Volume 10 - No. 255 - April 11, 1947
Apr1947
The Building of Mulberry Harbour
Vital build-up in reinforcements and supplies of the successful landings in France in June 1944 was made possible by the unique construction methods employed to produce two complete harbours in the Br
Apr1947
How We Fought by Night With Invisible Rays
Another big secret of the war was disclosed early in 1947 when the operational use of infra-red rays was made known to the public. Scientists who had been studying these rays since the First Great War
Apr1947
His Majesty's Ships - H.M.S. Belfast
Built by the Messrs. Harland & Wolff in the city after which she is named, H.M.S. Belfast of 10,000 tons, with main armament of twelve 6-inch guns and speed of 32 knots, was the most modern cruiser af
Apr1947
25th (Indian) Division
Colours: Black on Green Formed at Salem, Madras, in August 1942, at a time when a Japanese invasion on the Madras coastline was considered highly probably, the 25th (Indian) Division moved to the A
Apr1947
No. 460 Squadron
Motto: "Strike and Return" An all-Australian Squadron, No. 460 began training at Breighton, Yorks, in January 1942, equipped with Wellington aircraft. Operational sorties were carried out in the fo
Apr1947
I Was There! - How We Breached the Atlantic Wall
With grenade and bayonet and tommy-gun Royal Marine Commandos went in from the sea and attacked on D-Day... Here is a close-up of swift-moving battle against Germans entranced behind "impregnable" def
Full index of this magazine
- The Building of Mulberry Harbour
- How We Fought by Night With Invisible Rays
- His Majesty's Ships - H.M.S. Belfast
- The Suffolk Regiment
- 25th (Indian) Division
- 'In Darkest Germany'
- Europe's Wartime Capitals in 1947 - Rome
- I Was There! - Flying Mercy Missions Over Sumatra
- No. 460 Squadron
- I Was There! - How We Breached the Atlantic Wall
- I Was There! - Brisk Battle of Wils in Stalag XXB
- I Was There! - I Saw the Terror That Came to Darwin
- End of a Long Story
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