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Volume 1 - No. 4 - October 7, 1939

British Knights of the Air

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British Knights of the Air

The Fighter Command, R.A.F., consists of home defence squadrons equipped with aircraft specially designed to intercept raiders at the earliest possible moment. Such aircraft must necessarily be enormo

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I Was There! - I Jumped from the Sinking

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I Was There! - I Jumped from the Sinking "Courageous"

Exclusive to The War Illustrated is this first-hand story of the sinking of H.M. Aircraft Carrier "Courageous" on September 17. It is told by R.F.R. 1572 Marine M. Reidy, who was called up from his jo

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I Was There! - We Were on 'Courageous' When She Was Hit

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I Was There! - We Were on 'Courageous' When She Was Hit

The first loss sustained by the Navy in the war was the sinking of the aircraft carrier "Courageous" by a German submarine on Sunday night, September 17. Below are survivors' accounts of the catastrop

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Paravanes Spell Safety in a Minefield

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Paravanes Spell Safety in a Minefield

One of the most valuable inventions perfected during the last war was the paravane, which made it possible for ships of deep draught to pass through minefields in comparative safety. The apparatus con

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Hitler's S O S to the Jews

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Hitler's S O S to the Jews

One of the most illuminating sidelights on Nazi Germany’s readiness or otherwise for the waging of a long war was the appeal to the banished Jews to come back and work for the country which, under H

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Himmler - The Man Germany Fears

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Himmler - The Man Germany Fears

In the circle of Nazi chiefs, Heinrich Himmler occupies a unique place, and particularly since war began has the importance of this arch-spy, super-terrorist of the Nazi people become clear for all to

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