The War Illustrated - Volume 4

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 4, see for other volumes our volume index.

Volume 4 - No. 71 - January 10, 1941

Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
In Bardia the Italians Were Surrounded
How the Indians Triumphed in the Desert War
Our Navy's Contribution to Italy's Defeat
Greece, 1940
Slow but Sure Was the Greeks' Progress
The Second Great Fire of London
Mighty Blows at the Italians by the R.A.F.
In at the Kill with a 'Terrier of the Sea'
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - I Saw Shells Pumped into Valona
I Was There! - 'It Was Funny When We Ducked'
I Was There! - We Heard Captain Reid's Last Farewell
Our Diary of the War

Volume 4 - No. 72 - January 17, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Bardia Was Another Glorious Victory
Navy, ARmy and Air Force Triumphed Together
Solving the Identity of the Nazi Raiders
From Arctic to Pacific the Chase Goes On
A Winter's Tale of War in the Balkans
Fire Over Germany: The Year's Lurid End
Let Us Now Praise Those Who Fought the Fire
The Mediterranean Fleet is in Good Heart & Fettle
I Was There! - I Saw the City Burning at Midnight
I Was There! - 'Don't You British Women Ever Cry?'
I Was There! - Our Flight Was a Regular Nightmare
Our Searchlight on the War
Our Diary of the War
Our War Gazetteer

Volume 4 - No. 73 - January 24, 1941

Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
On to Tobruk Swept the Army of the Nile
Bardia Was a Resounding Victory for the R.A.F.
From these Ports Hitler Plans to Invade Us
Americans Are Helping Us Here in Britain
The 'Terror' Lived Up to Her Name off Libya
More Laurels for the Amazing Greeks
Ack-Ack on Target! How the Gunners Go To It
Cardiff and Liverpool Have Their Scars
Meet One of the 'Nits': a Pilot in the Making
I Was There! - 'My Gunner Set Fire to a U-Boat'
I Was There! - 'We're Sitting On 100 Italians!'
I Was There! - We Made Quite a Mess of Mannheim
Our Searchlight on the War
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 74 - January 31, 1941

Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
As Tobruk Falls, Mussolini's Empire Crumbles
At Jarabub an Italian Army Is In Peril
Abyssinia on the Verge of Revolt
One Way or Another Our Airmen Keep Warm
The Air Frontier May Soon Be Over Germany
The Greeks Tore the 'Tuscam Wolves' to Shreds
'They're Prisoners-of-War in Germany'
Norway's Sons are Fighting at the Side of Ours
Waiting for the Invader at 'Hell Fire Corner'
I Was There! - We Saw the Battle of the Sicilian Channel
I Was There! - Every Gun in the 'Illustrious' Roared
New Appointments on the Home Front
Our Searchlight on the War
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 75 - February 7, 1941

Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
Victors of the Western Desert in Conference
'Come Right On In, Pals, Tobruk is Yours!'
Haile Selassie Is Back Again in Abyssinia
Italian East Africa Invaded
Australia's 'There' All Right!
What are the Nazis up to in Sicily?
'Uncle Sam's' Navy of Today and Tomorrow
Britain's New Fighters in the Night Sky
Finding the Answer to Goering's Murderers
For Nazi Flyers Who Fail to Get Home
I Was There! - Near Tobruk I Saw a Terrible Sight
I Was There! - We of the 'Terror' Pounded Tobruk
I Was There! - I Saw the R.A.F.'s Bombs Rock Tobruk
Our Searchlight on the War
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 76 - February 14, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Derna: Another Step in Wavell's Victory March
Now the War is Carried into Eritrea
The Nazis Think the Invasion Will Be Like This
Many Fine New Ships for the Royal Navy
Canada 'Full Out' in the Air
'Rat-Catching Terriers' on the U-Boat Trail
Their Bravery Has Not Gone Unrecognized
At Dead of Night the Greeks Charged to Victory
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - We Flew Round Padua's Spires & Chimneys
I Was There! - Nineteen of My Men Died of Exposure
I Was There! - My Nightmare Climb Near Tepelini
I Was There! - Greek Carried Me over the Mountains
The Belgians Here are a 'Happy Band of Brothers'
Our Diary of the War
On the Way Back from Bombing Tobruk
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 77 - February 21, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Benghazi: Crowning Triumph of the Libyan War
Wavell's Five-Front Attack on Italian Africa
Tearing Italy's Empire to 'Shreds and Tatters'
The Heroic Greek Army Hurled Back Mussolini
The Sea Efforts of the Empire's Navies
What Germany Holds on the Continent Today
How the Nazis Are 'Taking Over' Italy
'We Shall Not Fail or Falter'
Eritrea: Key to Italian East Africa
This Is how I Felt When I Was 'Blitzed'
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - We Watched the Air Fight over Derna
I Was There! - Our Captain Had to Sink the Hyperion
On Him May Depend the Aircraft's Safety
Some Lesser-Knowns of the Luftwaffe
Our Diary of the War
H.M.S. Manchester
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 78 - February 28, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Behind the Scenes of the Abyssinian Revolt
'X.O.-6' Was the Greatest Battle of All
They Were 'Just Too Quick' for the Italians
These Are the Men Who Conquered Cyrenaica
Darlan Stands at Pétain's Right Hand
The Battle of Nerves in the Balkans
War Clouds Loom above Europe's Cockpit
Another Loss Made Good in Our Merchant Navy
Over Germany's Aerodromes with a Camera
'On Our Merchant Ships Everything Depends'
Our Searchlight on the War
Not All the Parachutists Are Nazis!
I Was There! - I Saw Our Shells Pour into Genoa
I Was There! - We Were 'Shot Up' in an Italian Ambush
I Was There! - 'I Headed My Machine for the Marshes'
Italian Generals - and an Admiral - 'In the Bag'
'We Shall Fight in the Fields, In the Streets'
Night In, Night Out, the H.G. Never Sleeps
Our Diary of the War
Our East African Gazetteer
Items of War Interest from Far and Near
Aircraft of the Fighting Powers

Volume 4 - No. 79 - March 7, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Into Benghazi Marched the Army of the Nile
In Jubaland They 'Hit Them - and Hit Them Hard'
Smiters of the Regia Aeronautica
The Way the Ground Staff Beat the Winter
War & Threat of War in the Far East
Mighty Men of Valour Are the Greeks
A Turn for the Better in the Shipping War
They Were Marooned in the South Seas
Our Searchlight on the War
But for Their Masks They Would Have Wept!
Honoured for Gallant Conduct
I Was There! - I Was Six Months Escaping from France
I Was There! - We Bombed Brest with Our Engines Frozen
I Was There! - I Spent a Wintry Night in a Destroyer
In Poland the Nazi Brute Still Rages
Our Diary of the War
The Flower
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 80 - March 14, 1941

Jottings From the Editor's Wartime Diary
The Battle of the Western Approaches
'We Shall Make our Way through All Right'
Britian's Submarines on the War Path
Poland's Jack Tars Are Smart and Keen
Where Would they Fight in the Pacific?
Just How Strong Is the Japanese Navy
In Somaliland 'All Over Bar the Shouting'
Blowing Up for a Gale in the Balkans
How Hitler Formed his Corps of Parachutists
Our Searchlight on the War
'Australia's Messenger Brings No Empty Words'
I Was There! - Here's My Log When We Were Torpedoed
I Was There! - 'Night Flying is Rather Terrifying at First!'
Our Czech Allies Are Training for 'The Day'
Our Diary of the War
Our Balkans War Gazetteer
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 81 - March 21, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Once Again Bulgaria Takes the Wrong Turning
In the Balkan Ferment Turkey Stands Fast
The Navy Knocks at Hitler's Back Door
Pages from the Prison Diary of a British Officer
Though in Enemy Hands They're in Good Heart
'Pages of Glory' Written by Men of Free France
Now the Watchword is: 'On To Addis Ababa!'
How a Filter Beat the Libyan Sands
When the Captain Orders: 'Make Smoke Screen!'
Our Searchlight on the War
Still the Greeks Are On Top in Albania
In Skirts or Trousers, Good Soldiers All!
I Was There! - 'Our Boys of the Grom Behaved Splendidly'
I Was There! - We Left Norway to Fight Beside You!
Then as Now in the Empire's Service
'Tell Us What It's Like to Bale Out!'
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest

Volume 4 - No. 82 - March 28, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
The War Illustrated and the Paper Famine
If War Should Spread in the Middle East
Iraq Is Britain's Ally in Time of War
What the Lease and Lend Act Means to Us
'This Monument of Far-Seeing Statesmanship'
Who Will Win the Race to Addis Ababa?
No, It Didn't Occur to You, Frau Hilda!
Another Good Ship Saved by a Sunderland
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - Greek Islanders Treated Me Like a King
I Was There! - This Is My Life in a German Factory
Queen Wilhelmina Has an Army in Britain
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest

Volume 4 - No. 83 - April 4, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Again the Greeks Smashed the Italian Hordes
What Will Be the Next Change in Europe's Map?
Thirty Is the Burma Squadron's Bag - So Far
Well May Turkey be Proud of Her Army
The Union Jack Flies Again Over Berbera
One of the Most Momentous Battles Ever
Hard by St. Paul's in the City's Storied Heart
America the Arsenal of Democracy
Japan Had a Part in the Thailand Drama
Splendid Already, India's Effort Grows Apace
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - I Had Breakfast with Our Night Fighters
I Was There! - We Kept Our Balloon Up in the Channel
I Was There! - Our Wireless Operator Read a Thriller
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest

Volume 4 - No. 84 - April 10, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Though Betrayed Yugoslavia Was Not Lost
Dramatic Reactions to the Pact with Hitler
Long Live Greece, Free and Immortal!
Her Warriors Write in Blood a Glorious Epic
Yugoslavia's Army in the Hour of Crisis
Here Are Some of 'the Boys in the Back Room'
Of Course, the British People 'Can Take It'
Now All Hitler's Might and Malice Will Succeed
Closing in On the Italians in Abyssinia
Stills from the Nazi 'Bogey Bogey' Film
Hitler's 'O.T.' Men On the Job
British Tanks Are as Tough as Their Crews!
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - We Didn't Laugh Long at the Greeks!
I Was There! - The British Navy is Waiting for Us!
I Was There! - What I Saw of London's A.F.S. in Action
Our Diary of the War
Free French 'A.T.S.'
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 85 - April 18, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
How the Yugoslav Nation Found Its Soul
Theirs the Honour of Saying No to Hitler
Peter II King of Sixteen Million Yugoslavs
Britain's Night Fighters Have 'Cat's Eyes'
They Fight in the Air above the Atlantic
New Machines for a New Kind of War
Matapan Was a Great and Glorious Victory
How Cunningham Smashed the Italian Fleet
See the British Army Take to the Water!
Good Nazis Musn't Be Kind to Polish Slaves!
Poles They May Kill but Poland - Never!
Singapore Is Now Strong Beyond Compare
The Battle for Keren Is Fought and Won
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - We Spotted and Sank Two Italian Boats
I Was There! - What My Day on the Farm Is Like
I Was There! - Our Squadron Had a Busy 45 Minutes
I Was There! - I Flew Back on the Other Pilot's Lap
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest

Volume 4 - No. 86 - April 25, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
How Hitler Struck at Greece and Yugoslavia
Salonika Fell After Three Days of War
The Marvel of Cape Matapan
'Planes and Ships in Victorious Combination
How the Navies Grappled in the Dark
Vivid Pen-Pictures of the Great Battle
Now It Was the Germans Who Took Benghazi
South Africans Won the Race to Addis Ababa
Our Searchlight on the War
I Was There! - We Learned a Lot on Our Iceland Trip
I Was There! - I Was A Nazi Parachute Trooper
I Was There! - We Are Standing Up to the Raids in Malta
Our Diary of the War
Our War Gazetteer: Yugoslavia
Items of War Interest from Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 87 - May 2, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Into Battle Went the 'Forces of the Empire'
Belgrade: Tragic Capital of the Yugoslavs
When Greek Met German in Macedonia
Britain v. Germany: the Strategy of the War
We Simply Had to Help the Greeks!
'Her March Is O'er the Mountain Wave'
Last Flickers of War in East Africa
Where the Battle of Britain Was Fought and Won
Why the Battle of the Atlantic Must Be Won
They're Turning Out Spitfires by the Hundred
Our Searchlight on the War
How 'Lorna Doone' Celebrated Her Jubilee
What Healthy Young Woman Wants to Be Idle?
I Was There! - I Was Nearly Caught in Salonika
I Was There! - We 'Roof-Hopped' Over Hamburg
I Was There! - This Is How We Entered Asmara
Our Diary of the War
Items of War Interest From Far and Near

Volume 4 - No. 88 - May 9, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
How Britons and Anzacs Fought in Greece
'They Wove New Legends Round Mt. Olympus'
The Greeks Fought Nobly to the End
The Lion of Judah Rampant Once More
Now the Germans Swept on to Egypt
They're Most Unpopular in Berlin
Twice in a Week They Rode the Storm
Yugoslavia Crushed in 12 Days' Total War
How Marshal List's Tanks Thrust to Victory
Ups and Downs in the Battle of the Atlantic
America Knows How to Deal with Sabotage
Our Searchlight on the War
Tangier (Now Spanish) Greets the Nazis
I Was There! - I Saw the Germans Well Beaten at Tobruk
I Was There! - My Men Got Sick of Killing the Germans
I Was There! - We Chased Nazis Over the Fields on My Tractor
I Was There! - I Was with London's A.R.P. that April Night
Our Diary of the War

Volume 4 - No. 89 - May 16, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
Bitter Indeed Were the Last Hours in Greece
All Greece Overrun by the Nazi Hordes
Bigger and Better Bombs to Bring Victory
The Nazis Just a Little Nearer the Nile
'Hellish Struggle' in the Western Desert
Just What Are There 'Panzer' Divisions?
America Has Her Part in the Atlantic Battle
Battling Across East Africa's Barren Uplands
Britain Forceed to Take Action in Iraq
They Went to Greece to Honour Our Bond
Is There Any Need to Worry about Gibraltar?
Our Searchlight on the War
U.S. 'Plane Production Getting Into High Gear
I Was There! - I Did the Transatlantic 'Hop' with American Bombers
I Was There! - In Greece We Got Our Revenge for Calais
I Was There! - 'The British Did a Good Job at Bardia'
I Was There! - We Know We Made Vital Hits at Tripoli
I Was There! - What I Saw of India's Great New Arsenal
Our Diary of the War
From One Great Democrat to Another

Volume 4 - No. 90 - May 23, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
At Tobruk Britain Stands at Bay
In These the Nazi Army Wings to War
The Campaign in Greece: A Factual Survey
Twenty Days of Fierce Fighting All the Way
How the Navy Got Our Men Away from Greece
Haile Selassie Has Come Home Again
First Blood in the Fight for Iraq's Oilfields
The British Army Gets Tougher Every Day
'The Lifeline of Britain Is Threatened'
Our Searchlight on the War
What War Has Brought to the Isle of Man
I Was There! - I Alone of British Journalists Escaped from Belgrade
I Was There! - How We Turned Our Plane Into a Sailing Ship
I Was There! - We Were Surrounded by Parachutists Near Corinth
I Was There! - They Call Us 'Ancient and Tattered Airmen'
Our Diary of the War
The Catalina Limps Home

Volume 4 - No. 91 - May 30, 1941

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary
The Strange Case of Rudolf Hess
What a Task Was the R.A.F.'s in Greece!
Britain's Sky-Soldiers Learn Their Job
They Don't Want to Fight, But by Jingo!
Our Searchlight on the War
Poland's Naval Cadets in Britain
I Was There! - I Captured a Nazi Parachutist - It Was Hess!
I Was There! - How We Brought Three Night Raiders Down
I Was There! - My Diary of Eleven Days in the Libyan Desert
I Was There! - Our Life in Iceland is Too Peaceful
I Was There! - I Was Bombed in a Valley Under Parnassus
Our Diary of the War

Volume 4 - No. 92 - June 6, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
Which of the Arabs are our Friends?
'The Superb Women of Great Britain'
Exit 'Sawdust Caesar' from East Africa
Germans Say: 'The Drive on Suez Has Begun'
The 'Drang nach Osten' is Now Under Way
This is not Britain's Fight Alone
Our Diary of the War
The Home Guard's First Birthday
New U.S. Eagles for Our Embattled Skies
I Was There! - Our Pilots Fought in London's Heaviest Blitz
I Was There! - We Had a Little League of Nations in My Boat
I Was There! - We Were Lucky to Escape British Night Fighters
A Message for Today
I Was There! - We Girls are Timber Measurers
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 93 - June 13, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
The War Enters a Critical New Phase
For 1750 Miles They Chased the Bismarck
How the Royal Navy Avenged the Hood
And Still Tobruk Holds Out
Hard and Bitter Was the Fight for Crete
Flame and Fury of a New Kind of War
The War in Abyssinia in Retrospect
Our Diary of the War
For a Button or a Tank, Indent on Ordnance!
Mr. Roosevelt's Call to the Americas
I Was There! - In Spite of Nazi Bombs We Got Away from Greece
I Was There! - Mine Were the Last R.A.F. Men to Leave
I Was There! - Your British First-Aid Posts Worked Well
I Was There! - Our Big Convoy Came Proudly Over the Atlantic
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 94 - June 20, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
Why, O Why, Did it Happen in Crete?
This Is How They Got Away From Crete
After Crete- Will It Be Cyprus Next?
Britain's Friends Return to Power in Baghdad
Atlantic Outposts of the New World
Our Diary of the War
President Roosevelt's Proclamation of National Emergency
I Was There! - How Our Catalina Shadowed the Bismarck
I Was There! - I Saw One Vast Explosion - The Hood Had Gone
I Was There! - Our Guns Wrecked a German Armada Off Crete
I Was There! - We Saw Troop-Carriers Come in Over the Sea
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 95 - June 27, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
Salute to Free France! Vive De Gaulle!
'We Come to Proclaim Syria Free'
'Closer, Get Closer Yet to the Bismarck!'
Slow Progress in the Invasion of Syria
Stiff Resistance to the Allies' Advance
New Methods for Fighting Britain's Fires
Our Diary of the War
Inquest on Crete: The Commons Debate
I Was There! - We Helped in the Sinking of the Bismarck
I Was There! - We Fired the Torpedoes that Finished Her
I Was There! - My Adventures After I Was Shot Down Over Crete
I Was There! - On the Ark Royal We Had an Exciting Day
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 96 - July 4, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
Greatest Event Since the Fall of France
Malta is an Island of Heroes - and Heroines
Where Cretans Fought for Hearth and Home
The Battle of Sollum Triangle Was a Draw
Stiff Resistance Fails to Save Damascus
Mr. Churchill on the Invasion of Russia
Hitler Takes the Road to Moscow
Our Diary of the War
'None May Touch Me with Impunity' Their Motto
Blow & Counter-Blow in the Grim Atlantic Battle
I Was There! - Our Air Defences in Malta are Pretty Good
I Was There! - We Escorted King George over the Cretan Hills
I Was There! - I Saw a Marine Corporal Firing to the Last
I Was There! - How I Got Mother and Child Out of the Ruins
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 97 - July 11, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
China Enters Her Fifth Year of War
180 Millions Under the Hammer and Sickle
Three Cheers for the Girls in Blue!
What the Anzac Brigadier Said About Crete
Russia and Germany Locked in Deadly Combat
Fierce Fighting from Baltic to Black Sea
Vichy Troops Hard Pressed in Syria
Our Diary of the War
Learning to Win the War in the Workshops
I Was There! - The Havoc Helped Us to Square the Account
I Was There! - I Had a Shock When the 'Evacuees' Arrived
I Was There! - We Were in the First Sea-Air Battle in History
I Was There! - We Sat Knee-Deep in Water for 36 Hours
I Was There! - We Saved 45 People from Bombs and Floods
A Prayer for the People in Invasion
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 98 - July 18, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
O, Those Dull Uninspiring Communiques!
Our Air Offensive Is Now Really Beginning
Well May Russia Tempt the Greedy Nazis
How the 'Plans' Have Made a New Country
At Stalin's Battle-Cry All Russia Rallies
Great Nazi Gains - But No Decisive Victory
At the Prow They Fly the Cross of Lorraine
Our Diary of the War
I Was There! - I Warned the Man Who Sank the Robin Moor
I Was There! - I Saw Chinese Soldiers Going Out to Die
I Was There! - This Was One of Over 700 Raids on Malta
I Was There! - Our Bomber Was in Flames Over Wilhelmshaven
Farewell to Fear
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 99 - July 25, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
This America is Not Too Proud to Fight
Soviet Soldiers Have Surprised the World
R.A.F. Invasion of Hitler's Europe Has Begun
Speed the Tanks for the Victory Roll!
In Giant Battles Russia Stems the German Flood
Conflicting Claims in a Terrific Struggle
Still the Atlantic Is One Vast Battlefield
America Joins Britain in Iceland's Defence
Our Diary of the War
Britain's 'Recce' Troops Seen in Action
There Was No Sea-borne Invasion of Crete
I Was There! - Ours Was A Quiet Passage From Canada
I Was There! - My Men of the Ladybird said 'Carry On, Sir'
I Was There! - A Nazi Shot Me Down Into the Channel
I Was There! - We Went to Rescue Our Bombed Hospital Ship
I Was There! - The Raider Picked Us Up from the Zamzam
Epitaph on a Very Young Airman
Our War Gazetteer: Russian Front
The Editor's Postscript

Volume 4 - No. 100 - August 1, 1941

Our Searchlight on the War
The Russian People Are Now Our Allies
Russia's Tank Corps Is the World's Largest
Four Weeks of R.A.F. Non-stop Fire and Fury
Nine Millions in History's Greatest Battle
Victories but No Victory for the Nazis
Peace in Syria After Five Weeks of War
Our Diary of the War
India's First V.C. of this War
Now We Know Why King Leopold Surrendered
I Was There! - I Was in Moscow When War Was Declared
I Was There! - We Never Have a Square Meal in France Now
I Was There! - For Days We Fought the Nazi Parachutists
I Was There! - We Cheered Like Mad for the British Navy
I Was There! - Our Fleet's Barrage Beat Off the Enemy's Air Attack
The Editor's Postscript

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