Author: HUTCHINSON, WALTER: EDITOR
Title: Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 8, Number 5, October 30 - November 5, 1940
Description: London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1940. First Edition. Paperback. 32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Excellent full-page aerial photo looking down on three Messerschmitt's raiding an English town; Great full-page night photo of a 4.5" anti-aircraft battery of the Western Command at work; Pill box vigil; Inside a watch post; photos of how shell-burst data is recorded; Problems of the Royal Navy - photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield; Dramatic illustration by Montague B. Black shows a Hurricane pilot ramming a Dornier; Greece also answers the call to arms - five photos and full-page map indicating where Greece and Italy are at Grips; Article on the air war on Britain - Official report on Germany's losses over a period of twelve weeks; photos of famous London buildings bombed; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Blackshows night attack on Naples with Vesuvius smoking in the background; Four dramatic photos of an Italian submarine under attack, going down, and having its crew picked up by a British destroyer; Photos of H.M. the King with the Eastern Command; Progress of the War - Commons Statement by Winston Churchill; Empire troops in the desert war; A commentary on the war this week; Exellent photos of Naples' Maritime Railway Station, The Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia and Essen - Germany's City of Steel with its Krupp works; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. Cover holding loosely. Contents tight.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 8, Number 5, October 30 - November 5, 1940 Messerschmitt's raiding an English town; Great full-page night photo of a 4.5" anti-aircraft battery of the Western Command at work; Pill box vigil; Inside a watc. Fair .

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