Batiments

1940 — 32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of French Saphis who are fighting the Italians in the Sudan; Photos of South Africa's General Smuts and South African troops; Photo of the launch of the H.M.S. Duke of York with the King and Queen in attendance; Photo of Boeing's California assembly line for DB-7 bombers; Illustrated article entitled "The Arsenal of Democracy" - President Roosevelt's momentous address to the United States Congress; Great photo of depth charge exploding behind a British vessel in the Mediterranean; London bomb damage photos including BBC headquarters, Ave Maria Lane, and Paternoster Square; Full-page photo taken from atop St. Paul's looks down on the devastation caused to bookland; Photos of unsafe fire-damaged buildings being brought down by the Royal Engineers; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the combined attack on Bardia by the Navy, Army and Air Force; Wonderful photos of the battle-scarred H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle and part of her crew as they pull in to Montevideo; Nice photo of Major-General Beresford-Peirse, Commander of the Indian Division, with two of his officers; Captured Italian booty; Panoramic full-page graphic of the battle for Bardia; A huge column of captured Italians in the desert; Bren carriers in battle formation; Illustrated article entitled "How the Ground Staff Keep R.A.F. Bombers in Order"; Full-page illustration of Bremen as an inferno of fire after a concentrated R.A.F. attack; Two nice photos of the new Blackburn Botha, a torpedo-carrying bomber; A commentary on the war this week; The Balkan war in pictures; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book