Barrage

1940 — 32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Balloons from Britain's balloon barrage leaving massive hangar for handling practice; Photos of Scotland's garrison on guard; Polish soldiers watch the Scottish coast; At sea with the Australian Army; Illustrated of the text of a broadcast by L.S. Amery entitled "War Effort in India and Burma"; Greek war in pictures; RAF arrive to help the Greeks; Full-page map of the Balkan battlefield - scene of Italian retreat; Photo of Archbishop Chrysanthos, head of the Greek Orthodox Church, with Air Vice-Marshal J.H. D'Albiac and Rear-Admiral C.E. Turle, and others; Photo of Greece's political and military leaders immediately after the Italian invasion; Photos of how the RAF makes war on Italy; Photo evidence of successful R.A.F. raid on Mai Edaga in Eritrea; Air photo of destruction in Behgazi port after an R.A.F. bombing; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black captures the drama of Koritza, Italian headquarters in Albania, falling to advancing Greeks; Nice photo of three Beauforts in a moonlit sky; Wireless training; NIce close-up photo of a torpedoe being loaded into the belly of a plane; Illustration by N. Clarke dedicated to the first fighter pilot to win the V.C., Flight-Lieut. James Brindley Nicolson; Illustrated text of broadcast by Sir Angus Gillan entitled "Importance of the Sudan"; Australians building a railway in southern England; A.A. Training in South Africa; Bomb damage to the library at University College, London, Bristol church, London offices, and a Midland town; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos of new leaders of the R.A.F. including Sir R. Brooke-Popham, Sir A. Barratt, J.H. D'Albiac, A.T. (Bomber) Harris, Sir Charles Portal, W.S. Douglas, E.L. Gossage, Sir Hugh Dowding, and B. Babington; Supporters in Malaya and Mauritius; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book