Cbc Jllustrateb Slonbon flews BE W, The Wars of Great Britain and other countries for the last ninety-seven years, including the Crimean War, Persian War, Indian Mutiny, American Civil War, Chinese Wars, Abyssinian Campaign, Afghan Wars, Franco-Prussian Wars, Ashanti Wars, Soudan
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
BRITAIN'S LEADERS IN THE WAR AT SEA LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY AND COMMANDERS OF OUR FLEETS. _____ ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY A. POUND. (Bar rails.) Admiral Sir Dudley Pound was appointed i First Sea Lord and Chief J of Naval Staff in May I 1939. Previously he had been C.-in-C. of the Medite
01 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
A BRITISH DESTROYER AT FULL SPEED AFTER DROPPING A DEPTH-CHARGE THE "SPOUTS" INDICATING THE EXPLOSION'S TERRIFIC FORCE. (Photos, by Fox taken previous to the outbreak of war.) Depth-charges, along with bombing from the air, constitute the chief danger to the U-boat and above we s
01 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
j FIRING LUMINOUS BULLETS DURING TARGET PRACTICE AT NIGHT A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY THE LIGHT OF BREN-GUN TRACER-BULLETS. Under modern conditions of war the struggle for position is, by the nature of 1 things, carried on mainly at night. Such activities as patrols, wiring parties, an
15 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
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22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
HOW OUR DEFENSIVE SEARCHLIGHTS GET THEIR CURRENT INDEPENDENTLY OF CIVIL ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES, THEREBY ENSURING THAT AIR RAID DAMAGE DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THEIR WORKING NIGHT DUTY AT A MOBILE POWER-UNIT. B (Keystone.)
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England
THE DIGGING WAR ON THE BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SECTION AT A FORWARD SECTOR CONSTRUCTING EMPLACEMENTS-- IN WHICH ARE VISIBLE PREDICTORS AND A HEIGHT-FINDER WHILE AN OBSERVER SCANS THE SKIES FROM A SPECIAL CHAIR. (British Official Photograph.) So far the war on the
22 November 1939 - Illustrated War News - London, London, England