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Modern World [v 1 #15, Jun 29, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 • Destroyers Bear the Brunt • Anon. • ar 2 • Blitzkrieg in Action! • Anon. • ar 3 • Boundless Frontiers of Science • Anon. • ar 4 • Nazi Murder Film used to Paralyse Neutrals • Anon. • ar 5 • Who’s Fit to Drive a Car • Anon. • ar 6 • The Fifth Horseman • Anon. • ar The New York Times Magazine, 1940? 8 • Wonders of the Spectrum • Anon. • ar 9 • Holland’s Downfall - Fifth Columnist Treachery • Anon. • ar 10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 20 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl 11 • Albanian Horsemen Give Place to Cars and Railways • Anon. • ar 11 • How it Works: The Vertical Lift Bridge • Anon. • ar 12 • Automatic Rifles • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #16, Jul 3, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 • Destroyer of the Skies • Bryan S. McCann • ar 2 • Uncle Sam Prepares • Anon. • ar 3 • Inventors Battle for Sea Power • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Christian Science Monitor, 1940. 4 • “Go To It” Brigade • Anon. • ar 4 • Attack and Defence • Anon. • ar 5 • Athletes as Guinea Pigs • Anon. • ar 6 • Truth About the Italian Air Force • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Inside the Vatican • Anon. • ar; condensed from Grit, 1940. 9 • The Plastic Age • Anon. • ar 10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 21 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl 11 • How it Works: High Pressure Steam Locomotive • Anon. • ar; illus. R. B. Way 11 • Handwriting of Spies • Anon. • ar 12 • Continents Carried into Sea • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #17, Jul 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)

1 • Blitzkrieg on Sea • Stanton Hope • ar
2 • Defence Against Invasion • Anon. • ar
3 • Invisible Worlds to Conquer • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Sunday Sun and Guardian, Australia, 1940.
4 • Aeroplane Made of Plastics • Anon. • ar
5 • Hand Grenades - An Emergency Weapon • Anon. • ar
6 • Jackal of the Mediterranean • Anon. • ar
8 • Propaganda Bomb • Anon. • ar
9 • Dog Fight • James L. H. Peck • ar; condensed from the New York Times Magazine, 1940.
10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 22 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl
11 • How it Works: The Planetarium • Anon. • ar
11 • Supplying a Modern Army • Lowell M. Limpus • ar; condensed from a chapter of Twentieth Century Warfare, New York, Dutton, 1940.
12 • How R.A.F. is Organized • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #18, Jul 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 • Big Guns Get Goin • Anon. • ar 2 • Under the Tyrant’s Heel • Louis P. Lochner • ar; condensed from The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1940. 3 • Can the Laboratory Create Life? • V. E. Collins • ar 4 • Civilians Yesterday - Sailors Today • Anon. • ar 5 • Heroes Dictators Worship • Anon. • ar; condensed from New York Times Magazine, 1940. 6 • “Black-Out” • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Britain’s Water Supply is Safe! • Anon. • ar 9 • Car of the Future • Anon. • ar; condensed from Sunday Sun and Guardian, USA, 1940. 10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 23 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl 11 • How it Works: Fighting Fires from Water • Anon. • ar 11 • Balloons Play Tricks • Anon. • ar; condensed from Western Mail, Cardiff, 1940. 12 • Launching Britain’s Ships • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
Modern World [v 1 #19, Jul 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Valour of the R.A.F. • Anon. • ar 3 • Scrap Iron • B. H. • ar 4 • Military Law • Anon. • ar 4 • World Domains that Hang in the Balance • Anon. • ar; condensed from New York Times, 1940. 5 • Kilts to See No More Battles • Anon. • ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, Canada, 1940. 6 • Nazi War Machines • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 8 • Sons of the Mutineers • J. E. Jackson • ar; condensed from Grit, USA, 1940. 9 • Jules Verne Foresaw Scientific Warfare • Pierre Devaux • ar; condensed from L’Illustration, Paris, 1940. 10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 24 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl 11 • How it Works: Automatic Ticket Printer • Anon. • ar 11 • Your Food - and the Future • Anon. • ar 12 • Underground Aerodromes • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #20, Aug 3, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Graziani Nero of Africa • Anon. • ar 3 • Watchers in the Sky • John Allan May • ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1940. 4 • Now the Sky Guns Speak • Anon. • ar 5 • The Moon Will Explode! • Anon. • ar 6 • Eighty Years of Naval Progress • Anon. • ia; illus. Laurence Dunn 8 • Gibraltar - Symbol of Empire • Anon. • ar 9 • Boy Pupils Help Arms Drive • Anon. • ar 10 • March of the Robot Army [Part 25 of 25] • A. J. Murray • sl 10 • Petrol Model Aeroplanes - A Modern Hobby • H. McDougall • ar 11 • How it Works: Modern Refrigeration • Anon. • ar 11 • What Will Become of the Belgian Congo? • Anon. • ar 12 • Art of Dive Bombing • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #21, Aug 10, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • New Navy for Britain • B. H. • ar 3 • Foam for Petrol Fires • Anon. • ar 4 • World’s Largest X-Ray • Anon. • ar 5 • Troops from the Clouds • Anon. • ar 6 • Equipment of the Nazi Air Force • Anon. • ia 8 • I Was on Board a Blazing Ammunition Ship • Paul Shishkoff • nf 9 • Watch on the Coast • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 1 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Dame Who is King • Anon. • ar; condensed from Grit, Williamsport, 1940. 11 • How it Works: Petrol Blow Lamp • Anon. • ia 12 • The Dunkirk Epic • Anon. • ia; illus. Charles Pears
Modern World [v 1 #22, Aug 17, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Panama • Bernard Hogben • ar 3 • Science Speeds Up Farming • Anon. • ar 4 • War Hornets Over Randolph Field • Bryan S. McCann • ar 5 • Those Realistic Film Battles • Anon. • ar; illus. Patrick Nicolle 6 • Protect India Against Nazi Invasion • Anon. • ar 8 • Adrift on a Seaplane Float • Capt. Norman Macmillan • nf 9 • London’s New Fire Engine • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 2 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 10 • How it Works: The Pneumatic Hammer • Anon. • ar 11 • Britain’s Civil Army • Anon. • ar 12 • Tommy Guns for Tommies • Anon. • ar
Modern World [v 1 #23, Aug 24, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Axis Looks Eastward for Oil • Anon. • ar 3 • The Navy Goes Into Action • W. E. Stanton Hope • ar 4 • Flying 10 Miles High • Bryan S. McCann • ar 5 • Death Rays to Stop War Slaughter? • Anon. • ar 6 • Get Your Parachutist! • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 8 • We Were Stranded in Tropical Swamps • Brigadier-General A. C. Lewin • ar 9 • Japan Trains 100,000 Sea Scouts • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 3 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Tradition Protects the Tommy • Anon. • ar 11 • How it Works: Paint Defeats the Bombers • Anon. • ar 12 • How to Deal with an Incendiary Bomb • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #24, Aug 31, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Island Forts of the Desert • Stanton Hope • ar 3 • War Effort of the Human Body • Anon. • ar 4 • Britain Must Have a Merchant Service in the Air • Anon. • ar 5 • Science Must Help Us Win the War • B. Tunbridge • ar 6 • How the Lion Grew Its Wings • Anon. • ia 8 • I Fought an Everest Blizzard • J. L. Longland • nf 9 • Canada Helps Britannia Rule • Anon. • ar; condensed from Star Weekly, Toronto, 1940. 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 4 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • How it Works: Airman’s Lifebelt • Anon. • ar 11 • Fighting Morale • Anon. • ar 12 • Protecting Your Home from the air Menace • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #25, Sep 7, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Secrecy Saves Shipping • Anon. • ar 3 • An Airport on Wheels • Anon. • ar 4 • Railways - Russia’s Weakest Link • Bernard Hogben • ar 5 • Ersatz Can’t Win • Anon. • ar 6 • Pots into Planes • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 8 • Fogged Out • Sir Alan J. Cobham • nf 9 • Behind the Big Bang • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 5 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Scooting is More than a Sport • Anon. • ar 11 • How it Works: The Automatic Telephone • Anon. • ia 12 • Simple Field Sketching • Anon. • ar
Modern World [v 1 #26, Sep 14, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • How Nazis Train Parachutists to Land on Roofs • Anon. • ar 3 • Sapping Musso’s Power • Anon. • ar 4 • The World After the War • Anon. • ar; condensed from Collier’s, USA, 1940. 5 • Battle Tactics in the Clouds • Anon. • ar 6 • The Aircraft Carrier • Anon. • ar 8 • Forced March • C. S. Eke • nf 9 • Fishing for Iron • Anon. • ar; condensed from Every Week Magazine, Cleveland, USA, 1940. 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 6 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Air Raid Shelter for Radium Bomb • Anon. • ar 11 • How it Works: Producing Steel in a Huge Converter • Anon. • ia 12 • What You Should Know About Hand Grenades • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #27, Sep 21, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • When the Siren Goes • Anon. • ar 3 • Wrecked Nazi Planes Reveal New Secrets to the R.A.F. Detective Squad • Anon. • ar 4 • Submarines that Lay “Eggs” • Anon. • ar 5 • Home Guard News Reel • Anon. • ia 6 • Manning the Baricades • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Capturesd by Cannibals • Edwin Heath • nf 9 • Portrait of a Flying Bullet • Anon. • ia 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 7 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • “Johnny” Turk’s a Grand Fighter • Stanton Hope • ar 11 • How it Works: The Modern Garage • Anon. • ia 12 • How Nazi Glider-Invaders are Trained • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #28, Sep 28, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • School for Snipers • Anon. • ar 3 • Salute the Bomber Boys • John Cashel • ar 4 • Rubber’s Man-Made Rivals • Waldemar Kaempffert • ar; condensed from The New York Times Magazine, 1940. 5 • Rock that Guards Red Sea • Stanton Hope • ar 6 • Dealing with an Enemy at Close Quarters • Anon. • ia 8 • Torpedoed in Spats • H. B. Hermon Hodge • nf 9 • America Prepares • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 8 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Going to War with a Bone • Anon. • ar 12 • Home Guard News Reel • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #29, Oct 5, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • We’ve Got the Cruisers • W. E. Stanton Hope • ar 3 • Uniforms of Dishonour • Anon. • ar 4 • Britain’s “Victory” Raids • Anon. • ar 5 • Splitting Roads with Air • Anon. • ar 6 • Hurricanes from Canada • Anon. • ia 8 • Home Guard in Action-Stalking • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 9 • I Crashed a Fighter at 600 m.p.h. • Robert Wyndham • nf 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 9 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • From Sunlight to Candle • Anon. • ar 12 • Home Guard News Reel • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #30, Oct 12, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • When Big Bertha Shelled Paris • Anon. • ar 3 • Britain’s “Flush-Deckers” • Anon. • ar 4 • Heroes of the Murder Raids • Anon. • ar 5 • Beating “Blackout” of the Sea • Anon. • ar 6 • Story of Marine Propulsion • Anon. • ia 8 • Aboard Ship in the Krakatoa Disaster • R. J. Dalby • nf 9 • Home Guard Self-Defence • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 10 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • History in Celluloid • Anon. • ar; condensed from The New York Times Magazine, 1940. 12 • Home Guard News Reel • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #31, Oct 19, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Spotters on the Roof • Bryan S. McCann • ar 3 • Fight for Freedom • Anon. • ar 4 • Miracle Cities in the Clouds • Anon. • ar 5 • Steamline Warfare • Anon. • ar 6 • Street Fighting • Anon. • ar 8 • Escape from Capture • Lt.-Gen. Sir Tom Bridges • nf 9 • Bringing Home Britain’s Cargoes • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 11 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Aerobatics to Air Victories • Anon. • ar 12 • Home Guard New Reel • Anon. • ar
Modern World [v 1 #32, Oct 26, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Under-Water Patrol • Stanton Hope • ar 3 • The Bang Behind the Bomb • Anon. • ar 4 • Men Who Deliver the Bombers • Anon. • ar 5 • Land of the Lotus • Anon. • ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1940. 6 • Camouflage • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Odeal by Water • Dermot Moeran • nf 9 • They Handle Time Bombs • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 12 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Treasure Galore • Anon. • ar 12 • One More River to Cross • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #33, Nov 2, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Invasion - Goering’s Own Plan • Bernard Hogben • ar; illus. Jack Cigong 3 • Bombers are Scientists • Anon. • ar 4 • Sound Waves versus War Clouds • Anon. • ar 5 • Fighting the Weather • Anon. • ar 6 • Tank Fighting • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 13 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 9 • We Know Their Aircraft Secrets • Bryan S. McCann • ar 10 • War’s Efforts on Animal Life • Anon. • ar 11 • Castaway • Sinbad • nf 12 • Naval Roll of Honour 1939-40 • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #34, Nov 9, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Arsenal of the Empire • Anon. • ar 3 • Novelties in Arms • Anon. • ar; condensed from Grit, 1940. 4 • Cotton is Dynamite • Anon. • ar 5 • R.A.F. Drills in the Clouds • Anon. • ar 6 • Evolution of British Destroyer Designer • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley 8 • Inida in the Mechanical Age • Anon. • ar 9 • Autogiros Over the Border • Anon. • ar 10 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 14 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl; illus. John Woods 11 • Barrage Over London • John Cashel • ar 12 • Revolver and Pistol Shooting • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #35, Nov 16, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • The “Spitfire” a Real Thoroughbred • Anon. • ar 4 • Circus in Drop of Water • Anon. • ar 5 • Ghost City Under the Sea • Anon. • ar 6 • Bren Light Machine Gun • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 8 • Camera Gun Traps Crook • Anon. • ar 9 • Weapon to Beat Weapon • Anon. • ar 10 • Housing Crisis in Russia • Anon. • ar 11 • Menace of the Swastika [Part 15 of 15] • Clifford Cameron • sl 12 • Sky Line Transport • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
Modern World [v 1 #36, Nov 23, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • The World of 1965 • Anon. • ar 3 • Blind Flying • Anon. • ar 4 • For Gallantry in the Air • Anon. • ar 5 • Liquid Gold Fights a Modern War • Anon. • ar 6 • Drill for the Home Guard • Anon. • ia 8 • Going to Fight by Compass • Anon. • ar 9 • Beating the U-Boats • Bernard Hogben • ar 10 • At War with Mars [Part 1 of 3] • Bower Mason • sl 12 • Shall We Use Swimming Tanks? • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #37, Nov 30, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Hottest Thing in the World • C. Boff • ar 3 • War Clouds over Africa • Bernard Hogben • ar 4 • American Planes in British Skies • Bryan Andrews • ar 5 • Tommy Atkins’ Forefathers • B. Tunbridge • ar 6 • Home Guard Chart of the Lewis Gun • Anon. • ia 8 • We’re Always Fighting the Sea • Anon. • ar 9 • Training Britain’s Future Warriors • Anon. • ar 10 • At War with Mars [Part 2 of 3] • Bower Mason • sl 12 • Ship Salvage • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
Modern World [v 1 #38, Dec 7, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Secrets of Testing • Bryan S. McCann • ar 3 • Navy Starves the Nazis • W. E. Stanton-Hope • ar 4 • Blood Circulation • Anon. • ar 5 • When the Earth Stops Spinning • C. Boff • ar 6 • Steam Power at Sea • Anon. • ia 8 • These Counties Have Known Invasion • B. Tunbridge • ar 9 • Gunners Go to School • Bernard Hogben • ar 10 • At War with Mars [Part 3 of 3] • Bower Mason • sl 12 • Using the Magnetic Compass • Anon. • ia
Modern World [v 1 #39, Dec 14, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Jungle Wastes Become Mighty Fortress • Bernard Hogben • ar 3 • Railways and the Blitzkreig • Anon. • ar 4 • Armour for the Army • Anon. • ar The Illustrated London News, 1940; illus. G. H. Davis 5 • Uncle Sam’s New Navy • Anon. • ar 6 • Wonders of Modern Warplanes • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 8 • Giants in Harness • C. Boff • ar 9 • Earthquakes Growing Pains of a Planet • Bryan Andrews • ar 10 • Mad Speed • G. Tressiden • ss 12 • How the Rangefinder Works • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
Modern World [v 1 #40, Dec 21, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 2 • Sailors of the Air • Bryan S. McCann • ar 4 • Bottled Electricity • Bernard Hogben • ar 5 • The Lone Wolf Sails Again • W. E. Stanton-Hope • ar 6 • Foiling the Nazi Fire Raisers • L. Ashwell Wood • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 8 • Man-Made Monsters • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle 9 • America Tests Her Streamlined Cars • Anon. • ar; condensed from Popular Science, 1940. 10 • Menace of the Fish-Men [Part 1 of 5] • Bower Mason • sl 12 • Light Automatic Machine Guns for A.A. Defence • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle

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