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English edition of War in Pictures, no. 23, containing articles and photographs on the Chinese offensive against the Japanese; Soviet advance against Germany and different American-manufactured aircraft used by the RAF. Front cover shows a black and white illustration of Chinese military leader Chiang Kai-shek by Marc Stone. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 24, containing articles and photographs on the Royal Navy and RAF's mission to disrupt Axis sea communications; Chinese General Chiang Kai-shek's campaign against the Japanese and women munitions workers. Cover page shows black and white illustration of a RAF aeroplane attacking enemy ships. 16 pp, 2 items

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 25, containing articles and photographs on the success of the RAF bombing offensive in Germany; Yugoslav guerrillas and mobilisation of British industry for total war. Cover page shows black and white photograph of an unidentified RAF airman on a bomber preparing to drop bombs on unspecified German targets. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 26, containing articles and photographs on the training of British Commonwealth forces for combat before leaving for battlefronts abroad; maintenance of the automatic pilots used on RAF bombers and mobilisation of the Soviet offensive against the Germans. Cover page shows black and white illustration by Marc Stone of Russian Commander Semyon Konstantinovich Timsohenko. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 33, containing articles and photographs on water supplies to British troops fighting in desert environments; support of the Allied forces by Arab tribes and presence of women from the Auxiliary Territorial Service on anti-aircraft batteries. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a woman of the Auxiliary Territorial Service on patrol. 16 pp

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 34, containing articles and photographs on the Allied advance in North Africa; introduction of a new Spitfire engine and training of Britain's Airborne Divisions. Cover page shows black and white photograph of South African Air Force aeroplanes leaving for night attacks. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 36, containing articles and photographs on the Australian arms industry and statistical information highlighting the success of the British war record. Cover page shows black and white illustration of a British torpedo hitting an enemy ammunition ship. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 41, for distribution in British colonies, containing articles and photographs on the Allies' superiority over Germany in terms of armaments; Canadian forces in Sicily and Kenya's contribution to the war effort. Cover page shows black and white photograph of Adm Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 45, containing articles and photographs of Anglo-American High Command personnel; Canada's mountain troops and sinking of the German battleship SCHARNHORST. Cover page shows black and white photograph of two British soldiers in camouflage. 16 pp, 1 item

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

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 54, containing articles and photographs on the wartime career of the Minister of Production, Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos; collection of autobiographical drawings detailing the typical day of a 'well-known London artist who is serving as a fireman' (possibly Reginald Mills or Donald Mills) and jet-propelled bombers. Cover page shows colour illustration of Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos and Minister of Production. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 60, containing articles and photographs on the geographical challenges faced by British troops in Burma and an investiture ceremony of military awards at Buckingham Palace. Includes a centre-fold reproduction of a painting produced for the Admiralty, entitled The Minelayers, by official War Artist Sir Muirhead Bone. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 8, containing articles and photographs of the Greek offensive against Italian forces in Albania; RAF's contribution to the Greek offensive and Allied land, sea and air offensive in Libya. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a British soldier guarding Italian POWs, Africa. 16 pp, 1 item

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 9, containing articles and photographs on the preparation of Allied troops for a major offensive; Allied capture of Italian naval base, Bardia and decline of Italian power in North Africa. Front cover shows black and white photograph of a mock battle by British soldiers in the course of their training. 16 pp, 1 item

English supplement to Neptune no. 20: 'The President of the United States of America and His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom declare', on the terms of the Atlantic Charter, signed by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill on 14 Aug 1941. Front cover features British and American flags in colour, and back pages features three black and white photographs of Churchill and Roosevelt. 4 pp, 1 item

English edition of Kenya for victory, on the contribution of Kenya to the war effort. Front cover shows a black and white photograph of Nairobi, capital of Kenya. 4 pp, 1 item

English edition of Malta on aerial assaults by enemy forces on Malta. 48 pp, 1 item

English edition of 'The mask and the face', by Margot Adamson, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, on the Nazi threat to Christian values, (Sands, London). 20 pp, 1 item

English edition of The Northern Garrisons, by Eric Linklater, part of The Army at War series, on the British Army's presence in Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Orkney and Shetlands Islands (HMSO, London). 76 pp, 1 item

English edition of 'Voice of the Vatican: The Vatican radio in wartime', by Robert Speaight, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, on broadcasts by Vatican Radio during wartime, (Sands, London). 20 pp, 1 item