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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, ?
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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
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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
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Modern World [v 1 #38, Dec 7, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
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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
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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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