Author: BRYANT, ARTHUR; FALLS, CYRIL; SQUIRE, SIR JOHN; PYCRAFT, W.P.
Title: The Illustrated London News (Iln), Saturday, February (Feb. ) 28, 1942 - Winston Churchill Centrefold Photo-Portrait
Description: London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd, 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Hugh (cover). Pages 253-284. Features: Cover photo portrait of the King; Eleven photos of Port Darwin - the first place on the Australian mainland to be bombed; photo of Japanese invasion barges off Indo-China; Stefan Zweig commits suicide in Brazil; Second Malaya V.C. awarded to Lieut.-Colonel A.E. Cumming; Two pages of exclusive photos of the ruthless Japanese air attack on Hong Kong on December 8, 1941, including photos of Hugh E. Chen and Lee C. Taylor who flew a 1934 'Vultee' to safety using a toy compass; Photos of Timor and Rangoon; Lovely photos of Bali and her residents; Two-page illustration of a North African desert 'Jock Force' intercepting a strong German reconnaissance column; Six illustrations of different uniforms of soldiers of the Burma Rifles; One-page relief map showing Japan's pressure on Burma/the threat to Rangoon; Two pages of photos of the Red Army in action as its celebrates is twenty-fourth birthday; Sensational black and white photo-portrait centrefold of Winston Churchill; Photos of individuals involved in War Cabinet reshuffle; Photos of ten personalities of the week including Air Marshal A.T. Harris (Bomber Harris) and the Sheik of Bahrein (Bahrain); Moths that never fly; The Total Eclipse of the Moon on March 2; One-page photo of vivid prehistoric frescoes recently discovered near Montignac; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Above-average wear to advertorial cover. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, February (Feb.) 28, 1942 - Winston Churchill Centrefold Photo-Portrait Grotto at Lascaux Cover photo portrait of the King; Eleven photos of Port Darwin - the first place on the Australian mainland to be bomb. Good .

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