The War Illustrated Magazine – Vol. 1, No. 18 – 5 January 1940

An original wartime issue of The War Illustrated, dated 5 January 1940, featuring contemporary reporting and photography from the opening months of the Second World War.

The cover shows a French soldier in a forward listening post in front of the Maginot Line, giving the issue a particularly atmospheric snapshot of the early war period.

Details

• Original wartime magazine

• Volume 1, Number 18

• Dated 5 January 1940

• Maginot Line cover subject

• Period photographs, illustrations and reporting

• Authentic age-related wear

• Sold as a historical collector’s item