The War Illustrated - Volume 8

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 8, see for other volumes our volume index.

Volume 8 - No. 181 - May 26, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Mighty is Canada's Help to the United Nations
• Our Colonies in the War: No. 8 - Sierra Leone
• Blockade-Running Now a Desperate Axis Gamble
• Views & Reviews
• Hounds of War Now Go to Training School
• I Was There! - We Knew Our Sister Ship Would Sail No More
• I Was There! - Bulldozing With the 5th Army at Anzio
• I Was There! - We Dropped Supplies to the Troops in Burma
• I Was There! - For Stalingrad's Citizens a New Era Dawns
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 182 - June 9, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Our Colonies in the War: No. 9 - The Bahamas
• Ships and Men of the Convoy Rescue Service
• This Will be a Task as Big as the War Itself
• Views & Reviews
• Indomitable Spirit of the Red Air Force
• I Was There! - In the Jungle of Assam Where Wild Battles Sway
• I Was There! - I Walked in Odessa's Guerilla Army Catacombs
• I Was There! - I Saw the Tricolour Flying Over Mount Majo
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 183 - June 23, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• After Four Long Years D-Day Dawns at Last
• Allied Invaders Storm Germany's 'Atlantic Wall'
• The War at Sea
• They Plucked a German General Out of Crete
• Britain's Colonies in the War: No. 10 - Cyprus
• Background of the Fleet Air Arm's Success
• Views & Reviews
• This Is how We Mobilized for Total War
• I Was There! - Things I Saw in Battle-Smashed Cassino Abbey
• I Was There! - We Wrestled at Sea with a 100-m.p.h. Gale
• I Was There! - I Flew Over Hitler's Front Line in the West
• I Was There! - I Watched an Unbeatable Army Come Home
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 184 - July 7, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• With the 'Suicide Squads' Who Cleared the Way
• Miracles of Planning Behind the Great Invasion
• Views & Reviews
• We Have Won Battle of the Beaches - Montgomery
• I Was There! - How We Smashed Into Western Europe
• I Was There! - I Went With the First Glider-borne Troops
• I Was There! - Storming Ashore with the 50th Division
• I Was There! - We of the Warspite Shelled the French Coast
• I Was There! - We Carried Canadian Troops to the Beaches
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 185 - July 21, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• For Lack of a Drink a Battle May Be Lost
• 5th and 8th Armies Advance on 150-Mile Front
• Streets as Battlefields and Towns as Forts
• Views & Reviews
• Men of the Maquis are Striking for France!
• Our Colonies in the War: No. 11 - The Cameroons
• I Was There! - I Saw a City Below the Germans' 'West Wall'
• I Was There! - A Gale Nearly Wrecked Our Invasion Fleet
• I Was There! - We Broke Through the Hills Around Cherbourg
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 186 - August 4, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• In Praise of the Heroes of the Stokehole
• The Bailey Bridge that Triumphs over Demolitions
• Bulldozing to Victory on All Fighting Fronts
• Views & Reviews
• Anti-Aircraft Command's Detectives at Work
• I Was There! - Over Caen I Saw the Flag of Freedom Raised
• I Was There! - Tornado-like a Flying Bomb Roared Down at Me
• I Was There! - I Travelled the Red Army Road to Vitebsk
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Wonder-drug Penicillin Saves Limbs and Lives
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 187 - August 18, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• They Tend the Front Line Sick and Wounded
• 'Red Duster' Flies Again in Swedish Ports
• Views & Reviews
• Catapults give R.A.F. Pilots a Flying Start
• I Was There! - How We Ran the Blockade in the Gay Corsair
• I Was There! - I Dodged the Germans for Five Weeks in Caen
• I Was There! - We Shelled German Targets at 11 Miles Range
• I Was There! - In a Burning Plane I Crashed in Yugoslavia
• I Was There! - Our Unwanted Cargo was an Unexploded Mine
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Britain's Colonies in the War: No. 12 - Gambia
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 188 - September 1, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Our Hospital Ships on the Cross-Channel Run
• 'Legion of the Lost' Fought on in New Guinea
• Under the Japanese Heel in Shanghai Today
• Views & Reviews
• Will The Nazi War Machine Run Dry and Crash?
• I Was There! - We Pounded the Japanese Stronghold of Sabang
• I Was There! - I Visited a Bombed-Out Flying-Bomb Site
• I Was There! - When those Victory Salvos Roar in Moscow
• I Was There! - They Bake 1,000 Loaves a Day for Invasion Craft
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Britain's Colonies in the War: No. 13 - Mauritius
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 189 - September 15, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Craft that Land our Men on Enemy Beaches
• 'Magic Carpets' Help to Keep our Forces Moving
• The Story Behind Britain's Vast Radio Blitz
• Views & Reviews
• Before the Red Armies a Name Immortal Ran
• I Was There! - We Opened the Fourth Front in Southern France
• I Was There! - I Saw the Mad Colonel of St. Malo Surrender
• How Our Buttoned-Down Tanks Charged Through
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Wild Beauty Now Covers Our London War-Scars
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 190 - September 29, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Young Surgeons in Action With the Royal Navy
• How We Blasted the Huns with Flame in France
• An End to this World-Curse of German Minorities!
• Views & Reviews
• Royal Air Force Regiment in Action Overseas
• I Was There! - This Was the End of Our Serfdom in Brussels
• I Was There! - At St. Lambert I Saw the End of German Might
• I Was There! - Our Kill-or-Capture Raid on Thira Island
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 191 - October 13, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• British Second Army's Epic Dash to Brussels
• The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Flying Bombs
• Views & Reviews
• Desert Battle to Save World's Food Supplies
• 'Seven-League Boots' are Winning Pacific War
• I Was There! - Dutch Fields were Bright with our Parachutes
• I Was There! - I Saw the Maginot Line Come to Life Again
• I Was There! - We Salute the Men Who Tunnel Through Death!
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Exploits of Our Special Air Service
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 192 - October 27, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Dodging Destruction With Cargoes of Death
• Battle-Trained Postmen Handle Front Line Mail
• Immortal Story of the Airborne Men of Arnhem
• Views & Reviews
• Weapons in Brief: The Alphabet Goes to War
• I Was There! - It Was a 'Tough Do' at the Bridge of Arnhem
• I Was There! - I Watched a German Parachute Mine Explode
• I Was There! - It's Like Heaven Now in War-Free Malta
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 193 - November 10, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Lifeline to Russia: Tasks Without Parallel
• Commandos With a Hose: Our Soldier-Firemen
• Now the Arab States Move Towards Federation
• Views & Reviews
• The How and Why of Jet-Propelled Aircraft
• I Was There! - 10,000 Cried for the Blood of Greek Traitors
• I Was There! - Our Home-from-Home in the Burmese Jungle
• I Was There! - We Do Our Soldiering at the Bottom of the Sea
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 194 - November 24, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Looking for Death on the Beaches of Britain
• Harbours Made in Britain Sailed to France
• Views & Reviews
• This is How the Enemy Sniper Gets His Man
• Hungary: Last of Hitler's Allies in Europe
• I Was There! - I Saw the Royal Marines Go In at Walcheren
• I Was There! - I Took a No. 10 Tram to the Front Line
• I Was There! - We Sent a U-Boat Down in Five Minutes
• I Was There! - Radio Spy in the Jungle of Leyte Island
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 195 - December 8, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• With a Red Coastal Battery in the Far North
• The Story Behind a Polish Armoured Brigade
• Catafighters of the Atlantic Suicide Squad
• Views & Reviews
• British Women's Services are Busy Overseas
• I Was There! - Between Battles in the Land of Awful Silence
• I Was There! - General Slept While We Took 2,000 of His Men
• I Was There! - The Havoc and Destruction I Saw in Italy
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 196 - December 22, 1944

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Canada's Mighty Wartime Seafaring Expansion
• Boredom is Banished in Time Off From Battle
• Where Hitler's Own Last Battle Will Be Fought?
• Views & Reviews
• How Mosquitoes Released Doomed Men from Gaol
• I Was There! - They Told Me 'The Tea Always Gets Stewed!'
• I Was There! - For Four Years the Nazis Tried to Catch Me
• I Was There! - How We Saved the Precious Chocolate Machine
• I Was There! - From Saipan Our Forts Flew to Bomb Tokyo
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 197 - January 5, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• How They Built Up R.A.F. Transport Command
• Scientists Battle for Precious Lives in the Far East
• A Simplified Guide to the Burma Campaigns
• Views & Reviews
• Why Britain's Achievements Astound the World
• I Was There! - Behind ELAS Lines in Dissension-Torn Athens
• I Was There! - My Amazing Escape from an Exploding Bomb Dump
• I Was There! - The British Soldier's Lot is Tough in Germany
• I Was There! - We Cheered the Home Guards' Last Parade
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 198 - January 19, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Troopships That Never Fail the Battle-Lines
• Miracle of South-East Asia Air Command
• Armour Again Saves Our Fighting Men's Lives
• Views & Reviews
• How the Army's Amazing Bailey Bridge is Built
• I Was There! - Tanks Ran Right Over the American Foxholes
• I Was There! - How We Captured a Member of the Gestapo
• I Was There! - Our Submarine's Fight with Nine Japanese Ships
• I Was There! - Hot Burma Jungle Race for a £1,500,000 Store
• I Was There! - Stone Age Terrors I Saw in Devastated Russia
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 199 - February 2, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Proud Record of the Royal Australian Navy
• The Price Norway is Paying for Her Liberation
• Views & Reviews
• I Helped the 14th Army in Burma to Laugh
• George Medals for These Factory Heroes
• The Story of the Little Bronze Cross for Valour
• I Was There! - British Fought Like Tigers at the Ardennes Tip
• I Was There! - In the Front-Line Foxholes North of Bastogne
• I Was There! - Mud-Slogging with 5th Army in the Alpennines
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 200 - February 16, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• How Master-Bombers Control the Aerial Fleets
• Channel Islanders Look Daily for Deliverance
• Views & Reviews
• Little-Known Regions to be Wrested from Japan
• Premier Ranges War Fronts in Confident Review
• I Was There! - I Talked to the People of Stricken Warsaw
• I Was There! - On this Tiny Island of Peleliu 17,000 Died
• I Was There! - I Kicked My Captor Crashing Down a Hillside
• I Was There! - When the Earth Was Burning at Mandalay
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 201 - March 2, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• How India's Proud New Navy Came Into Being
• Can Hitler Wage War Without Front Lines
• Enemy Forces Lured to their Doom by Bluff
• In the Wake of Our Armies Marches U.N.R.R.A.
• Views & Reviews
• I Was There! - Back in Manila, the Philippines Capital
• I Was There! - Down a Mine for a Night's Work with a Bevin Boy
• I Was There! - Singapore's Giant Floating Dock Was Our Target
• I Was There! - They Wear as Badge the Burma Peacock
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 202 - March 16, 1945

• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• U-Boats With Funnels Are Prowling the Seas
• Crimea Conference: The Big Three Determine
• Has Tito the Key to the Macedonian Problem?
• The Fruits of Allied Control of Burma Skies
• Views & Reviews
• Australia's Task in the South-West Pacific
• I Was There! - It's a Watery War on Our Part of the Front
• I Was There! - How the Parachutists Came Down on Corregidor
• I Was There! - I Watched Koniev's Tankmen Cross the Oder
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 203 - March 29, 1945

• "The War Illustrated" Sends its Own Representative to the Front
• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• Secrets Behind the Names That Sail the Seas
• 'Turkey is Our Ally, Turkey is Our Friend'
• Views & Reviews
• Behind Our Lines Hun Hordes Await Their Fate
• I Was There! - How We Surged Into the Outskirts of Cologne
• I Was There! - Assault on Iwojima - Remote Pacific Stronghold
• I Was There! - The Lifeboat Came Down from the Skies
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 204 - April 13, 1945

• Why Our Soldiers are Fittest in the World
• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• They Help the R.A.F. to Keep Up With the Army
• Mighty Mechanical 'Brain' Helps the War Office
• Views & Reviews
• Burmese Post-War Problems Are Looming Large
• War Graves of British Commonwealth of Nations
• I Was There! - Royal Navy to the Rescue of Hunted Norwegians
• I Was There! - Mandalay Battle Was Fought With Burning Oil
• I Was There! - First Into White Flag Villages on the Rhine
• I Was There! - I'm Running a Railway in Battered France
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

Volume 8 - No. 205 - April 27, 1945

• How the Tide of Battle Swept into Germany
• The Battle Fronts
• The War at Sea
• What Speedy Liberation Means to the Dutch
• Feats of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
• Views & Reviews
• I Was There! - From Above the Rhine I Saw the Sky-Men Pounce
• I Was There! - Slaves of the Reich on the Westward Trek
• I Was There! - I Saw Hitler's Great Arsenal Cold and Dead
• I Was There! - Battle of Rheine Town and Its Aftermath
• Our Diary of the War
• The War in the Air
• Editor's Postscript

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