The War Illustrated #49 (Arras BEF St Valery, Dover, Haile Selassie, Lancastria)

Description: Please read item description The War Illustrated, Vol. 3; # 49 (August 9th 1940) Front cover: Our Railways Are Safe With The Home Guard! In this issue: The Height Of Aerial Battle In The Victory Of Dover (Full page photo of German planes bombing ships in Dover harbour) This Is The Europe Fuehrer Adolf Wants To Build – Only He Would Be Free In An Empire Of Slaves! (Includes a photo of Hitler studying documents captured from the French General Headquarters) The Nazis Glory Over Their Fallen Foe (Photos from occupied France) These Were The Last Defenders Of Arras (An account by the Daily Telegraph’s war correspondent on the BEF’s defensive action at Arras) Another Chapter In The Undying Story Of The B.E.F. (Includes photos of the Welsh Guards and the Northumberland Fusiliers at Arras) Air Blockade Is A Game That Two Can Play (The air war against the vital centres of communication) The Battle Of Dover Was Won In The Sky (An account of the battle over Dover on July 29th) After The Greatest Of All Battles In The Blue (Photos of British pilots and their planes after the battle over Dover) Italy’s Navy Is Not Spoiling For A Fight (Includes photos of the cruiser Gorizia and the battleship Conte di Cavour) The Army At Home Has New “Mosquito” Cars (Photos of the British Army’s new fast, light armoured cars nicknamed “Ironsides”) Britain’s Gallant Defenders Are On Their Toes (Photos of British troops on defensive exercises including a naval gun on a land mounting) One Of The 80 Raiders Destroyed In A Week (Photos of a downed Dornier and the surviving crew) When The Lancastria Went Down These Men Of The BEF Escaped To Wear The Uniform Again (Double page of photos of the survivors of the ship landing at a west country port) Abyssinia May Soon Be Aflame With Revolt (An account of the situation in Abyssinia including portrait photos of Haile Selassie and two warrior chiefs) Britain Still Has Brave And Faithful Allies (Photos of Polish and Czech troops in Britain) “I Was There” (I was one of the lucky ones of the 51st – St Valery) “I Was There” (We made sure the captain jumped, too – the sinking of the destroyer “Brazen”) “I Was There” (We swam in oil when “Lancastria” sank) Men Of The Lancastria Gritted Their Teeth And Smiled At Death (Photos of survivors) The Army Wins Its First Victoria Crosses (Accounts of the actions of the two recipients; Lt. Harold Marcus Ervine-Andrews and Lance-Corporal Harry Nicholls) Our Diary Of The War 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. All issues are generally in stock and bespoke lots can be assembled to your requirements as a special Ebay “Buy it Now” purchase with a significant discount for multiple issues. Let me know your requirements, through Ebay messages only, for a bespoke Ebay “Buy it Now” quote.

Price: 5.35 GBP

Location: Malton, North Yorkshire

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Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Country/ Organization: Worldwide

Theme: Militaria

Type: Books

Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)

Service: All Services

Era: 1914-1945