THE WAR IN PICTURES, Scots Guards, with tank protection, in action during the battle of El Alamein, Egypt.

Object description: whole: the 15 images occupy the majority. The title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in green. The text is separate and placed in the upper centre and beneath each image as a caption, also in green. All set against a white background. image: a series of photographs illustrating different aspects of the Allied war effort, including depictions of military vehicles, military personnel and civilian war workers. text: I.A. 69866 - H.1419 - D.9354. - 775P. - 28/11/42 THE WAR IN PICTURES Men and Women of the Fighting Services : Sidelights on Varied Activities of the Forces : The Will to Victory on Land, Sea and Air : British Women take their place in the Fighting Ranks : Rhodesian tradition in the King's Royal Rifles : And some of the men responsible for Allied achievements [b]The Scots Guards, with tank protection, in action during the battle of El Alamein, Egypt.[/b] British women are now replacing men as dockyard workers. Here are some coming ashore from a destroyer docked for refitting and refuelling. A Rhodesian Bren gunner, of the King's Royal Rifles, in action. Rhodesians have served with the 60th King's Royal Rifles during and since the war of 19114-18. Many Great War veterans are now serving with the regiment in Libya side by side with the younger generation of their countrymen, and are living up to the traditions of the regiment through gruelling Western Desert battles. The air crew of an American Boston III bomber waiting for the plane to be loaded before setting out on a daring daylight attack on enemy occupied territory. The Boston III, with its 1,500 h.p. 'Twin Wasp' engines, has a speed of about 325 m.p.h. Lieut-General Herbert Lumsden, D.S.O., M.C., Commander of the British 10th Corps in the western Desert. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations in Britain. Second cousin of the King, he has been largely responsible for developing 'Commando' operations since October, 1941. Searchlight crews aboard the British 23,000-ton aircraft-carrier 'Illustrious' switch on for a brief test at dusk. The 'Illustrious,' damaged by enemy action, was repaired, refitted and back in service early in 1942. She now carries American Grumman 'Martlet' fighter aircraft. Women of the Royal Observer Corps man the observation post which they keep a look-out for enemy aircraft. They work in co-operation with the Royal Air Force Fighter Command. A recent fine picture of Lieut-General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief of the United States and Allied Forces in French North Africa. Britain's silent air armada: A concentration of troop-carrying gliders prepare for the take-off. British soldiers are being trained by pilots of the R.A.F. to fly these planes which transport airborne troops in the Allied offensive. Landing craft - one containing a Bren-carrier - which took part in the biggest Allied Combined Operations' assault on German defences at Dieppe on August 19, 1942. On minesweeping patrol: A former English fishermen [sic], wearing a lifesaving belt, used by all Allied seamen. An historic picture of Mr. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and M. Stalin, President of the U.S.S.R., taken at Moscow during their recent Kremlin talks. American-built 'General Grant' tanks line up before going into action in the Western Desert. The R.A.F. and the British Army work in close co-operation in the Middle East. Here is an armoured wireless transmission car keeping the R.A.F. in close contact with the ground forces. Picture Sheet No. 34 Issued by Information Office P.O. Box 384, Salisbury. Catalogue number: Art.IWM PST 15683 Production date: 1942-11-28 Place made: Great Britain Subject period: Second World War Materials: medium: lithograph, support: paper Dimensions: Support: Height 664 mm, Support: Width 508 mm Alternative Names: object category: Poster Creator: Unknown (artist), Information Office (publisher/sponsor) Category: posters