Author: BRYANT, ARTHUR; FALLS, CYRIL
Title: The Illustrated London News (Iln), September (Sept. ) 12, 1942 - Reconquest of the Solomon Isles by U.S. Marines
Description: London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan. Pages 281-308. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Harold Alexander and Lieut.-General Bernard Montgomery - the two British military chiefs opposing Rommel; Air photo of U.S. bombers chasing German planes off the Martuba Airfield; Photos of minesweeping in the desert; Six interesting photos from the Russian Front - as seen through German eyes; Seven photos of the aftermath of the doomed Dieppe raid, including German medics tending to wounded British and Canadian troops; Photos from the front in the Desert War; Centrefold illustration of corvette pursuing a U-boat; Thirteen photos from the Solomon Isles (Islands) which U.S. Marines have re-taken in ferocious hand-to-hand combat; Photo of the world's mightiest battleship, "Iowa", slipping into the sea; Crowds in Rio cheer outside U.S. Embassy; Six Swedish Editors visit England; Five photos of Britain's national Day of Prayer on third war anniversary; Article on Penicillin; Page of explanatory drawings of the British Six-Pounder gun; Centrefold illustration of laying cable at high speed to establish communication lines during an advance; The Fog of War (article); Photos of U.S. Troops lunching with the Lord Mayor in war-scarred Guildhall; Seventeen sombre illustrations describe how Europe fights on with violence and sabotage, despite Nazi brutality; Photo of five famous Turkish journalists visiting England; Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News (ILN), September (Sept.) 12, 1942 - Reconquest of the Solomon Isles By U.S. Marines General Sir Harold Alexander and Lieut.-General Bernard Montgomery - the two British military chiefs opposing Rommel; Air photo of U.S. bomber. Good .

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