The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, May 30, 1942 - Tokyo, The Most Inflammable Capital in the World

1942

London

Bryant, Arthur, Falls, Cyril, Squire, Sir John

The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd.

Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

F First Edition

The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, May 30, 1942 - Cover Photo Portrait of 60-ton M-1 Tank Crushing Heavy, Truck Photo Portrait of 60-ton M-1 Tank Crushing Heavy Truck, Photo of FDR presenting Congressional Medal of Honour to, Brig.-Gen. James Doolittle, while Mrs. Doolittle looks on, Six great photos from Chunking show how the resilient populace, is coping with the war, The Campaign in Burma (article), "Japan's Successes in Burma - by Infiltration and Light, Equipment" - six photos, The Kharkov Battlefield - six action pictures from the Russian, Front, Two-page illustration of Red Air Force using "Stormoviks" and, other fast-flying tank-busters attacking panzer divisions, Amazing four-page centerfold presents illustrations of ships of, the British Navy from Alfred the Great to the Present Day, Eight photos of bomb damage in Bath, Norwich and York after German "Baedeker" raids, Photos of personalities of the week include Commander R.E.D., Ryder, V.C., Able Seaman W.A. Savage, V.C., Lieut.-Commander S.H. Beattie, V.C., Marshal and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek with General Joseph Stilwell, and scapegoated Nazi Food Minister Walther Darre, Two-pages with three maps illustrate "Tokyo - the most, inflammable capital in the world, vulnerable war industries in a bamboo-built city", Six-photos of high-speed reconstruction in Chungking in response, to Japanese bombing, Ten photos present 'Novel points in warship design and, camouflage', Two pages with 18 illustrations present 'Defence and Attack as, used in Army Training To-Day, Demonstrated in the seventeenth century (reproductions courtesy, of Bernard Quaritch), Six photos of Paris under the Nazi heel after two years of, occupation, The Soong Sisters - two photos of them in bombed Chungking, Nice photo ad for Ferodo with photo of five men dragging large, mine onto Beach History Military Magazine Back Issues

S Paperback

Good

English

Softcover

Yes