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Modern World [v1, #7, May 4, 1940] (2d, 8pp, cover photo) 1 · Soldiers of the Sea · Bryan S. McCann · ar 2 · Scientists Build Model Planes · Anon. · ar 3 · What We Learned from the Finnish War · Anon. · ar 4 · Can Bomber Beat Battleship? · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 6 · March of the Robot Army [Part 12 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 7 · Pioneer Flyer · Anon. · ar 7 · Violets for Lunch · Anon. · ar 7 · Forestry in War-time · Rt. Hon. Sir George Courthope · ar 7 · Panama Canal · Anon. · ar 8 · Army Co-operation Training · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #8, May 11, 1940] (2d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · The War Horse Is Not Yet Dead · Geoffrey Hutton · ar 2 · Scandinavia - Storehouse of Europe · Bernard Hogben · ar 3 · G-Men Are Crack Shots · Anon. · ar 4 · Battle Training in “No-Man’s Land” · Anon. · ar 5 · Is the World Growing Warmer? · Prof. N. N. Zubov · ar (r); Japan Times and Mail, 1940. 6 · Mercantile Marine at War · Bryan S. McCann · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley 8 · March of the Robot Army [Part 13 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 9 · Ships That Shun the Searchlights · Stanton Hope · ar 10 · History of the Tank · Anon. · ia 11 · Faroe Islands · Anon. · ar 11 · Fighting Words · Anon. · ar 11 · Nursing in India · B. H. · ar; condensed from The Australian Digest of World Reading, 1940. 11 · Wearing Masks · Anon. · ar 12 · Aircraft Rescue Work · Anon. · ia

Modern World [v1, #9, May 18, 1940] (2d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · Parachute Troops Are a Failure · Bryan S. McCann · ar 2 · Kiruna - Hitler Wants Iron Ore from these Swedish Mines · Bernard Hogben · ar 3 · War Hits Whales · Anon. · ar 4 · World’s Best Little Army · Anon. · ar 5 · Is the Diesel Tomorrow’s Engine · Anon. · ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1940. 6 · American Military Aircraft · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 8 · March of the Robot Army [Part 14 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 9 · Cleaning Up the Calendar · Anon. · ar; condensed from La Gazette, Brussels, 1940. 9 · Dogs on War Service · Anon. · ar 10 · Bombed Homes Rebuilt in a Day · Anon. · ar 11 · Sealed in Space - Aboard a Bomber · Noel Mitchell · ar 11 · China Built a “Maginot Line” · Anon. · ar; condensed from Franciscans in China, 1940? 12 · Small Craft of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern World [v1, #10, May 25, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · Air Gunners’ Front Seat in War! · Leonard Engel · ar 2 · Munitions from your Waste Paper · Anon. · ar 3 · Oil · Anon. · ar 4 · Be Your Own Weather Expert · Anon. · ar 5 · Locating Big Guns · Dr. Frank Thone · ar 6 · Empire’s Other Navies · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Frank Norton 8 · Scientists Build Our Forests · Anon. · ar 8 · His Majesty’s Lions · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Toronto Star Weekly, 1940. 9 · World of Tomorrow · Anon. · ar 10 · March of the Robot Army [Part 15 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 11 · What Did They Do in 1914? · V. E. C. · ar 11 · War That Lasted 200 Years! · Anon. · ar; condensed from British Legion Journal, 1940. 11 · Saudi Arabia in the Grip of Modern Progress · Anon. · ar 12 · “Dead Reckoning” Navigation in Wartime · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #11, Jun 1, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · Turkish Allies Stand Firm · Bernard Hogben · ar 2 · They’re Tough - These French Colonial Troops · Anon. · ar 3 · Robot Bombers - The Truth! · David Le Roi · ar 4 · Finding Names for British Warships · Anon. · ar 5 · They help Fire-Fighters Save Money · B. Charles · ar 6 · Alternative Motor Fuels in Wartime · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 8 · March of the Robot Army [Part 16 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 9 · Speed · Anon. · ar 10 · Blimping with the Neutrality Patrol · Anon. · ar; condensed from Our Navy, 1940. 11 · War Changes Our Habits · Anon. · ar 11 · Cables Under the Atlantic · Anon. · ar 12 · Mountain Guns · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern World [v1, #12, Jun 8, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · We Can Never Be Starved Out! · Anon. · ar 2 · Twin-Barrel Gun as New Weapon · Anon. · ar 3 · Air Force That Never Flies · Anon. · ar 4 · Power That Lights the World · Anon. · ar 5 · War of Posters · Anon. · ia 6 · Beating the Blitzkrieg · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 8 · Coneculture · Anon. · ar 8 · Maginot of “The Line” · George Renwick · ar; condensed from The Scotsman, Edinburgh, 1940. 9 · King Albert’s Heroes · Bernard Hogben · ar 10 · March of the Robot Army [Part 17 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 11 · Greenland · Anon. · ar 11 · Putting Volcanoes to Work · Anon. · ar; condensed from the Adelaide Chronicle, 1940. 12 · Nazi Sources of Supply · Anon. · ia

Modern World [v1, #13, Jun 15, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · Battle of the Juggernauts · Bernard Hogben · ar 2 · Railways Under Our Feet · Anon. · ar 3 · Our Tanker Fleet Grows Bigger · Donald Buchanan · ar; illustrated by Laurence Dunn 4 · Egypt - Guardian of Suez · Anon. · ar 5 · Big Guns of the Air · Anon. · ar 6 · The French Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 8 · Army Has Its Own Travelling Workshops · Anon. · ar 8 · Beach of Diamonds · Anon. · ar 9 · The Science of Tactics · Anon. · ar 10 · March of the Robot Army [Part 18 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 11 · Atlantic Hot Water System · Anon. · ar; condensed from Allers Familj Journal, Stockholm, 1940? 11 · Echoes Trap U-Boats · Desire Papp · ar; condensed from Paris-Midi, 1940 11 · When an Elephant Dies · Anon. · ar; condensed from the Australian World Digest of Reading, 1940. 12 · Putting Oceans Wealth to Work · Anon. · ia

Modern World [v1, #14, Jun 22, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo) 1 · Navy Guards the Mediterranean · Stanton Hope · ar 2 · Wonders of Modern Surgery · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar; condensed from Evening Standard, London, 1940. 3 · Britain’s Future Air Aces · Bryan S. McCann · ar 4 · Solder’s Badge Reveals Enemy Secrets · Anon. · ar 4 · Winning the War with Wheat · Anon. · ar 5 · Nazis Use Alternative Railway Guages · Anon. · ar 6 · The Wounded in War · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 8 · Communications Under Fire · Anon. · ar 9 · Is Flight to the Moon Possible? · Anon. · ar; condensed from New York Journal and American, 1940. 10 · March of the Robot Army [Part 19 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 11 · Perfumes from Coal · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Du Post Magazine, 1940? 11 · First Parachutist · Anon. · ar; condensed from L’Air, Paris, 1940? 11 · How It Works · Anon. · ia 12 · Weight-Lifters of the Sea · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern World [v1, #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 [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by R. B. Way 11 · Handwriting of Spies · Anon. · ar 12 · Continents Carried Into Sea · Anon. · ia

Modern World [v1, #17, Jul 13, 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 [v1, #18, Jul 20, 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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern World [v1, #19, Jul 27, 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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Charles Pears

Modern World [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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 [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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 [v1, #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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle