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Title: The Illustrated London News (Iln), Saturday, January (Jan. ) 31, 1942 - Cover Photo of General Gregory Zhukov / the Northrop Flying Wing
Description: London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan. Pages 129-160. Features: Eight-photo, two-page feature on the full-scale production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury, Dr. Lang, announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat shelters being built on the Atlantic coast; Map of Southern Malaya where the Japanese are able to easily land using flat-bottomed boats; Photos after the Japanese sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse', with heads bobbing in water - and Captain William Tennant of the 'Repulse' after his rescue; Map of the Western Pacific, indicating dates of Japanese landings on many islands; Five photos of the U.S. Vanguard arriving in Great Britain; Photos of twelve people of the week including Admiral Chan-Chak, Admiral Husband Kimmel, Lieut.-General Walter Short, painter Richard Sickert, Mrs. Yvonne Llewellyn Roberts, Edward Elliott, and Major-General De Villiers; Events in Russia (article with three maps); Four photos of new battleship "Duke of York" and its carriage of Mr. Churchill to U.S.A.; Large photo portrait of General Douglas MacArthur; One-page map of Batan (Bataan) Peninsula, Philippines, where Gen. MacArthur, the Americans and Filipinos have gallantly held the Japanese at bay for four weeks; Fascinating two-pages with fourteen illustrations of how Aerodromes are defended, above and under the ground; Two-pages of twelve vivid photos of scenes on the Russian front; Bardia Recaptured - two pages with eleven fascinating photos; The Eighth Army's Trail - six photos of Benghazi after its capture; Six photos of the Royal Air Force v. the Weather in the desert; Four amazing photos of the "Flying Wing" designed gy John K. Northrop, including three photos of it in flight; Theatre Royal, Bristol, to be saved for the nation? - six photos; Marvelous two-color OXO ad on back cover shows young lovely offering a tray of steaming drinks; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this great wartime issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, January (Jan.) 31, 1942 - Cover Photo of General Gregory Zhukov production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury, Dr. Lang, announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat she. Good .

Keywords: () (. ) 31 1942 ; . ; U Boat History Magazine Issues Military

Price: US$ 299.95 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 201g4646