Key Information
Reference code
EMBLETON 1/2/25
Title
English language edition of War in Pictures magazine number 54 for distribution to British colonies, Dec 1944
Date(s)
- 1944 Dec (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
16pp, 1 item
Scope and content
English language edition of War in Pictures, no. 54, for distribution in British colonies, containing articles and photographs on 'Empire' tanks and soldiers in action against the Japanese; drawing by W G Whitaker of British troops and tanks in a jungle setting; account of how Benjamin Disraeli obtained a share of the Suez Canal (partly using stills from the 1929 Warner Brothers film Disraeli), and flame throwers used by the British Army. Front cover features colour illustration of Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos and Minister of Production. 16 pp, 1 item