The War Illustrated Magazine – Vol. 1, No. 14 – 16 December 1939

An original wartime issue of The War Illustrated, dated 16 December 1939, featuring contemporary reporting and photography from the opening months of the Second World War.

The cover documents the aftermath of a Soviet air raid on Helsinki during the Winter War, showing smoke rising over the city following bombing by Soviet aircraft.

A striking piece of wartime social and military history, capturing events in Europe as they were being reported at the time.

Details

• Original wartime magazine

• Volume 1, Number 14

• Dated 16 December 1939

• Helsinki / Winter War cover subject

• Period photographs, illustrations and reporting

• Authentic age-related wear

• Sold as a historical collector’s item