The War Illustrated - Volume 3
Below are some articles from this famous World War Two magazine. Some articles have already been added, others will be added in the future.
This is the index of volume 3, see for other volumes our volume index.
Volume 3 - No. 45 - July 12, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- On France Descends the Silence of Defeat
- Why the German Army Won in France
- On Vimy's Hill Sacred to Canada Hitler Triumphs
- How the Nazis Broke France's Fortress Line
- There Was Little Left in St. Malo for the Nazis
- Poles Stand Unyielding By Britain's Side
- What of the French Colonial Empire?
- The British Navy Moved - and Hilter Lost a Fleet
- From 'Down Under' to the Defence of the Homeland
- How Great Was France - How Low Is She Fallen Now!
- Our Munitions are 'Vital to the Nation & the World'
- 'Go To It!' is the Munition Workers' Slogan
- 'If the Invader Comes' - How He Will be Repulsed
- Day by Day Britain's Home Defences Grow
- Nazi Terror Reaches the Channel Islands
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- Scared by Stalin, Carol Turns to Hitler
- I Was There! - I Was in Charge of 450 French Wounded
- I Was There! - How We Bombed the Maastricht Bridges
- I Was There! - I Served as a Woman in the French Army
- What Twelve Days of Air War Cost Germany
- Our Diary of the War
- 1940-1940
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 46 - July 19, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- How France's Warships Were Saved From Hitler
- Where and Why the Battle of France Was Lost
- France's Fair Face Befouled by the Nazis
- Anderson Shelters Stand Up To The Test
- Over the Channel Islands Flies the German Flag!
- The Fleet Air Arm is Quick Off the Mark
- Britain on the Offensive Against Italy
- Mussolini's 'Hard and Bloody' War Against France
- Shipping Our Enemies to Safety!
- Hitler Intensifies the Air War Against Britain
- In the Front Line With Our Searchlight-Men
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - I Heard the Horst Wessel Song in Jersey
- I Was There! - Marooned For Six Days on a Breton Island
- I Was There! - We 'Clouted' the German and Escaped
- I Was There! - We Saw Cherbourg Wrecked By Explosion
- 'Waste Not, Want Not' is the Motto for Wartime
- Our Diary of the War
- Echoes of the War from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 47 - July 26, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Italy Goes Over the Top in East Africa
- 'Back to the Bourbons' Won't Save France
- 'We're Sailing Against England' Sing the Nazis
- In a Stilly Night They May Come in Gliders
- 300 British Rifles Held 12 Miles of Front
- The Prime Minister to Britain and the World
- Defence and the Offensive
- ...And Still the Dutch Don't Love the Nazis!
- Oil is Still a Pressing Problem For the Nazis
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - I Captured a Nazi Airman on the Farm
- I Was There! - The Front of Our Ship Was Blown Away
- I Was There! - We Dodged the Germans for 21 Days
- Why the Nazis Lost 140 Aircraft in Eight Days
- British Sea Power Still the Ruling War Factor
- Eire Has an Air Force, Small but Good
- Our Diary of the War
- From Mr. Churchill's Broadcast
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 48 - August 2, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- When the Highland Brigades Had To Surrender
- Will Hitler Come With a Fleet of Barges?
- The Admiral Was Disappointed With the Italians
- They Are in Britain's Battle-Line in Africa
- The Empire's Part in the Battle of Britain
- September 1939: the Polish War in Retrospect
- Spain is Not at All Eager to Go to War Again
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - We Drifted for Six Days on a Raft
- I Was There! - The Germans Even Gave Us Cigarettes
- I Was There! - Jerry Machine-Gunned Our Little Boat
- Raids Cannot Shake Our 'Indomitable Resolution'
- They Hold Our First Line of Shore Defence
- Our Diary of the War
- Brief Hour
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 49 - August 9, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- This Is the Europe Fuehrer Adolf Wants to Build
- These Were the Last Defenders of Arras
- Air Blockade Is a Game That Two Can Play
- This Battle of Dover Was Won in the Sky
- Italy's Navy Is Not Spoiling for a Fight
- Abyssinia May Soon Be Aflame With Revolt
- 'Off the Map' but the Village Has Gone to War
- Waitresses and Maids Make Big Bombers Now
- Hope Is a Luxury in the Nazi Prison Camps
- Britain Still Has Brave and Faithful Allies
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - I Was One of the Lucky Ones of the 51st
- I Was There! - We Made Sure the Captain Jumped, Too
- I Was There! - We Swam in Oil When 'Lancastria' Sank
- British Personalities of the War
- The Army Wins Its First Victoria Crosses
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
- H.M. Submarine Tetrarch Was Not Sunk
Volume 3 - No. 50 - August 16, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Japan Wants All the Far East to Herself
- Another Ten Millions for the Hammer and Sickle
- The Indomitable Men of the Cliffs of St. Valery
- Everybody Has A Good Word For A.R.P. Now
- Winston Sees That All Is Ready for Adolf
- The Swastika's Shadow Over 21 Republics
- Striking Forces of Axis and Allied Fleets Compared
- Italy's Columns Invade British Somaliland
- May the Nazis' Stay in Jersey Be Brief!
- British and Nazi Ways with Red Cross Aeroplanes
- Birthday Guns With Love from Fuehrer to Duce
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - A Heinkel Fell On Our Deck
- I Was There! - We Were Besieged For Six Days in Arras
- I Was There! - Going Home to France the Nazi Sank Us
- I Was There! - I Saw a Convoy Bombed in the Channel
- I Was There! - We Were Looking for Trouble & Found It!
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 51 - August 23, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Now May Begin the Battle for Our Empire
- The Air Battle of Britain: First Phase Opens
- Canada Is in the Front Line Now - And Knows It
- After Three Years China Is Still Unsubdued
- The Nazis Say that London's Port Is Empty!
- Goebbels' Biggest Lie Is Answered
- Why the Bomber Often Misses the Convoy
- A Dutchman Sees Life In Hitler's Navy
- E-Boats Will Do No Better Than U-Boats
- African Soldiers Are Proud to Fight
- Our Searchlight on the War News
- I Was There! - My Squadron Shot 21 Nazis in One Day
- I Was There! - Coming Back From Kiel Our Bomber Sank
- I Was There! - Our Gunners Fought Waist-Deep in Water
- I Was There! - My Day Over The Mediterranean
- I Was There! - I Trekked Across France to Spain
- British Personalities of the War
- Our Diary of the War
- Personal Valour
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 52 - August 30, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- It Was a Very Tight Corner at Wytschaete
- Prestige Was the Chief Casualty in Somaliland
- Britain's Bombers Hit Back With a Vengeance
- Twelve Months After
- Not All Vichy's Waters Can Wash Out Their Guilt
- Occupied or Unoccupied, All France is Miserable
- Australia's ' Porcupines' Have Plenty of Prickles!
- Britain's Defenders Beat Back the Nazi Raiders
- We Stand Erect on the Road to Victory
- Greece Has Good Reason to Fear Italy
- The Merchant Navy Defies Hitler's Blockade
- I Was There! - We Saw The Bombers Fall Like Leaves
- I Was There! - I Watched Them Bomb A Lightship
- I Was There! - We Puzzled the Germans With Out Gaelic
- I Was There! - How We Got to Egypt with Our 'Planes
- Our Searchlight on the War
- V.C. of Namsos
- Dortmund-Ems Canal V.C.
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 53 - September 6, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- The First Year of the War Seen in Retrospect
- One Tremendous Year of History
- London is Bombed by Stealthy Night Raiders
- Across the Channel Whined the German Shells
- John Bull and Uncle Sam Keep Rolling Along!
- Twenty Acres of Scrap Torn Down from the Sky
- R.E.s Dig Up Time Bombs Like Potatoes!
- I Was There! - Sixty Shells Dropped Round My Ship
- I Was There! - I Rescued An Airman In My Canoe
- I Was There! - We Ran Into a German Balloon Barrage
- Our Searchlight on the War
- V.C. of a Broken Bridge
- V.C. Won in Belgium
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 54 - September 13, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- The Grenadiers Lived Up To Their Reputation
- We Have More Than Held Our Own in the Air
- Air Battle for London Raged Yet More Fiercely
- What the R.A.F. Did to Germany in August
- R.A.F. Shatters the Myth of Berlin's Immunity
- How the Raiders May Be Spotted
- Two Nazis Fell to the 'Arctic Trapper's' Guns
- Alsace Is Already German Once Again
- Transylvania: Latest Victim of Power Politics
- Black France Delcares for Liberty
- I Was There! - We Were the First to Bomb Berlin
- I Was There! - I Saw the Nazi Pilot's Frenzied Face
- I Was There! - I Enjoyed My First Parachute Descent
- Destroyers for Bases - and Everyone Is Pleased!
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Our Diary of the War
- England at Bay
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 55 - September 20, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- When Tank Fought Tank Near Arras
- What We Have Learned in a Year's A.R.P.
- Italy's Water Supplies Are The Things To Hit
- Italian Fighters and Bombers
- London Feels the Full Blast of Nazi Fury
- In A Crescendo of Fury the Air War Goes On
- Rumania Finds a Scapegoat in King Carol
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Third V.C. for the Navy
- I Was There! - Our Shelter Shook - and So Did We
- I Was There! - We Dived to 800 Feet to Bomb Kiel
- I Was There! - 'All In the Day's Work' Says an A.F.S.
- I Was There! - I Flew With the R.A.F. Over Kassala
- I Was There! - We Thought We had Rammed an E-boat
- There Will Be No Nazi Aggression in Iceland
- Our Diary of the War
- Song of a Home Guard
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 56 - September 27, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Grenadiers Would Like to Meet Nazis Again!
- The Empire Will Fight Till Victory Be Won
- Yet Mussolini Still Says It is 'Our Sea'
- London Was in the Front Line of Air Battle
- Those on Whom the Brunt of Air War Falls
- Berlin and the Barges are Bombed Again
- R.A.F. Strike at the Heart of Nazi Berlin
- Ramsgate Has the World's Finest Shelters
- Let Us Honour the Men Who Saved St. Paul's
- Their Eyes Are Vital to R.A.F. and A.A. Guns Alike
- Hope For France Springs Anew in Africa
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - We Dug for Eight Hours to Rescue a Girl
- I Was There! - What We Saw of the Victoria Bomber
- I Was There! - Like Soldiers My Children Stood on Deck
- I Was There! - We Were Sunk by a Nazi Q-Ship
- British Personalities of the War
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 57 - October 4, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Hats Off to the Men Who 'Kill' the Bombs!
- De Gaulle: Standard-Bearer of 'Free Frenchmen'
- Dakar's Guns Make Answer to De Gaulle
- When the R.H.A. Stood at Bay at Hondeghem
- London Still the Main Target of Nazi Bombs
- Shadow of the Big Bomber Over Humble Homes
- A Visit to Czech Airmen in Britain
- Czechs Help to Down the Nazis Over London
- Graziani Takes the Road Into Egypt
- Our Merchant Navy is Stronger Than Ever
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - We Were Roof-Watching in Oxford Street
- I Was There! - I Saw the Naval Attack on Rhodes
- I Was There! - We Were Survivors from the Children's Ship
- I Was There! - Night of Horror When 83 Children Died in Torpedoed Liner
- They Sought Sanctuary in the Tube
- Our Diary of the War
- When the Story is Told...
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 58 - October 11, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- 'All the Brigands Are in One Camp'
- Singapore - Britain's Strong Point in the East
- This Is the War of the Unknown Warriors
- Allies of Britain in the War - Dutch Airmen
- Triumphs of Fighter & Gunner in a Week's Air War
- The Incessant Bombing of Germany in September
- 'Food' for the Navy's Men and Guns
- Here's To the Men Who Clear Up the Mess!
- Out of the Frying-pan Into Spitfire
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Britain's Youngest V.C.
- I Was There! - How We Saved Our Burning 'Plane
- I Was There! - How We Found the 'Benares' Survivors
- I Was There! - How We Torpedoed a Nazi Troopship
- Our Diary of the War
- For the Towns of the S.E. Coast
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 59 - October 18, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- France is Now Robbed of Food and Freedom
- What Has Fate In Store For Portugal?
- Polish Airmen Are Fighting in Britain's War
- London Carries On in the People's War
- London's Defences Are Beating the Night Bomber
- Women On Active Service in the Battle of Britain
- London's War Ambulances are Always Under Fire
- Through London's Battle the Railways Carry On
- They Were The First To Win the George Cross
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - I Saw London Firemen on the Job
- I Was There! - We Found Ourselves in a French Prison
- I Was There! - Our Squadron Helped to Bring Down the 232
- I Was There! - Our Hudson Tackled Seven Messerschmitts
- From East and South Come the Troops of Empire
- War Personalitites - G.O.C.s of Home Command
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 60 - October 25, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Eastward Ho! Stream the Banners of War
- For War in the Pacific Bases Are All-Important
- Britain Unshaken by Nazi Reprisal Attacks
- Nazi Ruthlessness Assails Our National Shrines
- When Enemy 'Planes Yield Their Secrets
- R.A.F. Weave a Web of Destruction Over Germany
- After 31 Days and Nights of Ruthless Bombing
- London Life in the Blitzkrieg: Getting Used to it!
- Despite Hitler's 'Blockade' We Deliver the Goods
- The Spitfire - The World's Finest Fighter
- Dunkirk to Dakar: Crises of the Summer
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - Sergeant Hannah Told Me the Fire Was Out
- I Was There! - I Watched the Navy Pound Cherbourg
- Our Diary of the War
- London
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 61 - November 1, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Britain Can Win - and Britain Will!
- There is a Free Belgian Government in London Now
- 'Too Right' Is 'Ajax's' Word For It!
- The Burma Road is Open to Traffic Again
- Was September 16 Hitler's Invasion Day?
- Once Again the Luftwaffe Changes Its Tactics
- In the 'Eagle' Squadron They Are Americans All
- How Our Guns Drive Away the Raiders
- Through the Night with London's Fire Fighters
- 'Wounded' Balloons Make Such Good Patients!
- In a Heavy Sea
- Tovey Now Holds the Post That Beatty Held
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Princess Elizabeth to Children of the Empire
- I Was There! - A Nazi Airman Landed In Our Meadow
- I Was There! - The 'Truant' Recued Us After 134 Days
- I Was There! - Mine Was a Hot Night With 'Alf Bagwash'
- I Was There! - How We Bombed Flushing Docks
- Our Diary of the War
- Retribution
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 62 - November 8, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Let Us Now Count Our Victories
- The Bully of Rome Strikes At Little Greece
- The Fight For France's Soul Goes On
- Victory in the Air Battle of Britain is Assured
- Bombs On Berlin - And Berliners Do Care!
- In the Indies Holland Stands Fast
- Malta is Ready for Mussolini - If He Comes!
- The Police Are in London's Front Line
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - I Lived Under Nazi Rule in Jersey
- I Was There! - Our Bomber Was Struck By Lightning
- I Was There! - We Were Bombed on "Empress of Britain"
- Down On the Farm in the Front Line
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 63 - November 15, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Byron Would Have Been Proud of Greece Today
- Who Are These Americans, Our Friends?
- London By Night Through American Eyes
- They Keep the King's Peace in Palestine
- New Turkey Is Like a Strong Man Armed
- Italian 'Planes in Battle for Greece
- Nazi Defeat in the Air Battle Now Made Clear
- Nazi Threat of Shipping Blockade Fails Again
- How Destroyers Bring the Food Ships Home
- The Animals in the Zoo Don't Mind the Raids
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - Over Berlin I Shouted 'Let Them Go!'
- I Was There! - Our Skipper Proved 'As Cool as Ice'
- I Was There! - We Were Bombed on a London Tram
- Pigeons Have Their Place in Britain's Army
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 64 - November 22, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Mussolini's Men Checked in the Mountain Battle
- Don't We Really Know What We're Fighting For?
- Who Is This Man Franklin Roosevelt?
- This is the Hurricane Hawkers Build
- Our A.A. Guns Shot Down 357 Raiders
- Abyssinia May Soon Flame into Revolt
- Our Bombers Will Yet Destroy the Nazi Tyranny
- 'They Are Coming Just When Most Needed'
- Now War Has Come to the Isles of Greece
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - Flames Drove Us Off the 'Empress'
- I Was There! - We Serve Jam Puffs Down East at 5 a.m.!
- Democracy Finds Itself in London's Tube Shelters
- Our Diary of the War
- To The Workers of London
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 65 - November 29, 1940
- Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Taranto: Italy's Naval Stronghold
- Taranto Was Indeed a 'Glorious Episode'
- 'Jervis Bay's' Forlorn, Heroic Action
- On to Koritza Pushed the Victorious Greeks
- In Syria the French are Still in Possession
- With Mr. Eden on His Tour of Empire
- 'A Good Week for Us - A Bad One for the Enemy'
- For 24 Years Arabs Have Been Our Friends
- Neville Chamberlain: An Appreciation
- I Was There! - All Aboard Were Pround of the 'Jervis Bay'
- I Was There! - We Flew Low Over Munich's Streets
- I Was There! - I Saw Them Swoop on Taranto
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Our Diary of the War
- In Temple Gardens
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 66 - December 6, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Koritza Falls: Long Live Greece!
- Egypt Sticks to Her Treaty with Britain
- 'San Demetrio' was Worthy of the 'Jervis Bay'
- 'Wrens' on Duty with the Fleet Air Arm
- American 'Planes for Britain's Air Force
- Chiefs of the Air Commands in Britain
- 'Coventrated' Is What the Nazis Called It
- India's Contribution to Our War Effort
- I Was There! - I Saw the FIght from 'Rangitiki's' Bridge
- I Was There! - We Watched the Bomb Taken for a Ride!
- I Was There! - Kipling Would Have Enjoed My Journey
- I Was There! - We Were Rescued by an American Destroyer
- Our Searchlight on the War
- Our Diary of the War
- To The Figher Pilot
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 67 - December 13, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Still the Greeks Drove On in Triumph
- Britain's Railwaymen Are Fighting Through
- Chelsea Pensioners in the Wars Again
- Despite Nazi Attacks Britain's Air Strength Grows
- Cagliari Was a Resounding British Victory
- Under the Nazis 'Poland Has Forgotton Laughter'
- Aden: Britain's Other - and Lesser - Gibraltar
- Ninety-Nine - then it Was a Hundred!
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - We Got the 'Sussex' Home to Port
- I Was There! - How We Chased the Italians to Their Lair
- I Was There! - I Flew with the Bombers to Bari
- Home Front Personalities of the War
- Life-Saving Speed-boats of the R.A.F.
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 68 - December 20, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Black Days for Italy in Albania
- Captains of a Greece Reborn to Greatness
- Albania: Land of the Men of the Eagle
- Australia Is Beating Her Own Fine Record
- When the Netherlands Navy Came to Britain
- R.A.F. Reply to Nazi Boast of New Air War Chapter
- Nazis Had a Brief Success in the Shipping War
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - 'Are Youse Guys English?' They Asked Us
- I Was There! - I Was in a Channel Destroyer Battle
- I Was There! - 'Proud of the Crew of My Flaming Bomber'
- I Was There! - Our Jackie Mumbled: 'Only Did Me Best'
- I Was There! - I Was Boarded by the Fishermen's Patrol
- They Are Ready for Any Invaders in the Shetlands
- Sniper of the Modern Army Sees but Is Unseen
- Our Diary of the War
- The Ally
- Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 69 - December 27, 1940
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- Wavell's Army of the Nile Routs Graziani's
- In Albania the Italians Retreated Still
- Martinique: Vichy's Outpost in America
- Torpedoed, Bombed, 'Kelly' Lived Through It All
- At Home and in Egypt the R.A.F. is On Top
- The Tragedy of the Temple: a Personal Story
- Our Men Are Now at Home in Iceland
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - We Hit the German Raider Fair Amidships
- I Was There! - I Drove Along Greece's Most-Bombed Road
- I Was There! - 'The --- Swine' Said the Nurse
- I Was There! - 'We See Lorient Clearly When We Attack It'
- War Personalities - Premiers of Empire
- Our Diary of the War
- Items of War Interest From Far and Near
Volume 3 - No. 70 - January 3, 1941
- Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
- This Is How They Stormed Sidi Barrani
- The Invader Invaded: the War in Libya
- Poles and Free French Share in the Triumph
- 'Mid Snow and Rain the Greeks Still Advanced
- South Africa in Action on the Kenya Front
- Happy New Year? - Glances Back & Forward
- Uneasy Interlude in the War by Night
- Not Even in the Adriatic Is Italy Safe
- Our Searchlight on the War
- I Was There! - This is What I Saw in Nibeiwa Camp
- I Was There! - They Showed Me How to Fly a Spitfire
- I Was There! - Two of My Torpedoes Hit a Nazi Ship
- Words of Hope and Warning for 1941
- Our Diary of the War
- An Appreciation, 1940
- Items of War Interest From Far and Near