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Cover: The King's Visit to the Western Front: His Majesty Enjoying a Joke with General Dwight Eisenhower on the Steps of the U.S. First Army H.Q., With Them Are Lt. General Omar Bradley and Lt. General Courtney Hodges. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Verdict on India" by Beverley Nichols; The Great World War: U.S. Landing in the Philippines (inc. maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: A Bomb-Sensitive Plant. Pictorial Journals include: Pictures Taken During His Majesty's Five-Day Visit to the Front; Just Retribution - The German Civilians' Turn to Be Refugees; U.S. Troops Mop Up the Last Remaining Enemy Strong Points in Aachen; The Way of Desolation: Once a Busy Street in Aachen; On the Western Front: Scenes From the Battlefields of Holland; Building Up the Dutch Salient: Allied Armour Pouring into Holland for the Great Offensive (illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); A Huge Factory-Made Invasion Port: "Mulberry" The Pre-Fabricated Harbour of the Normandy Bridgehead; British Troops Landing in Greece: Scenes in Liberated Athens; The Surrender of Polish Patriots in Warsaw: Capitulation Scenes; The "Leigh" Light: A German Explosive Speed-Boat; Paris Cycle-Taxis; Fort Driant; Winning a Jumping-Off Area for the Philippines: Peleiu, in the Palaus; An Isle of Vital Weather Forecasts: The Lonely Jan Mayen Island; Links With Turner: Relics of the Great Painter for the Nation; and The Start of Civil Aviation - London to Paris 25 Years Ago. Page 479/480 missing. Page 501/502 loose but present. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reading copy. Book