Written Collection (#5)

WW2 - Watersmeet
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Watersmeet, written by Heather White. The image shows a bus conductress and her helpers assisting a group of evacuees. Date: circa 1940

WW2 - Berlin Hotel
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Berlin Hotel, written by Vicki Baum. The image shows a building under a starry night sky, with searchlights beaming up. Date: 1944

WW2 - Buttered Toast
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Buttered Toast, written by Marjorie Stewart. The image shows an old lady sat in a cosy living room. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Dangerous Treasure
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Dangerous Treasure, written by Norman Dale. The image shows two boys exploring some ruins with their dog. Date: 1944

WW2 - They Knew Too Much
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, They Knew Too Much, written by Maureen Pretyman. Date: circa 1943

WW2 - Timber Girl
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Timber Girl, written by Phyllis Matthewman. The image portrays a man and woman in conversation, in a woodland setting. Date: 1944

WW2 - Fight It Out
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Fight It Out, written by Gunby Hadath. The image portrays a wartime schoolboy looking towards the sky

WW2 - We Lived In London
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, We Lived In London, written by Eileen Marsh. The image shows a London scene including St

WW2 - Tunnel From Calais
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Tunnel From Calais, written by A. D. Divine. The image shows some soldiers looking out over a cliff edge. Date: 1942

WW2 - Atlantic Spy
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Atlantic Spy, written by Frank Elias. The image depicts an explosion from a direct hit on a large ship. Date: 1940

WW2 - Outlaw Squadron
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Outlaw Squadron, written by Erroll Collins. The image shows a German plane falling in flames from the firing of fighter planes

The Secret Of Romserstrand
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, The Secret Of Romserstrand, written by Erroll Collins. The image shows some German tanks advancing out of the water

WW2 - Bunkle Began It
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Bunkle Began It, written by M. Pardoe. The image shows a bundle of equipment on a beach, with planes in flight behind. Date: 1942

WW2 - British Fighter Vs Italian Bomber
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, Chattamama The Baboon, written by W. H. Morris. The image depicts a dog fight between a British fighter plane and an Italian bomber

WW2 - Firing An Automatic Rifle
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, Strangers Of The Sea, written by Arthur Groom. The image portrays a military naval man firing an automatic rifle. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Trailing A Soldier
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, The Clue Of The Tin Loaf, written by M. Myers. The image shows a scene in which two hidden figures in the background trail a Soldier

WW2 - The Iris Sets Out For Dunkirk
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, We Will Return, written by R. Ernest Bailey. The image shows some British wartime crewmembers of a vessel named Iris

Elizabeth In Wartime
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Elizabeth In Wartime, written by Florence Kilpatrick. The image portrays Elizabeth, who has dropped her domestic work to help with the war effort

WW2 - John Brown's Body
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, John Brown's Body, written by Gordon Boshell. The image portrays the title character

Feud In The Factory
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Feud In The Factory, written by Lorna Lewis. The image shows some figures speaking as they overlook a large batch of British aircraft being

WW2 - North Sea Spy
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, North Sea Spy, written by Frank Elias. The image shows some Merchant Navy crew gesturing towards a large ship. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Dave Dawson With The R. A. F
An illustration for a WW2 story book, Dave Dawson With The R.A.F. written by R. Sidney Bowen. The image shows a British airman gunner firing in an aerial conflict. Date: circa 1940s

Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?) written and composed by Leslie Sarony. Date: circa 1940s

Sons Of The Old Contemptibles
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Sons Of The Old Contemptibles, written and composed by Muriel Watson, Jack Denby and Everett Lynton, recorded and broadcast by Billy Cotton and his band

He Wants To Be A Pilot
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for He Wants To Be A Pilot, written and composed by Muriel Watson, Jack Denby and Noel Gay

My ACW2, Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for My ACW2, (My Aircraftswoman 2), written and composed by Royal Air Force flight lieutenant John Barnes

Goodnight Children Everywhere
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Goodnight Children Everywhere, written and composed by Gaby Rogers and Harry Phillips. Featured and broadcast by Gracie Fields in France

March Of The A. T. S. Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for March Of The A.T.S. written and composed by Jimmy Kennedy. The image portrays a smiling young lady of the Auxiliary Territorial Service

Meet Me In The Air Raid Shelter
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Meet Me In The Air Raid Shelter, written and composed by Pete Davis. Sung by Bobby Telford, Stella Peters and Frank Connell

The Sergeant Major's Serenade
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Sergeant Major's Serenade (Shut The Door Its Coming Through The Window.) Written and composed by Reg Morgan, Charles Chester and Desmond O'Connor

WW2 - Fleet Wings
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Fleet Wings, written by Guy Dempster. The image shows a British Coastal Command aircraft flying above an aircraft carrier. Date: 1941

WW2 - Jack Frere Of The Paratroops
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Jack Frere Of The Paratroops, written by Major J. T. Gorman. The image shows a British WW2 paratrooper falling from the skies

WW2 - Peggy Speeds The Plough
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Peggy Speeds The Plough, written by Madge S. Smith. The images portray wartime agricultural working women, land girls

WW2 - Mr Bunting At War
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Mr Bunting At War, written by Robert Greenwood. The image portrays the title character, dressed in a business suit, walking down a street

Held At Gun Point
An illustration for a wartime story book, Browne Fights The Fifth Column, written by Michael Poole. The image shows a man holding another at gun point. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Young Heroes Of The War
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Young Heroes Of The War, written by Joseph Gollomb and Alice Taylor

Browne Fights The Fifth Column
An illustrated front cover for a wartime story book, Browne Fights The Fifth Column, written by Michael Poole. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - This Above All
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, This Above All, written by Eric Knight. The image shows a wartime couple, looking worriedly to the skies by a cliff's edge

WW2 - When The Bells Rang
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, When The Bells Rang, written by Anthony Armstrong and Bruce Graeme. The image shows the side profile of a soldier holding his bayonet rifle

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Observed Corps Mystery
An illustrated front cover for The Observed Corps Mystery, written by Rex Hardinge, no. 733 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

Previously Reported Missing - Now?
An illustrated front cover for Previously Reported Missing - Now...?, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 66 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Shot Looter
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Shot Looter, written by Martin Frazer, no. 5 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. The image shows a warden being shot in the back

Raiders Passed!
An illustrated front cover for Raiders Passed!, written by John Hunter, no. 1 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s

The Secret Of The Evacuee
An illustrated front cover for The Secret Of The Evacuee, written by Paul Urquhart, no. 731 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Blitzed Tower, written by Anthony Parsons, no. 238 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

The Case Of The Man On Leave
An illustrated front cover for The Case Of The Man On Leave, written by Gilbert Chester, no. 743 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

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