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English and Italian editions of 'The penetration of German capital into Europe', no. 5 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 2 items

English and Portuguese editions of War in Pictures, no. 61, containing articles and photographs on the Burma front; the role and organisation of British Parliament in wartime and a colour pull-out of the sinking of the German battleship TIRPITZ. Front cover features a black and white photograph of a member of the South Wales Borderer regiment. 16 pp, 2 items

English and Portuguese editions of Introducing West Africa, booklet prepared for the Colonial Office and Centre Office of Information on the economy, social structure and culture of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast and Nigeria; containing black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. 88 pp, 2 items

First edition of The war at sea, in English, Dutch and Italian, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 23, containing articles on the specifications of Royal Navy battleships and naval contraband control and desert warfare. Front cover features a colour illustration of a tank battle by Charles E Turner, (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 26, containing articles on Allied superiority in aircraft carriers; the work of RAF Coastal Command; the relocation of industry by the Soviet government to newly-developed industrial areas east of the Urals in the USSR. Front cover features a colour illustration of a British aeroplane taking off from an aircraft carrier (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 32, containing articles on an account of improvements in British armaments; the destruction of enemy shipping in the North Sea and English Channel and the achievements of British Commonwealth forces during 1940. Front cover features a black and white illustration of US parachute troops in action by Rowland Hilder (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 35, containing articles on the contribution by the merchant navies to the victory of the Eighth Army in North Africa; the Norwegian merchant navy and the Eastern Front in the USSR. Front cover features a black and white illustration of a merchant seaman looking out to sea (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 36, containing articles on the Merchant Navy convoy to North Africa in Nov 1942; transcript of British Prime Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill's world broadcast on his sixty-eighth birthday and women in National Service. Cover page features a colour illustration of women working in a steel mill (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 40, containing articles on the success of the 8th Army's artillery barrages in North Africa; military decorations awarded to Merchant Navy personnel and scientific methods of food concentration for long-distance war transport. Front page features a black and white illustration of a British artillery barrage (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 46, containing articles on increased shipbuilding to counter the threat posed by German U-boats; training of RAF fighter pilots. Cover page shows a black and white illustration by James Gardner of an American airplane landing at Goose Bay, Canada (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 47, containing articles on an account of the bombing of Hanover in Germany; patrolling of the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland and the USA's amphibious motor-lorry. Front cover features a colour illustration of a gun-turret of a British battleship by Leslie Oliphant. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 54, containing articles on an eye witness account of the Normandy Landings; British Royal Navy's Western Navy Approaches Tactical Unit in Liverpool and supply of mobile power stations to the USSR. Front cover features a colour illustration by Harold Forster of British armoured troops passing a line of German POWs. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 58, containing articles on the construction of a floating harbour used during the Normandy Landings; training of Royal Navy personnel for war against German U-boats and defence of the Thames Estuary. Front cover features a colour illustration of prefabricated Mulberry harbours being towed to France by Rowland Hilder. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

English edition of Neptune, no. 10, containing articles on an account of Allied fighting in Crete; Greece's entry into the war; the importance of sea power; the contribution of the merchant navies; the mechanisation of the British Army. Front cover features black and white photograph of British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill on the bridge of a British warship (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 1, containing articles and photographs asserting the strength of Britain's land, sea and air forces. Cover page shows black and white photograph of Spitfire fighter aircraft in action. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 11, containing articles and photographs on the Battle of Britain; training of the British Army and work of the women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a British infantry-man with a bayonet. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 14, containing articles and photographs on the sinking of the BISMARCK by the Royal Navy; collapse of Italy's East African empire and RAF planes manufactured in the USA. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a view from the bridge of HMS SHEFFIELD. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 16, containing articles and photographs on an account of Britain's coastal defences; RAF's low-level bombing offensives and fighting power of Free French forces. Cover page shows black and white photograph of RAF personnel standing under the nose of an American bomber. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 19, containing articles and photographs relating to the mobilisation of Commonwealth forces in the Middle East; allocation of manpower and Stirling bombers. Front cover features black and white photograph of Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell. 16 pp, 1 item