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Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 6, No. 2, 19 June 1940 - 25 June, 1940

194040 pages. 60 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Photo at St. Malo of the second B.E.F. evacuation; Last to leave France - "The Unbeaten Army" returns home; Scorched earth as the French leave Brest, their naval base in Brittany; Article - A summary of the armistice terms proposed to France by Germany and Italy; Photos of the R.A.F.'s war in the air; Great overhead photo of attack on the German-occupied Schipol Aerodrome which damaged 10 of 22 planes on the ground; Australians rally to the motherland; Centerfold illustration by C.E. Turner depicts the Scharnhorst suffering another damaging blow; Photos of Sir Clive G. Liddell; Sir A.M. Longmore and General W.G.S. Dobbie; Photo of French General Nogues, Commander of French forces in Morocco, conferring with staff officers; Aerial photo of bombs raining down on Italian bases in Libya; Several photos of British bomb damage caused by mass air raids on Britain; Photos of metal recycling in Britain, including removing the steel rails from St. James's Park; Photo-illustrated text of statement in Parliament by Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, entitled "Britain's Output of Arms"; Photo of engineers inspecting a 16" naval gun weighing 106 tons; Photo of North Tower of Crystal Palace which was doomed to come down so its iron framework could be used for war purposes; Great full-page illustration entitled "Sub-Machine Guns to Resist Parachute Invaders" illustrates an Astra Pistol Machine-gun, a Thompson sub-machine gun, a Star sub-machine gun, a Garand semi-automatic rifle, a Johnson semi-automatic rifle, and a Johnson light machine gun; Page of photos of regimental badges of teh British Army; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of crew at work inside the Lockheed Hudson aircraft, plus photos of the plane in flight; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book

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Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 8, Number 2, October 9 - October 15, 1940

194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Clear photo of a barrage balloon over an R.A.F. patrol vessel; Inside front cover is an illustration of a youthful John F. Kennedy in connection with his book "Why England Slept"; Formation of American Stinson 105 light planes over Montreal; Canadian coastal gun crew at work; Canadian soldiers and sailors train together off Newfoundland; Savage glare of night bombardment of Cherbourg; Meeting the Enemy's Challenge - article by Ernest Bevin; Photos of Italians in the desert war; Photos of the Royal family in war, including a lovely full-page photo of Princess Elizabeth making her first radio broadcast to the children of England, with sister Margaret by her side; Graphic evidence of punishing R.A.F. raids on enemy ports at Le Havre and Antwerp plus Berlin; Great photos of the Royal Engineers bridgebuilding; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Ajax winning new glory in Mediterranean battle as she destroyed multiple Italian vessels; Photo of sacrilege at St. Paul's cathedral - bomb damage through the roof; Many photos of London destruction, including the destroyed 100,000 volumes of University College Library; Photos of British children seeking safety in North America, including photo with the Mayor of Boston, Maurice J. Tobin, and his son; The German Air Offensive - text of broadcast by Sir Philip Joubert; photo of a sound locator crew of a searchlight unit in the London area; Diagram of the 'simple and efficient' Hawker Hurricane; 4 nice photos on page 60 present the R.A.F.'s American squadron with Leader W.E.G. Taylor and others; A Commentary on the war this week; Photo of Hitler with Mussolini and Ciano as they plot in their bullet-proof train on October 5th; Photo of Hitler with four of his air chiefs; Photo of bomb damage in Hamburg. Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book

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Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 10, Number 6, February 26 - March 4, 1941

194132 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Wonderful full-page photo of shell leaving the muzzle of a 12" rail-mounted Howitzer 'somewhere in England'; Enemy activities in pictures - crashed German bomber in Portugal, Field-Marshal von Brauchitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the German armed forces inspects a massive rail-mounted gun, German troops prepare for a British invasion by attempting to haul a small gun up a steep bank; Photo-illustrated text of a broadcast by Vernon Bartlett, M.P. entitled "The Position in the Balkans"; Map of Bulgariaentitled "Nazi Threat to Greek and Turkish Frontiers; Photos of Bulgaria; New U.S. Ambassador John G. Winant is welcomed by the King; Belgian troops training in England; Illustration by S. Drigin recounts the amazing story of how a wing-damaged Sunderland was taxied home for five hours after a bombing run to Norway - crewmembers took turns holding onto the end of the opposite wing to compensate for the damage in the intense cold; Interesting scenes in the Western Desert; Great photo of British artillery pounding the Italians out of Derna, another one of their Libyan strongholds, plus the infantry moving into Derna; Photos of the occupation of Bengazi; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows a successful engagement near Keren in Eritrea; Italian POWs in their camp; British POWs of the Italians in Addis Adaba; Aerial photo taken during R.A.F. attack on Massawa; Aerial photo of Italian S.79s burning near Kismayu; Aerial photo lf S.79 Italian bombers burning in Gobwen aerodrome, near Kismayu; Arctic War in Albania - photo of Greek troops using light tanks abandoned by the Italians; Photo of Italian colonel and his A.D.C. captured in Albania; Various winter photos of Greek troops in Albania; Photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Middle East Air Commodore R.B. Goddard entitled "Strategy of the Air"; Photo of Wellington bomber gunners putting on their 'hot suits' - electrically heated clothing, boots and gloves; Photo of dozens of Australian radio mechanics arriving in England; Photos of men of the Suffolk Regiment preparing for the second round; Photos of coastal watch in Northern Ireland; Commentary on the war this week; Photos aboard the Polish destroyer Piorun, including a fantasting full-page shot of a torpedo in mid air as it is shot from the deck of the vessel; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book

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