome in the Munich Conference which dismembered the little republic – Britain’s m
Sep1939
Britain's Home Defences Were All Ready
In the interval that elapsed between the Crisis of September 1938 and that of a year later, Britain made vast strides in the preparing for that war which all men of good will still believed might, and
Sep1939
Britain's War Cabinet
Rt. Hon. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, P.C., M.P. Born in in 1869, second son of Joseph Chamberlain, our Prime Minister was appointed Directory-General of National Service in 1916. Postmaster-General in 1922,
Sep1939
The Children's Trek to Safety
Among Britain’s emergency preparations was the evacuation of large numbers of children, mothers, and sick and infirm folk from the overcrowded cities. These pictures illustrate the great move procee
Sep1939
A Triumph of British Civilian Organization
In the four days ending Monday, Sept. 4, 650,000 schoolchildren and others were evacuated from Greater London. No tribute was more highly earned than that paid by Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., Leader of
Sep1939
The Dastardly Sinking of the 'Athenia'
Hardly had the world realized that war had again begun when it received with a thrill of horror the news that the German U-boats had claimed their first victim. Without a word of warning, a passenger
Sep1939
Britain's Royal Navy
"The royal navy of England," wrote Sir William Blackstone, "has ever been its greatest defence and ornament ; it is its ancient and natural strength ; the floating bulwark of the island." The statemen
Sep1939
Danzig and the Men Who Betrayed It
Situated at the mouth of the Vistula, great river of Eastern Europe, stands Danzig, the city which was the final objective in Hitler’s campaign of aggression. For centuries it has been a centre of e
Sep1939
Poland Resolute Against the German Might
If you want a symbol of Poland in arms you will find it not in speeding aircraft, marching masses of infantry, rumbling tanks and mechanized artillery, but in a trooper of the national cavalry. Alert,
Sep1939
Odd Facts About The War
Grey Hairs for the Firing Line "I watched columns of older reservists march to the trains that were to carry them to points near the Polish border. There was no flag waving, no military bands. The me
Sep1939
Hitler's Six-year Campaign of Lies
No British statesman knows Hitler so well as Mr. Chamberlain, and we have it on his authority that Hitler’s "word is, for us, not worth the paper it is written on." Below are some of the most outsta
Sep1939
The two 'Scraps of Paper'
One scrap of paper’ brought Britain into the last war – A written engagement that Germany refused to believe that Britain would keep. Another, signed only in September, 1938, was the ‘No More Wa
Sep1939
These Men Sought War
Adolf Hitler, born an Austrian, became the apostle of Pan-Germanism, Chancellor of the Reich since 1933 he has established his power on the doctrine of Mailed Fist. Party leader Rudolph Hess has fr
Sep1939
And These Are They Who Sought Peace
Neville Chamberlain, Britain's Prime Minister, comes first among those who made a noble stand for peace. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland joined in the appeal of King Albert and the Oslo Powers to Hitle
Sep1939
Words That History Will Remember
A Record of the Vital Declarations and Solemn Statements of the World's Leaders. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1939 King Leopold of the Belgians: Broadcasting in the name of the King of Denmark, the Presid
Sep1939
Slavs and Slaves Shake Hands
In a last effort at intimidation, Hitler broke completely with his traditional policy and allied himself with the "Bolshevik murderers" he had so often denounced. For years – since, indeed, the l
Sep1939
Germany on the Eve of the Nazi Betrayal
When, a week before the invasion of Poland, the correspondents of the British press were withdrawn from Berlin, a curtain descended upon Germany, cutting it off, as it were, from the outside world. Oc
Sep1939
The Audacious Raid - R.A.F. Bombs German Fleet
Hardly had a state of war between Britain and Germany come into operation when on Sept 4th the R.A.F. began its offensive. Sweeping across the North Sea, bombers raided the German fleet and did damage
Sep1939
Our Diary of the War
Wednesday, August 23, 1939 German-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression signed in Moscow by Von Ribbentrop and Molotoff, in presence of Stalin. Sir Neville Henderson , British Ambassador to Germany, deliver
Sep1939
The Volunteers Who Serve Their Country
In this page we give week by week particulars of Britain’s Auxiliary Serves in which men and women may play their part as Volunteers, whether part time or full time, in the work of National Defence.
Full index of this magazine
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Why We Are At War
- Britain's First Air Raid Warnings
- Britain is at Full Strength by Air Land and Sea
- Britain's Home Defences Were All Ready
- Britain's War Cabinet
- The Children's Trek to Safety
- A Triumph of British Civilian Organization
- The Dastardly Sinking of the 'Athenia'
- Britain's Royal Navy
- Danzig and the Men Who Betrayed It
- Poland Resolute Against the German Might
- Odd Facts About The War
- Hitler's Six-year Campaign of Lies
- The two 'Scraps of Paper'
- These Men Sought War
- And These Are They Who Sought Peace
- Words That History Will Remember
- Slavs and Slaves Shake Hands
- Germany on the Eve of the Nazi Betrayal
- The Audacious Raid - R.A.F. Bombs German Fleet
- Our Diary of the War
- The Volunteers Who Serve Their Country
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2025. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright