Volume 6 - No. 133 - July 24, 1942
Jul1942
The War in the Air
DURING the period Saturday, June 20, to Friday, July 3, 1942, air power played an important part in Libya and the Crimea. The trend of contemporary British thought was dominated by the defeat of th
Jul1942
Sevastopol's Epic of Imperishable Glory
During the Crimean War, not quite ninety years ago, Sevastopol made history when for a year it withstood the assault of the combined armies of Britain, France and Turkey. Now a second siege of Sevast
Jul1942
The War at Sea
WITH the rapid advance of General Rommel's forces over the Egyptian frontier and past Mersa Matruh, the idea seems to have arisen in many minds that our fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean would have n
Jul1942
Bombed Into Ruin by America's Flyers
Japanese cruiser, of the Mogami class, after she had been bombed by American naval planes in the Battle of Midway island during the first week in June. (See pages 54 and 61.) Superstructures have be
Jul1942
The Home Front
LABOUR disputes have always been among the primary symptoms of a social structure in the act of readjustment. However deeply strikes are to be deplored in the present critical days, the actual workin
Jul1942
I Was There! - They Quite Like Us A.R.P. Wardens Now!
Reprinted from the Manchester Guardian, this article by Bernard Lennon affords an interesting and amusing sidelight on the changing attitude towards the "P.B.I." of Civil Defence brought about by the
Jul1942
I Was There! - Our Ship Was Shelled by Tanks at Tobruk
How British warships, with naval demolition parties, escaped at the last minute from Tobruk harbour under the guns of German batteries and tanks is told here by a young naval officer who was among the
Jul1942
I Was There! - We Laid Mines in Enemy Waters
A recurring and often little-noted item of news is that "mines were laid in enemy waters." Here, broadcast by a Flight Lieutenant on minelaying duty, is an account of what that operation entails.
Jul1942
Our Diary of the War
1,026th day JUNE 24, 1942, Wednesday Russian Front.- Heavy fighting continued on Kharkov front. Africa.- British withdrew from Sollum and Sidi Omar. China. - A.V.G. raided Hankow and other Jap base
Jul1942
Mr. Churchill's third visit to America
Arriving in America on June 18, Mr. Churchill held in Washington a number of conferences with President Roosevelt and the American and British advisers. On his return to London on June 27 a joint sta
Full index of this magazine
- Along the Battle Fronts
- The War in the Air
- Egypt: Between the Desert and the 'Ditch'
- Do We Yet Know Why We Lost Tobruk?
- Sevastopol's Epic of Imperishable Glory
- The War at Sea
- Bombed Into Ruin by America's Flyers
- The Home Front
- I Was There! - They Quite Like Us A.R.P. Wardens Now!
- I Was There! - Daily I Thanked My Lucky Star - and the French
- I Was There! - Our Ship Was Shelled by Tanks at Tobruk
- I Was There! - We Laid Mines in Enemy Waters
- Our Diary of the War
- Mr. Churchill's third visit to America
- Editor's Postscript
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