WITH THE CAVALRY IN 1916-- A SUCCESSFUL DAWN PATROL NEAR BAZENTIN-LE-GRAND The contrast between the cavalry of to-day and yesterday is well borne out in the drawings reproduced on these pages. That on the left (from The Illustrated London News of September 23, 1916) shows the fir

TESTING HOLLAND'S WATER DEFENCES: A TANK FOUNDERS IN A CONCEALED WATER -TRAP IN ONE OF THE INUNDATION AREAS WHICH CONSTITUTE A GREAT BARRIER AGAINST INVASION-- AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE PICTORIAL MAP ON THE SUCCEEDING PAGES. I (Wulc World.)

MAKING A RECORD OF A FOREIGN BROADCAST FOR USE IN BRITAIN HEARING THAT AN INTERESTING ITEM IS ABOUT TO BE GIVEN OUT, THE MONITOR SWITCHES ON THE RECORDING APPARATUS.

j THE ARTIST IN WARTIME AN IMPRESSION BY R. COOMBS OF FRENCH 70-TON TANKS CRASHING THROUGH THE CONCRETE ANTI-TANK DEFENCES OF THE SIEGFRIED LINE-- ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC EVENTS OF THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE WAR. ;l_ --I

THE HANDLEY PAGE HAMPDEN A FORMIDABLE NIGHT-BOMBER WITH A VERY HIGH SPEED CHARACTERISED BY THE HIGH NARROW SHAPE OF THE FRONT PART OF THE FUSELAGE, WHICH APPEARS PLAINLY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH. (L.N. A.) The Handley Page Hampden is familiarly known as the flying suit-case on account o

THE SHORT 11 SUNDERLAND FLYING-BOAT A COASTAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON WHICH IS TO BE MANNED BY AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN. (L.N. A.) The Short Sunderland flying-boat, the largest aircraft in the R.A.F., is much used in coastal reconnaissance work around Britain in the course of which, it

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I1- Printed in England by The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., Milford Lane, London, W.C.2, and Published Weekly at the Office, 32-34, St. Bride Street, London, E.C.4. Wednesday, November 22, 1939.

TYPES OF THE BRITISH FIELD FORCE IN FRANCE (LEFT) A HUSSAR WITH BREN GUN AND (RIGHT) THE PIPE MAJOR OF A FAMOUS IRISH REGIMENT. Specially drawn by Bryan tie Grineau). Above we reproduce two sketches made by Captain Bryan de Grineau. the special artist of "The Illustrated London N

THE ONLY CONCRETE RESULT OF THE FIRST GERMAN AIR RAIDS CAPTURED GERMAN AIRMEN IN LONDON. (GJ>.U.) Although, according to reports from neutral countries, Hitler has been debating with his generals the possibilities of a joint land and air attack on Eastern Britain, and, in ^n Engl