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Volume 2 - No. 31 - April 5, 1940

Jottings from My Wartime Diary

Apr1940

Jottings from My Wartime Diary

How true is the saying that all good things have "the defects of their qualities!" To have many good friends is a thing to delight in and also a thing that must bring sorrow. My long and richly intere

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Death Taught the Red Army How to Win

Apr1940

Death Taught the Red Army How to Win

So great were the Red Army’s reserves at the beginning of the Finnish war that in some quarters they were hailed as proof of deep-seated inefficiency. This may as may be, but it is certain that the Ru

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The War May Cost Ten Millions a Day

Apr1940

The War May Cost Ten Millions a Day

Here we have a chapter on the financial aspect of the war-on the all-important subject of how it is being paid for, or will be paid for in the future. Written by E. Royston Pike of The War Illustrated

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New Zealand Welcomes 'Achilles' Home

Apr1940

New Zealand Welcomes 'Achilles' Home

New Zealand was intensely and justifiably proud of the great part played by the Dominion's cruiser, H.M.S. "Achilles", in the battle of the River Plate, and the ship's welcome home on February 23, 194

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