Harbinson, W. A.MareMagnum
Bryant, Arthur; Falls, CyrilMareMagnum
The Illustrated London News (ILN), October (Oct) 17, 1942 - Stalingrad Battle Rages On
1942Pages 421-448 pages. Features: Cover photo of huge pile of German fighters and bombers - reduced to a large mound of scrap metal in Britain; Nice one-page colour Guinness ad features red wagon wheel, smiley face, belt, tacks, rock, sock, ace of hearts... and glass of Guinness; Photos of "Liberators" and "Fortresses" in flight; Six photos of how H.M. destroyer "Ithuriel" rammed and sunk Italian submarine "Cobalto" in the Mediterranean; Photos of glider troops in training; German invasion tide laps the Caucasus Barrier - one-page model of the main features as seen from the line of enemy approach; Fourteen pictures illustrate the metamorphosis of the "Footslogger" - the infantryman today is a jack-of-all-trades - and master of most!; The Metamorphosis of Infantry (article); Photos of typical duties of a battalion; Six photos of ground action in Stalingrad; Four aerial photos of an enemy bomber's views of the Battle of Stalingrad; Centrefold illustration "Epic of Stalingrad" depicts vicious street fighting; Five illustrations of what a post-war London may look like; Two large photos contrast the amount of human labour required to build aerodromes in China and Great Britain; Photos of three American cruisers sunk - "Vincennes", "Quincy", and "Astoria"; Two photos of Churchill aboard warship in Scotland; Page of illustrations explain new german explosive incendiary bomb; Reatreat in the East - article; Two-pages of great illustrations exlain the "Potentialities of Mass-Production of Flying-Boats as Troop-Carriers and Heavy Freighter Air-Planes - including the "Mars", Curtiss "Commando" and "Stirling"; Photo of Corporal Franklin M. Koons of the Rangers - first American to with the M.M. in this war; Fascimiles of German notices deporting British subjects in the Channel Islands to Germany; How to make an Epidiascope for Picture Projection; Photo of vast locust swarm in Kenya; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows metal fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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