Author: BRYANT, ARTHUR; SQUIRE, SIR JOHN; FALLS, CYRIL
Title: The Illustrated London News, May 17, 1941 *Cover Photo of Westminster Abby Bomb Damage / the Sensational Flight by Rudolph Hess from Germany to Glasgow
Description: London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd, 1941. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking, China's devastated capital; Four illustrations of a mock panzer attack thrusting toward London; Review of book on F.W. Woolworth, with photos of his earliest stores; The Battle of Keren - two photos; The Army in Training - article by Cyril Falls with five photos; Augsburg to Glasgow - Rudolph Hess's Sensational Flight from Germany - with eight photos - "Hitler's Deputy and "Dearest Friend" escapes to Britain; The first tank battle in history - a graphic description by a German Tank Officer who took part in the fight between France and Germany; Centerfold illustration of tank battle exercises in East Anglia; Before and after photos of the devastation of England's House of Commons; Photo of damaged Big Ben; Full-page photo of Churchill amongst the ruins of the House of Commons; Photos of destruction to Westminster Abbey, Hall and School; 10 photos of war events and personalities of the week; Great photo of the forward guns of the battleship "Gneisenau"; The War at Sea - photos of the recapture of Berbera and R.A.F. pigeons, plus the first corvette built in Canada for the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians; Wonderful photo of the H.M.S. "Cornwall"; Great photo ad for The British Power Boat Company; Similar photo ad for Thornycroft patrol vessels. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News, May 17, 1941 *Cover Photo of Westminster Abby Bomb Devastation* Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking, China's deva. Good .

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