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Volksgezondheid in Groot-Brittannië, (The public health of Britain), booklet in Dutch on the state of British public health services and the creation of the NHS, (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 1 item

De bestorming door de lucht, (The storming by air) booklet in Dutch on the structure, functions and achievements of the RAF, containing black and white photographs of RAF pilots at work. 32 pp, 1 item

Er is vrijheid in de lucht, (There is freedom in the air), booklet in Dutch on Allied air force success, with black and white photographs. Front cover features photograph of a pilot in the cockpit of his plane, (HMSO, London). 40 pp, 1 item

Hull wil die Kerk van God vernietig, (They would destroy the Church of God), booklet in Dutch condemning the Nazi regime as blasphemous, with illustrations of Hitler presiding over black and white photographs of German soldiers engaging in activities including the desecration of churches (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 24 pp, 1 item

Dutch edition of Envoy magazine, no. 12, with articles on the Allied forces' successes in Burma and Borneo against the Japanese and the unsuccessful attempt by the Japanese to sink the USS FRANKLIN. Front page features a photograph of a woman from Borneo with her child talking to American and Australian soldiers, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

De vernietiging der duikbooten, (The destruction of the U-boats), leaflet in Dutch with a colour illustration of a RAF aeroplane and Royal Navy battleship attacking a U-boat. 2 pp

Kijk magazine, no. 18, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the plan for peace and Allied settlement with Japan. Front cover includes black and white photograph of laughing Dutch boys. 32 pp

Kijk magazine, no. 21, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the drafting and signing of the United Nations Charter creating the United Nations in San Francisco and the British General Election of 1945. Front cover features black and white photograph of an allied soldier writing graffiti on a building in Berlin. 32 pp

Kijk magazine, no. 22, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the US Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes and the liberation of Borneo. Front cover features black and white photograph of US President Harry Truman arriving in Antwerp. 32 pp

Kijk magazine, no. 24, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including VJ Day and the bombing of Hiroshima. Front cover features a black and white photograph of VJ Day being celebrated in London. 32 pp

Kijk magazine, in Dutch, special edition, with articles on the Allied war effort, including conferences of the Allied leaders and the work of Dutch pilots in the RAF and the Eastern Front. Front cover features black and white photograph of Allied soldiers in the ruins of a building shooting at Germans. 60 pp, 1 item

De strijd om Egypte, (The battle of Egypt), magazine in Dutch prepared for the Ministry of War with captioned black and white photographs concerning the Battle of El Alamein. Front page features a photograph of a Sherman tank commander, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

Kinderen van Europe, (Children of Europe), pamphlet in Dutch with captioned photographs comparing the treatment of children in Britain and German-occupied Europe. 16 pp, 1 item

Japanse mede-voorspoed, (Japanese also succeed), pamphlet in Dutch on Japanese military successes in Asia. 16 pp, 1 item

Twaalf nuwe Bondgenot, (Twelve new allies), pamphlet in Dutch celebrating declarations of war against the Axis powers by Honduras, Salvador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia. Featuring black and white photographs of politicians and capital cities. Front page includes a colour map of Central and South America. 16 pp, 1 item

Dutch edition of De kleine schepen der Engelsche vloot, children's picture book describing the work of Royal Navy patrol boats, with front cover illustration by Rowland Hilder of a patrol boat in action. 16 pp

Papers of Edwin Embleton, 1939-1949, chiefly comprising World War Two propaganda pamphlets, 1939-1945, on subjects including the Allied war effort, the Home Front, British Allies, anti-Nazism and the Empire, largely produced by the Ministry of Information for dissemination both within Britain and overseas. These pamphlets are in a number of European, Middle Eastern, African and Asian languages. An approximate translation has been provided for all foreign language titles. The remainder of the collection comprises Ministry of Information produced propaganda posters, postcards, cigarette cards, scrapbook stamps; portraits of Islamic leaders; maps from the Ministry of Information 'Map series' for use by newspapers; American propaganda pamphlets and Ministry of Information administrative papers. Administrative papers include progress reports, memoranda and plans relating to strategy, visual presentation, print deadlines and staff.

English and Dutch editions of Britain's Royal Air Force, children's picture book, relating to the achievements and structure of the RAF, with front cover illustration by W Krogman of a German submarine surrendering to an Allied aircraft design. 16 pp, 2 items

English and Dutch editions 50 facts about the women of Great Britain at war, on the contribution made by British women to the war effort, with black and white photographs of women in the armed forces. 24 pp, 2 items