The War Illustrated, Volume 4, No. 75, Page 113, February 7, 1941.
General Sir Archibald Wavell (right), Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, and Major-General R. N. O'Connor, Officer Commanding operations in the Western Desert, are here in conference before the final assault on Bardia on January 5, 1941. To their perfect planning and bold execution of the plans is due the fact that Sidi Barrani, Sollum, Bardia, "the bastion of Fascism", and the port of Tobruk were taken, together with over 100,000 prisoners, at the cost of only 1,900 casualties – a triumph unique in modern warfare. Photo, British Official: Crown Copyright.
Here is a second eye-witness account of the Sicilian Channel battle – this time by a special correspondent of Reuters on board the aircraft-carrier "Illustrious". The "Illustrious" was one of the ma
During the struggle for air supremacy over our shores a vast number of German aircraft have been shot down into the sea or have been so seriously damaged has been forced to alight in the ocean. Many G