Author: HUTCHINSON, WALTER: EDITOR
Title: Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 6, Number 6, July 17 - July 23, 1940
Description: London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1940. First Edition. Paperback. 32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 47 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of British tanks practising at home; Super full-page photo of a Dornier 17 burning in an English field, plus two related photos; Bomb damage on Scottish tenements; twin-engined German bomber downed on the east coast - crew of 4 captured; Illustrated article entitled "Till Freedom Is Secure" - text of a broadcast by Lord Halifax; Photo of ruins at the corner of Senaturska St. and Miodowa St. in Warsaw; Photos of Britain's home defenders and their ceaseless vigil; Map of British naval minefields and ground defence zones; Full-page photo portrait of Sir Alan Brooke; 4 photos of a Nazi pilot parachuting down near a vessel he had been trying to sink; H.M.A.S. Sydney sinks Italy's fastest cruiser, the Bartolomeo Colleoni - photos of each vessel plus centerfold illustration by S. Drigin which shows the Italian Vessel about to submerge; 4 aerial photos of bomb damage to German targets - the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Eschwege aerodrome; Photo of 9" gun atop Gibraltar; Photo of the H.M.S. Ramillies; S. Drigin illustration of R.A.F. bombers performing a twillight raid over a south-west German industrial centre; Photos of Newfoundland men who have responded to Britain's call; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Sir Philip Joubert entitled "Wings Over Africa"; Nice full-page photo of a Fairey Swordfish flying over the H.M.S. Ark Royal; Full-page photo of Polish General Sikorski honouring the Podhale Mountain Brigade for their service at Narvik; A commentary on the war for this week; The Navy's North Sea watch; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 6, Number 6, July 17 - July 23, 1940 British tanks practising at home; Super full-page photo of a Dornier 17 burning in an English field, plus two related photos; Bomb damage on Scottish tenements; twin-e. Good .

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