In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. XXXVIII No. 26
Read the Cover StoryWORLD
Victory by Unity
(STRATEGY) World: Many Battles, One Scheme
World: Inward Call
BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: World at Stake? (BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC)
World: Push on the Islands
World: Corregidor's Doom
World: Operations Proceeding
World: Message from Wake
World: Dusk in Kahului
Destiny's Child (THE PHILIPPINES)
AT SEA: Lesson from the Shark (AT SEA)
BATTLE OF AMERICA: Invasion of the U.S.? (BATTLE OF AMERICA)
BATTLE OF CHINA: Blood for the Tigers (BATTLE OF CHINA)
World: Fight to a Finish
BATTLE OF THE DESERT: 40 & 8 (BATTLE OF THE DESERT)
BATTLE OF RUSSIA: Assault, with a Grain of Salt (BATTLE OF RUSSIA)
BATTLE OF EUROPE: Forces Joined (BATTLE OF EUROPE)
World: Blood Brothers
THE AMERICAS: Neighborhood Nuisance (Foreign News / THE AMERICAS)
Foreign News: Teamwork in Mexico (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Siege in Argentina (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Line-Up in Chile (Foreign News)
EUROPE: Neutral Nervousness (Foreign News / EUROPE)
Foreign News: Christmas in Germany (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Capitalist in Russia (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Scandal in Bohemia (Foreign News)
GREAT BRITAIN: Clock Ticks (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
ASIA: China's Seismic Ally (Foreign News / ASIA)
AFRICA: Hotel Business Picks Up (Foreign News / AFRICA)
WAR & TERRORISM
The U.S. At War: The U.S. At War, Dec. 29, 1941
(The U.S. At War)
The U.S. At War, Shake-Up (The U.S. At War / THE PRESIDENCY)
The U.S. At War: Roosevelts at War (The U.S. At War)
The U.S. At War: Actions (The U.S. At War)
The U.S. At War, Hello To Arms (The U.S. At War / THE PEOPLE)
The U.S. At War: The West at War (The U.S. At War)
The U.S. At War: Gifts for Uncle Sam (The U.S. At War)
The U.S. At War, HORRORS OF WAR: To the Last Bounce (The U.S. At War / HORRORS OF WAR)
The U.S. At War, Calm After Storm (The U.S. At War / TERRITORIES)
The U.S. At War, HEROES: Cadet Corky Kelly (The U.S. At War / HEROES)
The U.S. At War, CIVILIAN DEFENSE: Confused & Unprepared (The U.S. At War / CIVILIAN DEFENSE)
AIR: Strategic Loss (Army & Navy / AIR)
Army & Navy: Big Man, Big Job (Army & Navy)
ARMY: Rubber Bridge (Army & Navy / ARMY)
Army & Navy: Black Division (Army & Navy)
Army & Navy - NAVY: New Strain on the Ways (Army & Navy / NAVY)
SCIENCE
Science: Easier Color Photography
Science: Steel to the Breech
Science: Cyclotron's Rival
Science: Busier Green Plants
Science: Technology Notes
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: F is for First Aid
(Medicine)
Medicine: Encephalitis (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Fleet's Darling
(The Press)
RAILROADS: The Southern Pays Up (The Press / RAILROADS)
The Press: Official Censor (The Press)
The Press: McCormick's Surprise (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: Of Thee I Sing, Baby
Religion: Peace on Earth
SPORT
Sport: Nadadora
Sport: Louisiana's Big Week
Sport: No Santa Claus
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
HOLIDAYS: Christmas: 1941
(Home Affairs / HOLIDAYS)
Babes in the Wood (Home Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
Home Affairs: Dakota's Gentleman (Home Affairs)
Home Affairs: No Thrill for Mr. Roosevelt (Home Affairs)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Decentralization (Home Affairs / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA)
BUSINESS
Brother, We're Retreading
(RUBBER) Business: The Why of Guayule
Improbable Sale (REAL ESTATE)
Mr. Paul's Ideas (TAXES)
WAR FRONT: Smokeout (WAR FRONT)
Girdler's New Job (PERSONNEL)
Business: Securities and Soap
Business: Hansgirg Detained
MANUFACTURING: Air-Conditioned War (MANUFACTURING)
EDUCATION
Education: June in December
Education: Short Cut
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Mammal-of-the-Year
(Cinema)
Art: Boulder Dam to Vermont (Art)
Art: Painting Doctor (Art)
Radio: Censorship (Radio)
Radio: Radio and Asia (Radio)
Radio: American Charter (Radio)
Radio: Plaques and Hopes (Radio)
Radio: Guts (Radio)
Radio: Christmas List (Radio)
Music: Symphonies For Fun (Music)
Books: Little, Brown's Big Year (Books)
Books: Valley of Pioneers (Books)
Books: How to Win Enemies (Books)
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 29, 1941
Milestones: Longtime Defense
PEOPLE
People: Free Agent
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 29, 1941

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