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Papers of Edwin Joseph Embleton (1907-2000)

EMBLETON 1 Multi Lingual Series

EMBLETON 1/1 Neptune magazine for merchant seamen, containing articles on the Allied war effort accompanied by black and white photographs and illustrations, printed in several languages, including multi-lingual editions, 1941-1945

EMBLETON 1/1/1 1940 Mar

Romanian edition of Neptun, (Neptune), containing articles on the co-operative war effort between the navies and air forces and Allied arms manufacture. Front page features a photograph of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN leading a convoy of battleships (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/2 1940 Apr

Multi-lingual edition (English, French, Greek and German) and French edition of Neptune, no. 2, containing articles on Norwegian resistance to attacks by the German Navy; sinking of U-boats by British and French destroyers and Allied shipyards' output. Front cover features a colour photograph of V Adm Guy Royle on the bridge of HMS ARK ROYAL (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/1/3 1940 May

Multi-lingual edition (English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) of Neptune, no. 3, containing articles on the Battle of Narvik, Norway; effectiveness of British and French tanks and guns, and the Royal Naval Air Service. Front cover features a colour illustration of HMS WARSPITE after the Battle of Narvik (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/4 1940 Jun-Jul

Multi-lingual editions (English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese; Spanish; and English, French, Greek and German) of Neptune, no. 4, containing articles on the Royal Navy's presence in the Mediterranean; role of radio in Royal Navy operations, and the importance of BBC broadcasts to neutral and Allied ships. Front page photograph features the gun turrets of HMS RODNEY (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/1/5 1940 Jul

Portuguese and Arabic editions of Neptune, no. 5, containing article on the key functions of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth navies. Front page features a black and white photograph of a convoy of battleships in the Atlantic (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/1/6 1940 Sep

Multi-lingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) and Arabic editions of Neptune, no. 7, containing articles on an Italian warship hit by a British 15-inch shell; Allied destroyer flotillas and new classes of Royal Navy warships. Front cover shows aircraft carrier HMS FURIOUS at sea (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/1/7 1940 Oct

Multi-lingual editions (English, French, Greek and German and English and Afrikaans) of Neptune, no. 8, containing articles on the sinking of the Italian cruiser BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI by HMAS SYDNEY; bombardment of an Italian port in Libya, and the search for German U-boats. Front cover features a colour photograph of the captured Italian submarine GALILEO GALILEI (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/1/8 1941 Jan

English edition of Neptune, no. 10, containing articles on an account of Allied fighting in Crete; Greece's entry into the war; the importance of sea power; the contribution of the merchant navies; the mechanisation of the British Army. Front cover features black and white photograph of British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill on the bridge of a British warship (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp

EMBLETON 1/1/9 1941 Feb

Multi-lingual edition (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) of Neptune, no. 11, containing articles on the role of the Merchant Navy; machine-guns on Merchant Navy ships, and balloon barrages at a British post to guard against bomber attacks. Front page features a colour photograph of a ship flying the red ensign flag in New York harbour (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/10 1941 May

Multi-lingual edition (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) of Neptune, no. 12, containing articles on the servicing of British submarines; British campaign in North Africa and the British victory in Egypt against Italian forces. Front page features sailors at work in the foundry aboard HMS FORTH (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/11 1941 Apr

French edition of Neptune, no. 13, containing articles on the admirals of the Royal Navy; Battle of Bardia in Libya; RAF attacks on Italian ships and aircraft in Libya. Front page features a black and white photograph of Royal Navy sailors holding a religious service on board a ship (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/12 1941 May

Bi-lingual edition (English and Afrikaans) of Neptune, no. 14, containing articles on the naval Battle of Matapan; British raid on the Norwegian Lofoten islands and the bombing of Bergen, Norway. Front cover features an air-gunner observer of RAF Coastal Command on his way to his aircraft. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/13 1941 Jul

French edition of Neptune, no. 16, containing articles on the German warship BISMARCK and RAF hydroplanes; and on the Royal Indian Navy. Front page features a black and white photograph of an armed Royal Navy sailor, (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/14 1941 Aug

Multi-lingual edition (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) of Neptune, no. 17, containing articles on the protection of Merchant Navy convoys by the RAF and Royal Navy; Royal Navy minesweepers and the American aircraft industry. Front cover features a member of the crew of a British minesweeper beside his anti-aircraft gun (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/15 1941 Sep

Multi-lingual edition (English, French, Czech and Polish) of Neptune, no. 18, containing articles on the accuracy of fire control in Royal Navy battleships; contribution of Royal Navy cruisers to the war effort, and guidance of Allied convoys into port. Front page features a black and white photograph of an executive officer of one of the ships protecting convoys to Britain (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/16 1941 Nov

Multi-lingual edition (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) of Neptune, no. 20, containing articles on conferences between Merchant Navy personnel and the Admiralty; forced surrender of a German U-boat by a bomber, and British factory workers. Front page features two RAF personnel with a torpedo ready for loading onto a Bristol Beaufort bomber (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/17 1941 Nov

English supplement to Neptune no. 20: 'The President of the United States of America and His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom declare', on the terms of the Atlantic Charter, signed by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill on 14 Aug 1941. Front cover features British and American flags in colour, and back pages features three black and white photographs of Churchill and Roosevelt. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/18 [1942]

Portuguese edition of Neptuno (Neptune), number unknown, containing articles on Allied warships; training of British and American naval personnel and defence of Crete. Front cover features a colour illustration from the air of two battleships at sea. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/19 1942 Jan

English edition of Neptune, no. 23, containing articles on the specifications of Royal Navy battleships and naval contraband control and desert warfare. Front cover features a colour illustration of a tank battle by Charles E Turner, (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/20 1942 May

English edition of Neptune, no. 26, containing articles on Allied superiority in aircraft carriers; the work of RAF Coastal Command; the relocation of industry by the Soviet government to newly-developed industrial areas east of the Urals in the USSR. Front cover features a colour illustration of a British aeroplane taking off from an aircraft carrier (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/21 1942 Nov

English edition of Neptune, no. 32, containing articles on an account of improvements in British armaments; the destruction of enemy shipping in the North Sea and English Channel and the achievements of British Commonwealth forces during 1940. Front cover features a black and white illustration of US parachute troops in action by Rowland Hilder (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/22 1943 Feb

English edition of Neptune, no. 35, containing articles on the contribution by the merchant navies to the victory of the Eighth Army in North Africa; the Norwegian merchant navy and the Eastern Front in the USSR. Front cover features a black and white illustration of a merchant seaman looking out to sea (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/23 1943 Mar

English edition of Neptune, no. 36, containing articles on the Merchant Navy convoy to North Africa in Nov 1942; transcript of British Prime Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill's world broadcast on his sixty-eighth birthday and women in National Service. Cover page features a colour illustration of women working in a steel mill (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/24 1943 Jul

English edition of Neptune, no. 40, containing articles on the success of the 8th Army's artillery barrages in North Africa; military decorations awarded to Merchant Navy personnel and scientific methods of food concentration for long-distance war transport. Front page features a black and white illustration of a British artillery barrage (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/25 1944 Jan

English edition of Neptune, no. 46, containing articles on increased shipbuilding to counter the threat posed by German U-boats; training of RAF fighter pilots. Cover page shows a black and white illustration by James Gardner of an American airplane landing at Goose Bay, Canada (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/26 1944 Feb

English edition of Neptune, no. 47, containing articles on an account of the bombing of Hanover in Germany; patrolling of the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland and the USA's amphibious motor-lorry. Front cover features a colour illustration of a gun-turret of a British battleship by Leslie Oliphant. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/27 1944 Aug

Bi-lingual edition (English and Afrikaans) of Neptune, no. 53, containing articles on the Royal Navy's manned torpedoes; co-operation between British and American Allied Commanders, and the equipment of Britain's airborne units. Front page features a colour illustration of a 'human torpedo' being driven under the stern of a ship (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/28 1944 Sep

English edition of Neptune, no. 54, containing articles on an eye witness account of the Normandy Landings; British Royal Navy's Western Navy Approaches Tactical Unit in Liverpool and supply of mobile power stations to the USSR. Front cover features a colour illustration by Harold Forster of British armoured troops passing a line of German POWs. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/29 1945 Jan

English edition of Neptune, no. 58, containing articles on the construction of a floating harbour used during the Normandy Landings; training of Royal Navy personnel for war against German U-boats and defence of the Thames Estuary. Front cover features a colour illustration of prefabricated Mulberry harbours being towed to France by Rowland Hilder. (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/1/30 1945 May

Bi-lingual edition (English and Afrikaans) of Neptune, no. 62, containing articles on account of the Corporation of Trinity House; Yalta Conference of Feb 1945, and the geography and landscape of Burma. Front cover features a black and white illustration by Miles Harper of 'barracuda' planes of the Fleet Air Arm and US Avenger planes leaving for an attack in Japanese territory (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2 War in Pictures: a magazine reporting the Allied war effort through articles, photographs and illustrations, printed in several languages. (NB War in Pictures is in a very similar format to News of the war (see 3/2/5-7) and contains some of the same images), 1940-1945

EMBLETON 1/2/1 1940 Jul

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 1, containing articles and photographs asserting the strength of Britain's land, sea and air forces. Cover page shows black and white photograph of Spitfire fighter aircraft in action. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/2 1940 Aug

English and Farsi editions of War in Pictures, no. 2, containing articles and photographs on the RAF, Royal Navy, munitions factories and Commonwealth armies in action. Cover page shows black and white illustration of the RAF bombing German industrial targets. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/2/3 1940 Sep

Hausa edition of War in Pictures no. 3, containing articles and photographs on the RAF; the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and the Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft. Front page features a black and white photograph of a RAF plane flying over a burning ship. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/4 1940 Oct

English and Hausa editions of War in Pictures, no. 4, containing articles and photographs on the Battle of Britain; Libyan campaign; spirit of unity and cooperation between Commonwealth troops. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a Spitfire fighter in action. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/2/5 1940 Nov

French edition of War in Pictures, no. 5, containing articles and photographs relating to the war in the Middle East and the Royal Navy. Front page features a black and white photograph of German ships being bombed off the Norwegian coast. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/6 [1941]

Supplement to War in Pictures, no. 7: 'War in the desert', captioned black and white photographs of Italian POWs marching to internment camps in Egypt, and Allied armoured vehicles passing by a monolith erected by the Italians before their retreat into Libya. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/7 1941 Feb

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 8, containing articles and photographs of the Greek offensive against Italian forces in Albania; RAF's contribution to the Greek offensive and Allied land, sea and air offensive in Libya. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a British soldier guarding Italian POWs, Africa. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/8 1941 Mar

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 9, containing articles and photographs on the preparation of Allied troops for a major offensive; Allied capture of Italian naval base, Bardia and decline of Italian power in North Africa. Front cover shows black and white photograph of a mock battle by British soldiers in the course of their training. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/9 1941 May

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 11, containing articles and photographs on the Battle of Britain; training of the British Army and work of the women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a British infantry-man with a bayonet. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/10 1941 Aug

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 14, containing articles and photographs on the sinking of the BISMARCK by the Royal Navy; collapse of Italy's East African empire and RAF planes manufactured in the USA. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a view from the bridge of HMS SHEFFIELD. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/11 1941 Oct

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 16, containing articles and photographs on an account of Britain's coastal defences; RAF's low-level bombing offensives and fighting power of Free French forces. Cover page shows black and white photograph of RAF personnel standing under the nose of an American bomber. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/12 1942 Jan

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 19, containing articles and photographs relating to the mobilisation of Commonwealth forces in the Middle East; allocation of manpower and Stirling bombers. Front cover features black and white photograph of Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/13 1942 May

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 23, containing articles and photographs on the Chinese offensive against the Japanese; Soviet advance against Germany and different American-manufactured aircraft used by the RAF. Front cover shows a black and white illustration of Chinese military leader Chiang Kai-shek by Marc Stone. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/14 1942 Jun

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 24, containing articles and photographs on the Royal Navy and RAF's mission to disrupt Axis sea communications; Chinese General Chiang Kai-shek's campaign against the Japanese and women munitions workers. Cover page shows black and white illustration of a RAF aeroplane attacking enemy ships. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/2/15 1942 Jul

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 25, containing articles and photographs on the success of the RAF bombing offensive in Germany; Yugoslav guerrillas and mobilisation of British industry for total war. Cover page shows black and white photograph of an unidentified RAF airman on a bomber preparing to drop bombs on unspecified German targets. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/16 1942 Aug

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 26, containing articles and photographs on the training of British Commonwealth forces for combat before leaving for battlefronts abroad; maintenance of the automatic pilots used on RAF bombers and mobilisation of the Soviet offensive against the Germans. Cover page shows black and white illustration by Marc Stone of Russian Commander Semyon Konstantinovich Timsohenko. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/17 1943 Mar

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 33, containing articles and photographs on water supplies to British troops fighting in desert environments; support of the Allied forces by Arab tribes and presence of women from the Auxiliary Territorial Service on anti-aircraft batteries. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a woman of the Auxiliary Territorial Service on patrol. 16 pp

EMBLETON 1/2/18 1943 Apr

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 34, containing articles and photographs on the Allied advance in North Africa; introduction of a new Spitfire engine and training of Britain's Airborne Divisions. Cover page shows black and white photograph of South African Air Force aeroplanes leaving for night attacks. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/19 1943 Jun

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 36, containing articles and photographs on the Australian arms industry and statistical information highlighting the success of the British war record. Cover page shows black and white illustration of a British torpedo hitting an enemy ammunition ship. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/20 1943 Nov

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 41, for distribution in British colonies, containing articles and photographs on the Allies' superiority over Germany in terms of armaments; Canadian forces in Sicily and Kenya's contribution to the war effort. Cover page shows black and white photograph of Adm Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/21 1944 Feb

Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbo-Croat and Spanish editions of War in Pictures, no. 44, containing articles and photographs relating to the Allies in Italy; description of the regions around Greenland and British aircraft production. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a RAF pilot taking his place at his plane's controls prior to a bombing mission. 16 pp, 10 items (See 1/2/22 for version for the British colonies)

EMBLETON 1/2/22 1944 Feb

English, Hausa, Swahili and Yoruba editions of War in Pictures, no. 44, prepared for distribution to the British colonies, notably containing article on King George VI visiting his military and civilian subjects. Cover page shows black and white photograph of a RAF pilot taking his place at his plane's controls prior to a bombing mission. 16 pp, 4 items (See 1/2/21 for non-British colony version)

EMBLETON 1/2/23 1944 Mar

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 45, containing articles and photographs of Anglo-American High Command personnel; Canada's mountain troops and sinking of the German battleship SCHARNHORST. Cover page shows black and white photograph of two British soldiers in camouflage. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/24 1944 Dec

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 54, containing articles and photographs on the wartime career of the Minister of Production, Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos; collection of autobiographical drawings detailing the typical day of a 'well-known London artist who is serving as a fireman' (possibly Reginald Mills or Donald Mills) and jet-propelled bombers. Cover page shows colour illustration of Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos and Minister of Production. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/25 1944 Dec

English language edition of War in Pictures, no. 54, for distribution in British colonies, containing articles and photographs on 'Empire' tanks and soldiers in action against the Japanese; drawing by W G Whitaker of British troops and tanks in a jungle setting; account of how Benjamin Disraeli obtained a share of the Suez Canal (partly using stills from the 1929 Warner Brothers film Disraeli), and flame throwers used by the British Army. Front cover features colour illustration of Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos and Minister of Production. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/26 1945 Jun

English edition of War in Pictures, no. 60, containing articles and photographs on the geographical challenges faced by British troops in Burma and an investiture ceremony of military awards at Buckingham Palace. Includes a centre-fold reproduction of a painting produced for the Admiralty, entitled The Minelayers, by official War Artist Sir Muirhead Bone. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/27 1945 Jul

English and Portuguese editions of War in Pictures, no. 61, containing articles and photographs on the Burma front; the role and organisation of British Parliament in wartime and a colour pull-out of the sinking of the German battleship TIRPITZ. Front cover features a black and white photograph of a member of the South Wales Borderer regiment. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/2/28 1945 Jul

Swahili edition (Picha za vita) of War in Pictures containing a colour pull-out of the sinking of the German battleship TIRPITZ. Front cover features colour illustration by Clive Uptton of a procession of tanks through a jungle. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/2/29 1945 Aug

Yoruba edition (Àwòrán ogun) of War in Pictures no. 62, containing articles and photographs on the British Army in Burma; campaign against Japan and famous London buildings at night. Front cover features colour illustration by Clive Uptton of British troops in an Asian village. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/3 Series of palm-sized booklets of black and white photographs with accompanying text on the Allied war effort, [1942-1944]

EMBLETON 1/3/1 [1942]

Arabic, Dutch, French and Portuguese editions of The victory in the desert, on the British Army's success in the Western Desert campaign. 142 pp, 4 items

EMBLETON 1/3/2 [1942]

Arabic, Farsi, Portuguese and Spanish editions of Coastal Command, photographs taken from the film of the same name on the work and mission of British Coastal Command. 64 pp, 4 items

EMBLETON 1/3/3 [1942]

English edition of Malta on aerial assaults by enemy forces on Malta. 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/3/4 [1943]

Spanish edition of Zarpamos a media noche, (We weighed anchor at midnight) on Anglo-American co-operation in the manufacture of tanks. 80 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/3/5 [1944]

English, French and Portuguese editions of Close quarters, on a British submarine patrol off the coast of Norway. 94 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/4 Envoy magazine: articles in French and Dutch promoting Britain and the Allied war effort with accompanying black and white photographs and illustrations, 1945

EMBLETON 1/4/1 1945

French edition of Envoy, no. 5, with articles on the Guards Division of the British Army; US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and an exhibition of children's drawings organised by the British Council, front cover features a black and white illustration by Eric Fraser of bomb damage to Westminster School. (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/4/2 1945

French edition of Envoy, no. 6, with articles on the British Parliament in wartime and British theatre, front cover colour illustration of St. James's Palace, London, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/4/3 1945

French edition of Envoy, no. 8, with articles on Belgian commandos and the history of Big Ben, front cover colour illustration by Rowland Hilder of boats in London docklands (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/4/4 1945

French edition of Envoy, no. 10, with articles on the urban growth of London since the early 19th century and English women politicians, front cover features a colour illustration of Tower Bridge, London, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/4/5 1945

Dutch edition of Envoy magazine, no. 12, with articles on the Allied forces' successes in Burma and Borneo against the Japanese and the unsuccessful attempt by the Japanese to sink the USS FRANKLIN. Front page features a photograph of a woman from Borneo with her child talking to American and Australian soldiers, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/5 Series of children's picture books about the British armed forces, with colour illustrations and large type face, [1943]-[1944]

EMBLETON 1/5/1 [1943]

Britain's two navies, children's picture book describing the history and achievements of the Royal Navy, with front cover illustration by Rowland Hilder of battleships firing their guns. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/5/2 [1943]

The British Army, children's picture book describing the achievements of the British Army, with particular reference to the North African campaign, with front cover illustration by Marc Stone of a tank battle. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/5/3 1943

English and Dutch editions of Britain's Royal Air Force, children's picture book, relating to the achievements and structure of the RAF, with front cover illustration by W Krogman of a German submarine surrendering to an Allied aircraft design. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/5/4 [1944]

English and French editions of British Commandos, children's picture booklet describing the work and mission of British Commando units, with front cover illustration of commandos disembarking from amphibious landing craft. 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/5/5 [1943]

Dutch edition of De kleine schepen der Engelsche vloot, children's picture book describing the work of Royal Navy patrol boats, with front cover illustration by Rowland Hilder of a patrol boat in action. 16 pp

EMBLETON 1/6 '…for Victory series', pamphlets demonstrating the contribution of British colonial countries to the war effort, featuring captioned black and white photographs and illustrations, [1943]

EMBLETON 1/6/1 [1943]

English and Farsi editions of British Guiana for victory, on the contribution of British Guiana to the war effort. Front cover features a black and white photograph of Georgetown, capital of Guyana. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/6/2 [1943]

English and Farsi editions of Ceylon for victory, on the contribution of Ceylon to the war effort. Front cover features a black and white photograph of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/6/3 [1943]

English and Farsi editions of Sierra Leone for victory, on the contribution of Sierra Leone to the war effort. Front cover shows a black and white photograph of Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/6/4 [1943]

English and Farsi editions of North Rhodesia for victory, on the contribution of North Rhodesia to the war effort. Front cover features Victoria Falls. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/6/5 [1943]

English edition of Kenya for victory, on the contribution of Kenya to the war effort. Front cover shows a black and white photograph of Nairobi, capital of Kenya. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/7 Sword of the Spirit, pamphlet series attached to the anti-totalitarian, Christian, ecumenical organisation of the same name led by Arthur Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster. In English and French, [1941-1943]

EMBLETON 1/7/1 [1941]

English edition of 'The mask and the face', by Margot Adamson, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, on the Nazi threat to Christian values, (Sands, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/7/2 [1942]

English edition of 'Voice of the Vatican: The Vatican radio in wartime', by Robert Speaight, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, on broadcasts by Vatican Radio during wartime, (Sands, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/7/3 [1943]

French edition of 'Liberté chrétienne' (Christian Freedom), by Christopher Dawson, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, (Sands, London). 16 pp

EMBLETON 1/7/4 [1943]

French edition of 'Souvenez-vous de la France' (Remember France) by Robert Speaight, part of Sword of the Spirit pamphlet series, (Sands, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/8 Paperback books from The Army at War series, by Eric Linklater, (HMSO, London), 1941-1942

EMBLETON 1/8/1 1941

English edition of The Northern Garrisons, by Eric Linklater, part of The Army at War series, on the British Army's presence in Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Orkney and Shetlands Islands (HMSO, London). 76 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/8/2 1942-1943

English and French editions of The Highland Division by Eric Linklater, part of The Army at War series, on the Highland Division's engagements with the German Army during the first part of 1940, from the Division's position at the Maginot Line, Northern France, to the Battle of St Valery-en-Caux, Jun 1940. English edition 1942, French edition 1943. (HMSO, London). 100 pp, 2 items (For For relevant Ministry of Information papers see EMBLETON 37/8/2)

EMBLETON 1/8/3 1942

French edition of La defénse de Calais (The defence of Calais) by Eric Linklater, part of The Army at War series, on the unsuccessful defence of the port of Calais, France, by British forces, 1940. (HMSO, London). 40 pp

EMBLETON 1/9 Pamphlets issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee (an agency of the governments of the Allied and Free forces), 1942

EMBLETON 1/9/1 1942

Punishment for war crimes: The inter-allied declaration signed at St. James's Palace London on 13 January 1942, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/9/2 1942

English and French editions of Punishment for war crimes (2): Collective notes presented to the governments of Great Britain, the USSR and the USA, and relative correspondence, on the British, Soviet and Russian governments' responses to war crimes committed by the enemy, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee (HMSO, London). 40 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/9/3 1942

English and Italian editions of 'The axis system of hostages', no. 1 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee (HMSO, London). 16 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/9/4 1942

English and Italian editions of 'Religious persecution', no. 3 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee 24 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/9/5 1942

Afrikaans, English, French, Greek and Italian editions of 'Axis oppression of education', no. 3 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 5 items

EMBLETON 1/9/6 1942

English and Italian editions of 'The penetration of German capital into Europe', no. 5 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/9/7 1942

Afrikaans, English and French editions of 'Women under Axis rule', no. 7 from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 4 items

EMBLETON 1/9/8 [1943]

Italian edition of 'Lo sterminio degli ebrei' (The persecution of the Jews), from the Conditions on occupied territories series, issued by the Inter-Allied Information Committee. (HMSO, London). 44 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/10 50 facts about… series, pamphlets in black and white, [1942-1945] 5 items

EMBLETON 1/10/1 [1942]

50 facts about India relating to the government, population, economy and war effort of India. Front cover features a black and white map of India. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/10/2 [1943]

50 facts about social services in Britain, account of the contributions made by the State to protect the under-privileged and vulnerable, with black and white photographs representing British life. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/10/3 [1945]

50 facts about the British West Indies, on the population, geography, strategic importance of the British West Indies, with black and white maps and pictorial statistics. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/10/4 [1945]

English and Dutch editions 50 facts about the women of Great Britain at war, on the contribution made by British women to the war effort, with black and white photographs of women in the armed forces. 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/10/5 1944 Jan

French and Dutch editions of 50 facts about the British Empire, pamphlet listing fifty facts relating to the British Commonwealth. 16 pp

EMBLETON 1/11 British achievements in the war years, series of booklets on British war time developments and institutions, [1944]-1945

EMBLETON 1/11/1 [1944]

English, French and Spanish editions of 'British trade unions and the war', by John Price, on the activities of the trade unions during wartime, part of the British achievements in the war years series, (HMSO, London). 59 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/11/2 1945

Danish, French and Italian editions of 'British democracy in war' by Mary Agnes Hamilton, part of the British achievements in the war years series, (HMSO, London). 54 pp, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/12 Introducing… series of booklets prepared by the Colonial Office and the Central Office of Information, on British colonial countries, 1944-1949

EMBLETON 1/12/1 1944

English and Portuguese editions of Introducing West Africa, booklet prepared for the Colonial Office and Centre Office of Information on the economy, social structure and culture of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast and Nigeria; containing black and white photographs, illustrations and maps. 88 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/12/2 1949

Introducing the Eastern dependencies, booklet prepared by the Colonial Office and the Central Office of Information, on the culture, ethnic diversity and economy of Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak; containing black and white photographs and illustrations, (HMSO, London). 84 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/13 Orientamenti series, 1944-1945

EMBLETON 1/13/1 1944

Italian edition of Orizzonti de pace, (Prospects and policies), pamphlet by Herbert Morrison MP, part of the Orientamenti series (Cambridge University Press, London). 52 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/13/2 1945

Danish, Italian and Norwegian editions of A working peace system, pamphlet by David Mitrany, part of the Orientamenti series, (Cambridge University Press, London). 104 pp, 1 loose insert, 3 items

EMBLETON 1/13/3 1945

Danish and Norwegian editions of The German problem - an interim summary drawn up by a study group from Chatham House pamphlet, part of the Orientamenti series, (Cambridge University Press, London). 128 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 1/14 Picturefacts series, No. 1, The war at sea, first and second editions, published in multiple languages, 1940 Feb-Mar

EMBLETON 1/14/1 1940 Feb 1

First edition of The war at sea, in English, Dutch and Italian, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/14/2 1940 Mar 10

Second edition of The war at sea, in English and French, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/14/3 1940 Mar 10

Second edition of The war at sea, (La Guerra en el mar) in Spanish, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/14/4 1940 Mar 10

Second edition of The war at sea, (Die oorlog op see) in Afrikaans, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/14/5 1940 Mar 10

Second edition of The war at sea, (A Guerra no mar) in Portuguese, booklet with black and white photographs of Royal Navy and vessels and pictorial statistics on the strength of the Royal Navy (Continental Publishers and Distributors Ltd, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/15 Leaflets promoting BBC radio, [1940]

EMBLETON 1/15/1 [1940]

Official broadcasting timetable, timetable for BBC European Service and transmissions for Near and Middle East in English, French, Greek and German. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 1/15/2 [1940]

BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation, leaflet promoting the news broadcast on BBC Radio in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Afrikaans, Arabic and Urdu; produced in colour, with an illustration of Big Ben transmitting radio waves across the world. 4 pp, 1 loose insert, 2 items

EMBLETON 2 English Material

EMBLETON 2/1 Material for the home front

EMBLETON 2/1/1-4 Reference booklets for editors series, produced by the Ministry of Information to provide editorial staffs with a record of the work of the Ministry of Labour and National Service to help them in dealing with questions from readers. 4 items, [1944]

EMBLETON 2/1/1 [1944]

Reference booklets for editors vol. 1, 'Reinstatement in Civil Employment', on civil employment and relevant legislation including the Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act 1944 (HMSO, London). 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/2 [1944]

Reference booklets for editors vol. 2, 'Resettlement of disabled persons', on disabled persons and relevant legislation such as the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 (HMSO, London). 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/3 [1944]

Reference booklets for editors vol. 3, 'Apprenticeships interrupted by war services', on interrupted apprenticeship schemes and relevant legislation such as the Military Training Act 1939 (HMSO, London). 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/4 1945

Reference booklets for editors vol. 5, 'Vocational training', no. 5. on the vocational training scheme and relevant legislation (HMSO, London). 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/5-7 Civil Defence public information leaflet series issued by the Lord Privy Seal's Office. 3 items, 1939

EMBLETON 2/1/5 1939 Jul

Civil Defence, leaflet no. 1, 'Some things you should know if war should come', concerning air raid warnings, gas masks, lighting restrictions, fire precautions voluntary evacuation, identity labels, food supply. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/6 1939 Jul

Civil Defence, leaflet no. 2, 'Your gas mask. How to keep it and how to use it', and 'Masking your windows'. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/7 1939 Aug

Civil Defence, leaflet no. 5, 'Fire precautions in wartime'. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/8-11 Pamphlets based on the Ministry of Food's Kitchen Front radio programme, 1942-1943

EMBLETON 2/1/8 1942

'Wartime food for growing children', transcripts of ten broadcast talks by Dr Charles Hill from the Kitchen Front series, with illustrated black and white front cover of a girl measuring a boy's height against a wall with a ruler (HMSO, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/9 1942

'Your baby's food in war time', adapted from broadcast talks by Dr Charles Hill in the Kitchen Front series, with black and white illustrations accompanying each section of text (HMSO, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/10 1943

'When your baby is coming', containing recommendations for safeguarding the health of unborn babies, adapted from broadcast talks by Dr Charles Hill in the Kitchen Front series, with illustrated black and white front cover of flowers, birds and butterflies, prepared for the Ministry of Health and the Central Council for Health Education (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/11 1943

'Wise eating in wartime', based on fifteen broadcast talks by Dr Charles Hill in the Kitchen Front series with illustrated back and white front cover of a plate with knife and fork (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/12-35 Individual pamphlets on the Home front, [1939]-1945

EMBLETON 2/1/12 [1939]

Waste collection is now compulsory, leaflet on the Defence Regulations that require local councils to collect paper, bones and scrap metal from householders, including tips for identifying the different types of waste and how to store it in preparation for collection, issued by the Ministry of Supply. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/13 1940

Fighting fit in the factory, pamphlet on health and safety for factory workers, with a foreword by the Minister for Labour, Ernest Bevin, issued for the Ministry of Labour and National Service. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/14 [1940]

'…where Bert is or what Jane is doing…', address by George Gibson, Chairman of the Trades Union Congress General Council, urging civilians not to pass on information that may aid the Nazis, with particular reference to workers involved in the war effort. 2pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/15 1940

Silently she slipped away, leaflet on the importance of keeping silent and not giving information to enemy agents, citing the successful voyage of the Cunard-White Star ship QUEEN ELIZABETH, from Clydeside to New York as a testimony to the discretion of the people of Clydeside. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/16 [1940]

A message to British pitmen - how the miner can beat Hitler, leaflet with address by William Lawther, President of the Mineworkers Federation of Great Britain, encouraging British miners to work vigilantly, and highlighting the suppression of European miners by the Nazi regime (HMSO, London). 2pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/17 1941

What have I got to lose?, transcript of a broadcast for the BBC Home Service on 24 Jan 1941 by William John Brown, General Secretary of the Civil Service, Clerical Association, warning the British public against complacency and highlighting the undemocratic values of the Nazi regime. 11 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/18 [1941]

Factories of freedom, booklet on the increased productivity of British factories manufacturing armaments, featuring black and white photographs of munitions workers. 32 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/1/19 [1941]

Householder's self-aid injury chart, showing how to apply first-aid with any material that happens to be handy, pocket-sized fold out leaflet giving instructions for dealing with injuries sustained in bombing raids, with black and white illustrations depicting different types of injuries (Rudkin Press, Nutfield). 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/20 [1941]

'Britain shows the flag', leaflet concerning the cargo consignment duties by factories, with a colour illustration of a wooden crate with the Union flag stamped on it. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/21 1941

Air raid: what you must know, what you must do, booklet with advice to civilians in the event of an air raid, Ministry of Home Security (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/22 1941

ARP at Home: hints for housewives, pamphlet by Mrs Creswick Atkinson, Welfare Adviser in London Regional Headquarters, on air raid precautions, including on bomb shelters, gas masks and first aid, issued by the Ministry of Home Security (HMSO, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/23 1941

Shelter at home, pamphlet explaining how to create indoor air raid shelters in a house, front cover features photographs of air raid shelters, and text includes explanatory diagrams and photographs, issued by the Ministry of Home Security (HMSO, London). 20pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/24 [1941]

Stay where you are, leaflet commanding civilians not to flee in the event of invasion, issued by the Ministry of Information on behalf of the War Office and the Ministry of Home Security (HMSO, London). 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/25 1942

West Indian workers in Great Britain, pamphlet by Arnold Watson on the effects of the Ministry of Labour and the Colonial Office bringing West Indian workers to Britain to increase production, including on the technical and human problems, the skill of the West Indians and the necessity of eliminating racial prejudice (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 28 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/1/26 1942

I, James Blunt, paperback book by Henry Vollam Morton: a fictional diary of a retired Surrey tradesman living under Nazi rule, produced to prevent complacency about Nazi invasion amongst the British public (Methuen & Co, London). 60 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/27 1942

The new Income Tax quiz for wage earners, booklet with foreword by Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, including the changes introduced in the 1942 Budget, issued for the Board of Inland Revenue (HMSO, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/28 [1942]

The men behind the job, palm-sized booklet on the importance of the hard work of civilian labourers in assisting the war effort, with captioned black and white photographs. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/29 [1942]

Wartime finance: what it means to you and me, appeal to boost British national income in order to aid the war effort, featuring pictorial statistics, issued by the Ministry of Information. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/30 1942

The Battle of Production, pamphlet on the importance of the mobilisation of British industry in winning the war, with particular reference to ship, aircraft and tank production, with black and white photographs and pictorial statistics. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/31 1943

How to keep well in wartime, pamphlet by Hugh Clegg with a foreword by Ernest Brown, Minister for Health on advice for maintaining good health, issued for the Ministry of Health by the Ministry of Information, front page includes a black and white illustration of a British family taking a walk (HMSO, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/32 1943

The battle of the land, hardback book by Professor Nagendra Gangulee, Research Scholar at Rothamsted Experimental Station, on war time food production, (Lindsay Drummond, London). 136 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/33 1943

Make do and mend, pamphlet with a foreword by Hugh Dalton, President of the Board of Trade, with tips for getting maximum use from clothes and household items, prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/34 1944

Pay as you earn: guide to the new system of deducting Income Tax from wages, pamphlet for the weekly wage earner, after 5 Apr 1944, (HMSO, London). 44 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/1/35 1945

The nation's schools: Their plan and purpose, pamphlet no. 1, issued for the Ministry of Education, on the objectives and conditions of British education in response to the Education Act, 1944, (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2 Anti Nazi/ Japanese material

EMBLETON 2/2/1-2 Flick books (cartoons that vary gradually, page by page to simulate motion) 2 items, [1940]

EMBLETON 2/2/1 [1940]

Flick book with colour cartoons of an ape-like Hitler failing to conquer the globe. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/2 [1940]

Flick book with colour cartoons of a British tank destroying a German tank. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/3-24 Individual anti-Nazi and anti-Japanese pamphlets, [1939]- 1945 Apr

EMBLETON 2/2/3 [1939]

Nail that lie!, leaflet refuting Nazi claims that the German army is invincible and highlighting the British Army's victories, Aug 1918, during the final stages of World War One, issued by the Ministry of Information. Front cover shows an image of German POWs, 1918. 6 pp

EMBLETON 2/2/4 [1939]

When Germany dictates a treaty, pamphlet describing Germany's history of treaty making, front cover features a black and white photograph of an armoured clenched fist. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/5 1940 Apr

Germany's real war aims, leaflet containing transcript of a postscript to Home News programme broadcast by the BBC by Harold Nicolson, 15 Apr 1940, highlighting the imperialistic aspirations of the Nazi regime. 4 pp, 1 item.

EMBLETON 2/2/6 [1940]

People you love, booklet by Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (E M Delafield), on the the Nazis' corruption of family life, with black and white photographs of children and the Nazi regime, (Collins, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/7 [1940]

The four red lights, leaflet on Nazi acts of aggression which led to the outbreak of the war, issued by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/8 1940

Mr Smith and Mr Schmidt, booklet by Herbert Morrison, MP, comparing standards of living and civil rights in Britain and Nazi Germany, with captioned black and white photographs of Nazi rallies (Collins, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/9 [1940]

All they like sheep, booklet by Howard Spring, concerning the use of political propaganda in Nazi Germany, front cover shows a black and white photograph of a German soldier and a sheep (Collins, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/10 [1940]

The Versailles Treaty, leaflet defending the Versailles Treaty of 1919, featuring front cover showing a black and white photograph of Hitler with a comic illustration of the German eagle as a parrot, issued by the Ministry of Information. 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/11 [1940]

Another Nazi propaganda trick! leaflet condemning two Nazi publications justifying the invasion of Poland in 1939. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/12 1940 Mar

Finland: the criminal conspiracy of Stalin and Hitler, booklet on the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact of 1939, issued by the Labour Publications Department, front cover features a black and white illustration of a Finnish soldier wearing snow camouflage. (Labour Party, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/13 [1940]

Nazis bomb lightships, leaflet on the bombing of the British lightship 'east dudgeon', Jan 1940, by the Luftwaffe, front page shows a black and white illustration of a lamp on a lightship. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/14 1941 Aug

Who wants the 'New Order'?, leaflet criticising the Nazi regime, featuring black and white photographs of starving civilians in German-occupied Europe and front cover photograph of a weeping woman giving the Nazi salute. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/15 [1941]

Education under Nazi rule, booklet on the Nazi regime's impact upon German education and intellectual life, featuring black and white photographs of the old and new schools of German intellectuals. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/16 [1941]

They would destroy the Church of God, booklet condemning the Nazi regime as blasphemous, with illustrations of Hitler presiding over black and white photographs of German soldiers engaging in activities including the desecration of churches (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/17 [1942]

It's a long way to London, booklet containing a series of 17 consecutive cartoons depicting Adolf Hitler in unsuccessful attempts to defeat Britain. 8 pp

EMBLETON 2/2/18 1942

Industry looks at the New Order, booklet criticising the economic aspects of the Nazi regime (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 52 pp, 2 item

EMBLETON 2/2/19 [1942]

Red snow: the Axis press and radio on the Russian campaign, booklet ridiculing reportage of the German advance into the USSR in the German media. 28 pp. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/20 [1943]

They're not allowed to be children, leaflet criticising the Nazi education system, front page featuring a black and white photograph of a Hitler Youth procession (Ministry of Information). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/21 Sep 1944

A catalogue of crime: an outline indictment of German war guilt, criminal war aims and war-time excesses, booklet on Nazi war crimes. 76 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/22 [1944]

Japan menaces world trade, leaflet on raw materials made unobtainable by Japanese conquest in the Far East, with pictorial statistics in black and red. Front cover shows an illustration of a malevolent octopus grasping symbols of industry. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/23 [1944]

V, booklet of uncaptioned cartoons depicting Adolf Hitler and Hermann Wilhelm Goering being harassed by 'V' victory signs in ten consecutive scenes. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/2/24 1945 Apr

What Buchenwald really means, leaflet by Victor Gollancz on Buchenwald concentration camp, near Weimar, Germany, with a black and white illustration of concentration camp prisoners by Sir David Low reproduced from the Evening Standard entitled 'The whole German people should be wiped out for this!' (Victor Gollancz Ltd). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3 Material on the war effort

EMBLETON 2/3/1-2 Empire at War magazine special picture supplements on the Allied war effort. 2 items, [1942-1945]

EMBLETON 2/3/1 [1942-1945]

Empire at War magazine special picture supplement, no. 1, on RAF fighter pilot training, aircraft guns and Britons saving for the war effort. 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/2 [1945]

Empire at War magazine special picture supplement no. 15, on the Battle for Germany and on the provision of supplies to the Burma front. 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/3-8 The Dittybox, official monthly magazine of the Royal Navy, produced for the Admiralty. Printed in black and white, 1945

EMBLETON 2/3/3 1945 Feb

The Dittybox, no. 8, containing articles and photographs on the Royal Marines' assault on Westkappelle, Netherlands; Royal Navy ship's pets and a fictional story about an Maltese town called Dopo Domani. Front cover features a photograph of British navy personnel clearing the Belgian river Scheldt, (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/4 1945 Aug

The Dittybox, no. 14, containing articles and photographs on the Royal Navy's clearance of the Scheldt river estuary in Belgium and the Netherlands; the Royal Navy culture of swearing and a biography of Adm Sir Bruce Austin Fraser, Commander-in-Chief of British Pacific Fleet. Front cover features a photograph of Royal Navy battleships at sea in silhouette (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/5 1945 Sep

The Dittybox, no. 15, containing articles and photographs on first-hand accounts of Navy assignments; an act of valour for which the first Victoria Cross won by the Royal Marines during World War Two was awarded and the history of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Front cover features a photograph of a surfacing submarine (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/6 1945 Oct

The Dittybox, no. 16, containing articles and photographs on the achievements of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS; geography and history of Cambodia; Elders and Fyffes' banana boats. Front cover features a photograph of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/7 1945 Nov

The Dittybox, no. 17, containing articles and photographs on the Royal Navy's campaign against Japan, the sinking of HMS GLOWWORM, 1940, and pearl fishers of the Indian Ocean. Front cover features illustration of aeroplanes taking off from an aircraft carrier (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/8 1945 Dec

The Dittybox, no. 18, containing articles and photographs on the significance of the Royal Navy's victory over the Japanese navy, cormorant fishing in South China and a fictional story about naval personnel elephant hunting in India. Front cover features photograph of a Royal Navy patrol boat (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/9-36 Individual pamphlets on the Allied war effort, 1940-1945

EMBLETON 2/3/9 1940 Jun 5

The strength of the navies after nine months of war, leaflet comparing the size of the German navy with the British Royal Navy and French navy, with pictorial statistics. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/10 [1940]

The Home Guard of Britain, booklet on the organisation, work and training of the Home Guard. Front cover features a member of Home Guard showing a gun to his son. 72 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/11 [1940]

I have changed my mind, leaflet containing statements by pacifists Professor Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad; Bertrand Russell; Alan Alexander Milne and Agnes Maude Royden, reproduced from sources including News Chronicle, News Statesman, and Nation supporting the British war effort. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/12 [1940]

Britain's war effort through the eyes of a Belgian, pamphlet with transcripts of five radio talks by Arthur Wauters, former Belgian Minister of Labour, broadcast from the Radio Belgique Station in London, praising the productivity and technological innovation of British factories. 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/13 1941 Jul

Hitler won't win! Leaflet after an article by Harry Lloyd Hopkins, adviser to Franklin Roosevelt, in The American Magazine, with pictorial statistics and black and white photographs of Hopkins and other related American scenes. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/14 1941

Destruction of an army: the first campaign in Libya, Sept 1940-Feb 1941, on the British Army's response to an advance by the Italian army in Libya, part of The Army at War series (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/15 [1942]

Commando, booklet on the duties and achievements of British commandos with particular reference to raids in Norway and France, with black and white photographs of commandos in action. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/16 1942

The saga of 'San Demetrio', paperback book by Wynifred Margaret Jesse (F Tennyson Jesse), an inspirational account of how the SAN DEMETRIO, a British Merchant Navy oil tanker was salvaged by her crew following an attack in the Atlantic (HMSO, London). 68 pp

EMBLETON 2/3/17 [1942]

As Hitler sowed…so shall Hitler reap! Booklet on the economic consequences of the bombing of German industrial targets featuring black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics. Front cover features a black and white illustration of children fleeing from a bombing raid. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/18 [1942]

Africa-key to Allied victory! Fold out leaflet on the Allied occupation of North Africa, with black and white photographs of the African campaign. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/19 [1943]

2 crucial points of Allied attack! Leaflet on the British Royal Navy's success in sinking enemy shipping, with colour maps. Front page includes a black and white photograph of the globe with sea routes highlighted in red. 8 pp

EMBLETON 2/3/20 1942

Ark Royal: the Admiralty Account of her Achievement, booklet on the HMS ARK ROYAL, issued for the Admiralty by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/21 1943

Roof over Britain: the official story of Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences 1939-1942, paperback book prepared for the War Office and the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information, featuring black and white photographs of AA Defence at work, with a black and white cover design by Abram Games of a member of Anti-Aircraft personnel gazing towards the sky (HMSO, London). 92 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/22 [1943]

V.C., booklet on the acts of bravery for which the Victoria Cross was awarded, Sep 1939-Jun 1943. 72 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/23 [1943]

What Britain has done, Sep 1939-Mar 1943, pamphlet on the contributions of the British Army, Royal Navy, RAF, Merchant Navy and Civil Defence Services to the war effort, issued by the Ministry of Information (HMSO, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/24 1943

Over to you: new broadcasts by the RAF, transcripts of broadcasts by RAF airmen, Mar 1942-May 1943 on their experiences engaging with the enemy, prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 116 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/25 [1943]

Victory in Africa, booklet on Britain's successful African campaigns, 10 Jun 1940-13 May 1943. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/26 [1943]

Africa: the summing up, pamphlet on the Allied campaign in North Africa, with black and white maps. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/27 1944 Sep 12

The first to be freed: the record of British military administration in Eritrea and Somalia, 1941-1943, booklet on the British administration in the first territories in Eritrea and Somalia to be liberated from Italian control, with black and white photographs of Eritrean and Somali scenes (HMSO, London). 76 pp, one loose item, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/28 1944 Nov 29

Post-war reconstruction in Britain: a record of progress January 1941-November 1944, booklet on British domestic reconstruction, prepared by the Reference Division of the Ministry of Information (HMSO, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/29 [1944]

The war effort of the United Kingdom: a digest of 'Statistics relating to the war effort of the United Kingdom', Ministry of Information pamphlet containing statistical information describing the mobilisation of labour and the expansion of production. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/30 1944

Before Pearl Harbour: a study of the historical background to the War in the Pacific, paperback book by Sir John Thomas Pratt, Head of Eastern Section, Ministry of Information, on Japan's rise as a military power, and the decline of China, (Caxton Publishing Company Ltd, London). 64 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/31 1944

The Royal Marines: the Admiralty account of their achievement 1939-1943, booklet on the Royal Marines' achievements in the Faeroe Islands, Iceland and Norway, prepared for the Admiralty by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 84 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/32 1945 May 10

The war seen from Britain 1939-1945: Chronology and commentary, booklet on the key events and campaigns of the war, reference division, Ministry of Information. 44 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/33 1945 May

What Britain has done 1939-1945, booklet on the contributions of the British Army, Royal Navy, RAF, Merchant Navy and Civil Defence Services to the war effort, issued by the Reference Division, Ministry of Information. 50 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/34 1945

Atlantic Bridge: the official account of RAF Transport Command's ocean ferry, referring to the Battle of the Atlantic, with black and white photographs and map, prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 80 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/3/35 1945

Life blood: the official account of the Transfusion Services, booklet on the work of the Transfusion Services and the significance of blood transfusions for injured soldiers, prepared for the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health for Scotland by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 36 pp

EMBLETON 2/3/36 1945

Ocean Front: the story of the war in the Pacific, 1941-44, booklet on the Allied forces' war against the Japanese in the Pacific on land, sea and in the air, with black and white photographs, issued by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4 Pro-Britain and the Allied forces material

EMBLETON 2/4/1-2 Freedom of the seas means freedom of the world, series of leaflets on the Royal Navy, [1941]

EMBLETON 2/4/1 [1941]

The world's sea trade follows the British flag in convoy, assertion of the British Royal Navy's commitment to protect neutral ships, listing the BBC World Service frequencies and wavelengths, with a map of the world showing the different locations of the Royal Navy. Part of the Freedom of the seas means freedom of the world series (HMSO, London). 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/2 [1941]

Arrived safely…thanks to British convoys, assertion of the British Royal Navy's commitment to protect neutral ships, listing the BBC World Service frequencies and wavelengths, with a black and white illustration of a British family seated at the breakfast table. Part of the Freedom of the seas means freedom of the world series (HMSO, London). 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/3-6 British Digest: a journal reproducing articles, short stories and essays from British magazines and newspapers in order to promote British intellectual culture, prepared by the Ministry of Information for overseas audiences, in English, 1945

EMBLETON 2/4/3 1945 Jan

British Digest, vol. 1, no. 4, including articles by Gilbert Murray, Henry Reed and William Holt. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/4 1945 Feb

British Digest, vol. 1, no. 5, including articles by Norman Wymer, Virginia Woolf and Dennis Chapman. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/5 1945

British Digest, vol. 2, no. 1, including articles by Ernest Bevin, Edith Sitwell and Terence Horsley. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/6 1945

British Digest, vol. 2, no. 2, including poems by Cecil Day Lewis and articles by Anne Treneer and Nevil Shute. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/7-12 Supplements on the USA for Schoolmaster magazine, 1941-1942

EMBLETON 2/4/7 1941 Oct 30

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'USA. The nation they made', featuring statistics on the size and population of the USA (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/8 1941 Dec 4

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'Southern USA states', on the industry and agriculture of the southern USA states, chiefly cotton (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/4/9 1942 Jan 8

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'USA. Transportation, transcontinental systems', on the historical development of American waterways, roads, railways and airports (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/4/10 1942 Jan 22

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'USA. Our town', on American small town life (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/11 1942 Jan 29

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'USA. The arsenal of democracy', on the USA's role as the main arsenal of armaments to the Allied forces (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/12 1942 Dec 11

Supplement to Schoolmaster, 'USA. The mountain states…national playgrounds', on the geography and Native American reservations of the mid-west states (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/13-34 Individual pro Britain/Allies pamphlets, promoting Britain and the British people and the strength of the Allied forces, [1939]-1945

EMBLETON 2/4/13 [1939]

Mightier yet! Leaflet emphasizing the strength of British defences, resources and government in the face of the enemy, issued by the Ministry of Information. Front cover shows a black and white photograph of rows of bombs. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/14 1940 Jul

Today we live, leaflet by Ian Hay on Britain's entry into the war as a matter of duty and moral necessity, reprinted from the Sunday Dispatch, 21 Jul 1940. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/15 1940 Aug

This land of ours, Drake's drum, pamphlet by Isaac Foot, on patriotic associations with Sir Francis Drake, reprinted from a BBC talk given 16 Aug 1940. Front page includes a black and white photograph of RAF planes flying over a statue of Drake. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/16 [1940]

The freedom we defend, magazine by C E Hodges in collaboration with H V Usill celebrating the British political and legal systems, with black and white captioned photographs of scenes from British daily life. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/17 1940

Britain Acts, leaflet on the passing of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 with black and white photographs of members of the War Cabinet and a reproduction of an original cartoon, All behind you Winston, by David Low, of the Cabinet rolling up their sleeves. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/18 [1940]

We shall win because-we have the invincible determination of free men fighting for their freedom, leaflet on how the Allied forces are superior to the Axis powers, featuring black and white photographs of Allied forces in action (Union Unity Truth Service, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/19 [1940]

Treatment of neutral shipping: the British way, the German way, booklet by James Leslie Brierly, Professor of International Law at the University of Oxford, unfavourably comparing Nazi's to the British (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/20 [1941]

The City of London: an outline of its history, paperback book on the history of the City of London from Roman times to the Blitz, with reproduction engravings of old London scenes and historical figures, and black and white photographs of wartime London. 132 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/21 1942 Nov

His Majesty's ships: an account of the ships in the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal New Zealand, the South Africa Naval forces, the Royal Indian Navy, paperback book (HMSO, London). 98 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/22 [1942]

The brains to win, booklet on technological innovations in British armaments, in particular the design of the Spitfire fighter plane, with explanatory black and white photographs and diagrams and a front cover featuring a diagram of the parts of a Spitfire. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/23 1942

Air sea rescue, booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information on the work of the Air Ministry's Air Sea Rescue Service, (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/24 1942

British Tanks: what they look like, how they work, what they can do, fold out leaflet issued for the Ministry of Supply by the Ministry of Information with black and white photographs of British tanks (HMSO, London). 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/25 [1943]

Britain's guns, children's picture booklet describing the different types of artillery used by British Royal Artillery, including the howitzer, with colour illustrations. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/26 1943

Higher education: a series of ten talks broadcast in the Overseas Service of the BBC, issued for the Colonial Office on higher education and aims of universities, (HMSO, London). 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/27 1943

His Majesty's minesweepers, booklet on the work and responsibilities of British minesweeping ships, prepared for the Admiralty (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/28 [1944]

Britain's democratic strength, booklet on key historical events in the development of British democracy, illustrated with colour illustrations of historical events and figures. 16 pp

EMBLETON 2/4/29 1944

British women at war, Ministry of Information pamphlet on the occupations undertaken by women in wartime, and working conditions, (HMSO, London). 84 pp. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/30 [1944]

Children of Europe, fold-out leaflet with captioned photographs comparing the treatment of children in Britain and German-occupied Europe. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/31 1944

Britain and the British people, paperback book on the British character and the British democracy by Ernest Baker, part of 'The World today' series, (Oxford University Press, London). 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/32 1945 Apr 3

Education in Britain, Ministry of Information pamphlet on the history and post-war reconstruction of British education, (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/33 1945 May

An outline of British pioneering in civil air transport, pamphlet on the origins of British air transport and the development of empire air routes issued by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 30 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/4/34 [1945]

The power behind their wings: an account of the part played by Sir Henry Royce and the Rolls-Royce engineers in the development of the in-line liquid-cooled Aero-Engine in Great Britain, booklet on the history of the engine which powered British aircraft during the Battle of Britain, (London). 72 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/5 Handbooks for British servicemen

EMBLETON 2/5/1-2 Pocket guide to… series, guide books for British soldiers. 2 items, [1943]

EMBLETON 2/5/1 [1943]

Pocket guide to Burma, guide for British soldiers in Burma including a brief summary of history and culture, useful words and phrases, and black and white illustrations of the Burmese countryside and people. 60pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/5/2 [1943]

Pocket guide to Andaman and Nicobar, guide for British soldiers in Andaman or Nicobar including a brief summary of history and culture, and black and white illustrations of the local population. 24pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/5/3-4 Individual pamphlets for servicemen, [1942]-1944

EMBLETON 2/5/3 [1942]

Handbook on Persia, pamphlet prepared for the War Office by the Ministry of Information for use by British troops serving in Iran, containing information on Iranian geography, climate and population. (HMSO, London). 24 pp

EMBLETON 2/5/4 1944

The services handbook, Ministry of Information booklet with factual and statistical information on the Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Combined Operations Command (HMSO, London). 108 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6 Material for Allies

EMBLETON 2/6/1-18 Pamphlets on or for Britain's allies, including the USA, France, USSR, Iran and volunteers from Ireland, [1939]-1945

EMBLETON 2/6/1 [1939]

Now and always! Leaflet on Anglo-French relations following the onset of the war, with captioned black and white photographs. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/2 [1940]

Work! Vigilance!! Courage!!! Leaflet with extracts from an address to the Life Insurance Institute of Canada, given by J M MacDonnell, President and General Manager of the National Trust Company on the importance of industrial mobilization to the war effort. Featuring black and white photographs of Commonwealth factory workers and agricultural workers. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/3 [1941]

The Bell, by Donald Culross Peattie, leaflet containing condensed version of an article from The Reader's Digest on the historical context and significance of the Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/4 [1941]

Free French Forces, booklet on the contribution of Free French forces to the war effort, with black and white photographs of members of the Council of Defence of the French Empire, French Gen Charles André Joseph Marie De Gaulle and the Free French forces in action. 32 pp

EMBLETON 2/6/5 [1941]

Who are the Americans? Booklet on American national characteristics and their attitude towards the war, condensed from a book of the same title by William Dwight Whitney (HMSO). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/6 1942 Aug

The Constitution of the United States, pamphlet introducing the American constitution to the British people (Ministry of Information). 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/7 1942

Thank you, pamphlet thanking senders for gifts of clothes, food and money from overseas, prepared for the Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence, with a foreword by Clementine Churchill, wife of the British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/8 [1942]

Wings of freedom: American aircraft in British service, booklet on the American aircraft industry, and different models of aircraft built in the USA and used by the RAF. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/9 1942

The third Molotov notes on German atrocities: The third note sent by V M Molotov, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, to all governments with which the USSR has diplomatic relations, booklet issued on behalf of the Embassy of the USSR in London, on war crimes allegedly committed by German forces in the USSR (HMSO, London). 26 pp, 1 item.

EMBLETON 2/6/10 [1942]

Welcome, pocket-sized booklet giving advice to US servicemen arriving in Britain on British customs, culture and vocabulary. Front cover features a colour illustration of a map of Great Britain transformed into a British soldier extending his hand in welcome. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/11 [1942]

Roosevelt, pocket-sized booklet produced for the British, containing photographs and extracts from speeches of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London). 34 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/12 1943 Feb

Two mighty fleets, leaflet containing colour pictorial statistics demonstrating the strength of the Royal Navy and US navy. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/13 1943

Meet the US Army , booklet by (Frederick) Louis MacNeice, containing information for the British public on the customs, culture and language of American servicemen, prepared for the Board of Education by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/14 1943

Iran: a vital link in the chain of steel from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, fold-out leaflet on the strategic importance of Iran, Aug 1941, with black and white photographs and maps. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/15 [1943]

Twelve new allies, pamphlet celebrating declarations of war against the Axis powers by Honduras, Salvador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia. Featuring black and white photographs of politicians and capital cities. Front page includes a colour map of Central and South America. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/16 1944 Feb 29

Volunteers from Eire who have won distinctions serving with the British Forces, revised list Sep 1939-Feb 1944, with accounts of the medal winning actions of Irish-born members of the British Forces. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/17 [1944]

Notes on America, pocket-sized booklet giving advice to British visitors to the USA on American customs, culture and language. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/6/18 1945

The United Nations today and tomorrow, booklet issued for the United Nations Information Organisation describing the UN's function, forerunners, and the factors which led to its formation (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7 British Empire and Commonwealth material

EMBLETON 2/7/1-3 Victory is vital! series of pamphlets distributed to West Africans under British Colonial rule, produced to persuade West Africans that life under Nazi rule would be much harsher than under British. 4 items, [1940]

EMBLETON 2/7/1 [1940]

Victory is vital! Germans would rob West Africans of their product, with black and white illustrations of German soldiers persecuting African civilians. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/7/2 [1940]

Victory is vital! Germans would treat West Africans brutally, with black and white illustrations of how German soldiers would persecute African civilians. 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/3 [1940]

Victory is vital! Germans would make West Africans into slaves, with black and white illustrations of how German soldiers would persecute African civilians. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/4-15 Two series of supplements for The Teacher's World magazine, titled 'The British Commonwealth' (4 items) and 'Peoples of Empire' (10 items), 1940-1941

EMBLETON 2/7/4 1940 Oct 9

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 2, 'The British Commonwealth: Dominion status', by J A Williamson, on the relationship between Britain and its dominions (HMSO, London). 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/5 1940 Oct 23

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 3, 'The British Commonwealth: India's advance', by J A Williamson on the ethnic diversity of the Indian population and history of British rule in India (HMSO, London). 4pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/6 1940 Nov 20

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 5, 'The British Commonwealth: Princes of the East', by J A Williamson, on rulers who operate under the suzerainty of the British Crown (HMSO, London). 4pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/7/7 1941 Apr 23

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 1, 'Peoples of Empire: Canada', on the geography, ethnic diversity, industries, and contribution to the war effort of Canada (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/8 1941 May 21

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 3, 'Peoples of Empire: New Zealand' on the colonial history, climate, natural products, welfare system, and contribution to the war effort of New Zealand (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/9 1941 Jun 18

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 5, 'Peoples of Empire: India', on the geography, climate, culture and army of India (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/10 1941 Jul 16

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 7, 'Peoples of Empire: Southern Rhodesia', on the geography, natural products, and contribution to the war effort of Southern Rhodesia (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/11 1941 Sep 10

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 8, 'Peoples of Empire: Burma', on the ethnic diversity, religion and natural products of Burma (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/12 1941 Sep 24

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 9, 'Peoples of Empire: Ceylon', on the ethnic diversity, natural products, and contribution to the war effort of Sri Lanka (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/13 1941 Oct 8

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 10, 'Peoples of Empire: Malaya', on the geography, ethnic diversity, natural products, and contribution to the war effort of Malaya (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/14 1941 Nov 19

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 13, 'Peoples of Empire: Mediterranean strongholds', on the history of Malta, Cyprus and Gibraltar (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/15 1941 Dec 3

Supplement to The Teacher's World magazine, no. 14, 'Peoples of Empire: West Indies' on the geography, ethnic diversity, natural products and contribution to the war effort of the West Indies (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 2/7/16-23 Ministry of Information's British Commonwealth Leaflets series, [1943]

EMBLETON 2/7/16 [1943]

Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series A: Pioneers who served', no. 1, on the life and achievements of Mary Kingsley, Victorian traveller and writer. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/17 [1943]

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series A: Pioneers who served', no. 1, on the life and achievements of Thomas Raffles, colonial governor and founder of Singapore. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/18 [1943]

Aggrey of Africa (1862-1900), Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series A: Pioneers who served', no. 3, on the life and achievements of James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, West African educator and missionary. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/19 [1943]

The locust, Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series B: Wars not yet won', no. 1, on efforts to repulse locust swarms and protect crops. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/20 [1943]

The tsetse-fly, Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series B: Wars not yet won', no. 4, on efforts to combat the tsetse-fly's threat to agriculture. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/21 [1943]

The day's work of a District Officer in Nigeria, Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series B: How the other half lives', no. 1, on the daily routine of a Nigerian District Officer. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/22 [1943]

The life of a West African cocoa farmer, Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series B: How the other half lives', no.2, on to the daily routine of a cocoa farmer in West Africa. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/23 [1943]

The daily life of a District Commissioner's Clerk, Commonwealth Leaflets 'Series B: How the other half lives', no. 5, on the daily routine of a District Commissioner's Clerk in the Gold Coast. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/24-2 Longman's pamphlets on the British Commonwealth series: booklets on the Commonwealth. 2 items, 1943

EMBLETON 2/7/24 1943

Britain and her dependencies, by William Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey, (Longmans Green and Co. Ltd, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/25 1943

Britain and Canada, by Gerald Graham, on the historical relationship between Britain and Canada (Longmans, Green and Company, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/28-29 Britain and… series of paperback books on the British Commonwealth, 1944-1945

EMBLETON 2/7/28 1944

Britain and Malaya 1786-1941, by Sir Richard Olaf Winstedt, featuring black and white photographs of Malaya (Longmans, Green and Co, London). 84 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/29 1945

Britain and the South Seas, by Sir Harry Luke, former High Commissioner for the Western Pacific and Governor and Commander in Chief of Fiji, featuring black and white photographs and maps (Longmans, Green and Co, London). 76 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/30-38 Ministry of Information series of pamphlets on the British Commonwealth. 5 items, 1944 Mar-Jul

EMBLETON 2/7/31 1944 Mar

Burma part 1: the place, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/32 1944 Mar

Burma part 2: the people, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/33 1944 Mar

The story of Burma, part 1: up to the Japanese invasion, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/34 1944 Apr

Social services in the colonies, part 3: Labour, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/35 1944 Apr

The War in the Pacific, part 1: the setting of operations, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/36 1944 May

Social services in the colonies, part 4: Health, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/37 1944 May

Social services in the colonies, part 5: Welfare, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/38 1944 Jul

Information for speakers: the people of Malaya, Ministry of Information pamphlet. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/39-58 Individual pamphlets on the British Empire and Commonwealth, [1939-1945]

EMBLETON 2/7/39 [1939]

Protection of native African cattle from disease, pamphlet on the British Government's efforts on behalf of African herdsman to protect livestock against insect-borne diseases. Front cover features a vet in an African village inoculating livestock. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/40 1940 Jul

Commonwealth in arms, pamphlet with transcript of a broadcast given on 15 Jul 1940 by Vincent Harlow, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, University of London, on the cohesion of the British Commonwealth. Front cover features a black and white photographic collage of munitions workers, battleships, tanks, planes Commonwealth soldiers and the British royal family. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/41 [1940]

Britain can take it…and give it back, leaflet outlining the Britain Commonwealth's resilience in the face of the enemy, with particular reference to the war against Italy, (HMSO, London). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/42

What is the British Empire?, pamphlet by Sir Norman Angell, refuting German criticism of the British Empire. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/43 [1940]

The mighty war effort of the British Commonwealth, leaflet on armament factories in Canada and Australia, with a fold world map showing the goods produced by different Commonwealth countries. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/44 [1940]

Helping the colonies, pamphlet with transcript of a broadcast by the Rt Hon Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies on the provision of assistance towards Colonial research, development and welfare, front cover features a black and white photograph of a young African man. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/45 [1941]

Lord Lloyd salutes the colonial empire at war, pamphlet with transcripts of broadcasts by George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies on the war effort of the British Empire, featuring a black and white photograph of Lord Lloyd. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/46 [1941]

Something to give, leaflet on how the Britain Commonwealth compliments Britain's belief in freedom. 6 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/47 [1941]

An Empire in arms, pamphlet celebrating the spirit of unity between Commonwealth countries. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/48 [1941]

Do you know? Leaflet on the treatment of British colonial countries by Britain. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/49 1942

India and democracy: a summary of the book by Sir George Schuster and Guy Wint, booklet prepared by Sir Frank Noyce on Indian politics (Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London). 44 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/50 [1942]

West Africa towards victory, booklet containing account of the contribution to the war effort by West African colonial countries, with black and white photographs of African Commonwealth troops and industry. Front cover features a colour illustration of soldiers marching through an African village. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/51 [1942]

A spear for freedom, picture booklet containing captioned black and white photographs taken by Capt A G Dickson, Cameroon Highlanders, of the East Africa Intelligence Corps, telling the story of a Sgt Kisarishu, a cattle farmer in Tanzania, who joins the East African Military Labour Service. 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/52 [1943]

A colony's effort, booklet compiled by the Nigerian Government and produced by the Overseas Production Division, Ministry of Information, concerning Nigeria's contribution to the war effort, featuring black and white photographs of the Nigerian people and industry. 30 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/53 1943

The British colonial empire and the British public, pamphlet by Vincent Harlow, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, University of London, on the relationship between the British people and the Empire. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/54 1944 Mar 31

What the British Empire has done: Facts and figures on the Empire at War, third edition, containing Statistical information relating to the war effort of Commonwealth countries, produced by the Reference Division, Ministry of Information (HMSO, London). 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/55 1944 Apr 22

The machinery of Imperial co-operation, Ministry of Information pamphlet on the bonds between member countries of the British Empire (HMSO, London). 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/56 [1944]

India at war, booklet on India's strategic position and Indian armed forces featuring black and white photographs of the Indian armed forces and industry. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/57 [1944]

Recent books about India, leaflet containing list of books published by Longman, George Allen & Unwin and other British publishers, 1939-1944, chiefly concerning the pro-independence movement in India. 1 item

EMBLETON 2/7/58 1945

Progress towards self-government in the British colonies, booklet by Josephine Kamm, with a foreword by Vincent Harlow, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at the University of London. 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8 American material

EMBLETON 2/8/1-9 Pamphlets produced in the USA, [1941]-1945

EMBLETON 2/8/1 [1941]

Guatemala: volcanic but peaceful, US Government pamphlet describing the climate, geography and transport of Guatemala, with explanatory maps, pictorial statistics and black and white illustrations of Guatemalan nature and landscape (Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Washington DC). 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/2 [1941]

Deadly dollars, leaflet promoting investment in War Savings Certificates, with captioned black and white photographs of munitions factories. Front cover shows guns of a warship imposed on to a background of a large dollar sign. 4 pp

EMBLETON 2/8/3 [1942]

The United Nations, booklet containing summary of the Atlantic Charter, signed by British Prime Minister Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill and US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 14 Aug 1941, with black and white photographs of industry, voting in elections and Allied forces in action. 36 pp

EMBLETON 2/8/4 [1942]

2,000,000 US airmen, American pamphlet concerning the recruitment and training of US air force cadets. Front page features a colour illustration of an American airman in his aeroplane. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/5 [1942]

How to play your part in Pan American unity, American leaflet publicizing the work of the Pan American Society in improving international relations in Latin America and promoting membership of the society. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/6 [1942]

USA, vol. 1, no. 1, articles on the United States from American magazines including Fortune, Nation and Life. Front cover features a colour photograph of a GI. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/7 [1942]

A giant awakes!, fold out leaflet on the industrial strength of the USA, with black and white photographs of industrial scenes and a colour map showing the industrial produce from different states. 2pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/8 1944

A war atlas for Americans, colour maps showing the rise and fall of the Axis powers on the Western, Mediterranean, Russian, Asiatic and Pacific fronts, prepared with the assistance of the US Office of War Information for the Council on books in Wartime (Simon and Schuster, New York). 100 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 2/8/9 1945

Victory magazine, vol. 2 no. 5, containing articles relating to the American war effort, including the meeting of the 79th United States Congress and B-29 crews who dropped bombs on Japan, published by the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company in collaboration with the US Office of War Information. 80 pp

EMBLETON 3 Material in other Languages

EMBLETON 3/1 Afrikaans material, [1942]-1944 (For further material in Afrikaans forming part of a multi-lingual series, see EMBLETON Section 1)

EMBLETON 3/1/1 [1940]

Ons sal oorwin omrede, (We will be victorious), leaflet in Afrikaans, with a montage of black and white photographs of Commonwealth soldiers in action. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/1/2 [1940]

Die oorlog ter see (The war at sea) leaflet in Afrikaans, possibly relating to the free navies of German-occupied countries, with black and white photographs of the free navies in action. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/1/3 1943

Cesamentlike Kyrgsoperasies 1940-1942, (Combined Operations) paperback book in Afrikaans, with black and white photographs of Commandos in training and in action (HSMO, London).148 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2 Arabic

EMBLETON 3/2/1-4 Ahmed and Johnny, series of children's books in Arabic about a Sudenese boy (Ahmed) who goes to live in England with his English friend (Johnny), whose father is a British sailor. 4 items (NB There is a children's book titled Hussain and Johnny in Farsi, with identical format to this series, see EMBLETON 3/7/1), [1941]

EMBLETON 3/2/1 [1941]

Ahmed and Johnny, Series 1, Vol. 1, in Arabic, cover showing Ahmed alighting from a plane to be greeted by Johnny.

EMBLETON 3/2/2 [1941]

Ahmed and Johnny, Series 1, Vol. 4, in Arabic, cover showing Ahmed, Johnny and Johnny's father riding a motor boat.

EMBLETON 3/2/3 [1941]

Ahmed and Johnny, Series 1, Vol. 6, in Arabic, cover showing Ahmed and Johnny eating an English breakfast.

EMBLETON 3/2/4 [1941]

Ahmed and Johnny, Series 2, Vol. 2, in Arabic, cover showing Ahmed and Johnny going to school.

EMBLETON 3/2/5-7 1940 Jun-Sep

News of the war, magazine in Arabic with black and white photographs giving news of the Allied war effort. (NB News of the war is of a very similar format to War in Pictures (see 1/ 2) and contains some of the same images)

EMBLETON 3/2/5 1940 Jun

News of the war, edition 1, magazine in Arabic with black and white photographs and articles on the Allied war effort, including on ANZAC troops. 2 items

EMBLETON 3/2/6 1940 Jul

News of the war, edition 2, magazine in Arabic with black and white photographs and articles on the Allied war effort, cover story on the Khyber pass. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/7 1940 Sep

News of the war, edition 4, magazine in Arabic with black and white photographs and articles on the Allied war effort, cover story on Allied protection of Egypt. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/8-16 Individual pamphlets, 1941 Feb-[1945]

EMBLETON 3/2/8 1941 Feb

How Britain defeated Marauding German planes, fold out leaflet in Arabic with photographs of German POWs and destroyed Nazi aeroplanes. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/9 1941 Jun

Resources of the world and the war, pamphlet in Arabic displaying the distribution of natural resources world wide and the paucity of German resources. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/10 1944

Britain - its present and its future, Ministry of Information magazine in Arabic promoting Britain. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/11 1944

Front line, booklet in Arabic on the civil defence of Britain, with a front cover featuring the silhouettes of fire fighters, (HMSO, London). 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/12 1945

Literature and art, magazine in Arabic celebrating the arts, aimed at the intelligentsia, (Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London).

EMBLETON 3/2/13 1945 Apr

Short introduction to the British war effort, Ministry of Information booklet in Arabic. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/14 [1939-1945]

Read, think and then judge, booklet in Arabic comparing the British with the Nazis. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/2/15 [1939-1945]

The ABCs of war, pamphlet with each page representing a letter of the Arabic alphabet and a word beginning with that letter promoting Britain over the Nazis. 2 items

EMBLETON 3/2/16 [1939-1945]

Phillip's map of Europe showing topography in Europe, map of Europe in Arabic, scale 1:7,250,000, (London Geographical Institute, George Phillip's & Sons). 1 item

EMBLETON 3/3/1-7 1945 Sep 8-1945 Oct 27

Bengali Material: Jagat Vartta Saptahika, [World Proceedings Weekly], a weekly news sheet in Bengali, Nos 252-254 and 256-259, (Prakasaka Muslim Society in Great Britain, Shah Jahan Masjid, Woking, Surrey). 7 items

EMBLETON 3/4 Czech material, [1939]-1944 (For further material in Czech forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/1/15 and 1/2/21)

EMBLETON 3/4/1 [1939]

Kad Nemačka diktira mir, (When Germany dictates a treaty), pamphlet in Czech describing Germany's history of treaty making. Front cover features a black and white photograph of an armoured clenched fist. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/4/2 [1943]

Čtyři léta války…v mapách, (Four years of war…on the map), booklet in Czech with colour maps of Europe showing the rise and decline of German control in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1942. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/4/3 [1944]

Válečné Úsilí velké Britanie (War effort of Great Britain), booklet in Czech with black and white pictorial statistics (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/4/4 1944

Bombardovací letectov třetím roce války, (Bomber Command continues), booklet in Czech on the RAF containing black and white photographs, (HMSO, London, 1944). 60 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/4/5 Nov 1944

Statistika válečného úsilí spojeného království, (Relative statistics concerning the war effort of the United Kingdom), Ministry of Information pamphlet in Czech with statistical information describing the mobilisation of labour and the expansion of production. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/5 Danish material, 1945 (For further material in Danish forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/11/2, 1/13/2 and 1/13/3)

EMBLETON 3/5/1 1945

Afgørelsens aar Juni 1940-Juni 1941, (The year when everything was at stake, June 1940 - June 1941), booklet in Danish, (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London). 100 pp

EMBLETON 3/6 Dutch Material

EMBLETON 3/6/1-5 Kijk magazine, (Behold), in Dutch containing captioned black and white photographs, [1944]-1945

EMBLETON 3/6/1 [1944]

Kijk magazine, in Dutch, special edition, with articles on the Allied war effort, including conferences of the Allied leaders and the work of Dutch pilots in the RAF and the Eastern Front. Front cover features black and white photograph of Allied soldiers in the ruins of a building shooting at Germans. 60 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/2 1945

Kijk magazine, no. 18, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the plan for peace and Allied settlement with Japan. Front cover includes black and white photograph of laughing Dutch boys. 32 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/3 1945

Kijk magazine, no. 21, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the drafting and signing of the United Nations Charter creating the United Nations in San Francisco and the British General Election of 1945. Front cover features black and white photograph of an allied soldier writing graffiti on a building in Berlin. 32 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/4 1945

Kijk magazine, no. 22, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including the US Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes and the liberation of Borneo. Front cover features black and white photograph of US President Harry Truman arriving in Antwerp. 32 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/5 1945

Kijk magazine, no. 24, in Dutch with articles on the Allied war effort, including VJ Day and the bombing of Hiroshima. Front cover features a black and white photograph of VJ Day being celebrated in London. 32 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/6-24 Dutch individual pamphlets (For further material in Dutch forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON Section 1), [1940]-1945

EMBLETON 3/6/6 [1940]

Hoe Groot-Brittannië ten strijde trok, (How England wages war), booklet in Dutch by Arthur Wauters, former Belgian Minister of Labour, on Britain and the outbreak of World War Two, with black and white photographs. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/7 [1940]

De vernietiging der duikbooten, (The destruction of the U-boats), leaflet in Dutch with a colour illustration of a RAF aeroplane and Royal Navy battleship attacking a U-boat. 2 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/8 [1940]

Kinderen van Europe, (Children of Europe), pamphlet in Dutch with captioned photographs comparing the treatment of children in Britain and German-occupied Europe. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/9 Nov 1941

De bestorming door de lucht, (The storming by air) booklet in Dutch on the structure, functions and achievements of the RAF, containing black and white photographs of RAF pilots at work. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/10 [1941]

Hull wil die Kerk van God vernietig, (They would destroy the Church of God), booklet in Dutch condemning the Nazi regime as blasphemous, with illustrations of Hitler presiding over black and white photographs of German soldiers engaging in activities including the desecration of churches (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/11 [1941]

Japanse mede-voorspoed, (Japanese also succeed), pamphlet in Dutch on Japanese military successes in Asia. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/12 [1942]

Toestande op die vasteland, (State of the mainland), booklet in Dutch possibly relating to food supply, containing black and white photographs and colour pictorial statistics. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/13 [1942]

Wat Hitler heeft gezaaid…zal Hitler ook oogesten! (As Hitler sowed…so shall Hitler reap!), booklet in Dutch on the economic consequences of the bombing of German industrial targets, featuring black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics. Front cover shows a black and white illustration of children fleeing from a bombing raid. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/14 [1943]

Vier Jaar oorlog…op de kart, (Four years of war…on the map), booklet in Dutch with colour maps of Europe showing the rise and decline of German control in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1942. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/15 1943

De strijd om Egypte, (The battle of Egypt), magazine in Dutch prepared for the Ministry of War with captioned black and white photographs concerning the Battle of El Alamein. Front page features a photograph of a Sherman tank commander, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/16 1943

Gecombineerde operaties1940-1942 (Combined Operations) paperback book in Dutch with black and white photographs of Commandos in training and in action (HMSO, London). 148 pp

EMBLETON 3/6/17 1943

Ark Royal: de prestaties van een Britsch Vliegkampschip, (Ark Royal: the Admiralty Account of her Achievement) booklet in Dutch on the HMS ARK ROYAL, issued for the Admiralty by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/18 [1943]

Twaalf nuwe Bondgenot, (Twelve new allies), pamphlet in Dutch celebrating declarations of war against the Axis powers by Honduras, Salvador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia. Featuring black and white photographs of politicians and capital cities. Front page includes a colour map of Central and South America. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/19 1944 Apr

Bomber Command zet door, (Bomber Command continues), booklet in Dutch on the RAF with black and white photographs, (HMSO, London, 1944). 60 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/20 1944

Er is vrijheid in de lucht, (There is freedom in the air), booklet in Dutch on Allied air force success, with black and white photographs. Front cover features photograph of a pilot in the cockpit of his plane, (HMSO, London). 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/21 1945

Groot-Brittannië en zijn onderhoorigheden, [Britain's Empire], booklet in Dutch by William Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey (Longman, Green and Company, London).

EMBLETON 3/6/22 1945

Volksgezondheid in Groot-Brittannië, (The public health of Britain), booklet in Dutch on the state of British public health services and the creation of the NHS, (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/23 1945

De Britsche mijnenvegers. (His Majesty's minesweepers), booklet in Dutch on the work and responsibilities of British minesweeping ships, prepared for the Admiralty (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/6/24 1945

Het Britsche Leger van thans, (The British Army of now), translation into Dutch of article by Brig Gen John Charteris, regarding the structure of the British Army with illustrations and black and white photographs. Front cover features a colour illustration by Harold Pym of British tanks in action. 64 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/7 Material in Farsi. 4 items, [1939-1945]

EMBLETON 3/7/1 [1939-1945]

Hussain and Johnny, part 1, children's book in Farsi about an Iranian boy (Hussain) who lives with his English friend (Johnny) in England. Front cover shows Hussain and Johnny on a train. 1 item (NB There is a series of children's book titled Ahmed and Johnny in Arabic, with identical format to this series, see 3/2/1-4)

EMBLETON 3/7/2 [1939-1945]

British strength, fold out leaflet in Farsi on the strength and spirit of the British Army. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/7/3 [1939-1945]

The New Age, No 1, a bi-monthly magazine in Farsi celebrating science, economics and classical literature, aimed at the intelligentsia, (Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London). 1 item

EMBLETON 3/7/4 1941 Jun

Resources of the world and the war, pamphlet in Farsi displaying the distribution of natural resources worldwide and the paucity of German resources. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8 French (For further material in French forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON Section 1)

EMBLETON 3/8/1-4 Anti-Nazi and anti-Japanese material in French, [1940]-1942

EMBLETON 3/8/1 [1940]

L'Allemand Nazi en 22 leçons, (The German Nazi in 22 lessons), pamphlet in French criticising Nazi attitudes following the invasion of France, with colour illustrations. 24 pp

EMBLETON 3/8/2 [1941]

Foyers brisés, (Broken hearths), leaflet on the separation of families in German-occupied Europe. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/3 [1942]

Les complots Japonais en Amerique, (Japanese plots in America), leaflet in French on the Japanese threat to Spanish and Portuguese colonial interests in Central and South America. Front page shows a colour illustration of a Japanese-Mexican bandit with a machine gun standing on a map of South America. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/4 [1942]

Neige russe, (Russian snow), booklet in French ridiculing reportage of the German advance into the USSR in the German media. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/5-32 Material on the Allied war effort, in French

EMBLETON 3/8/5-11 Cadran magazine, containing articles in French on the Allied war effort, with accompanying black and white photographs, 1944-1945

EMBLETON 3/8/5 Sep 1944

Cadran, no. 2, including articles in French on the Quebec Conference of the Allied leaders to discuss strategy, Allies in France and three hours in the life of a French administrator in North Africa. Front page features black and white photograph of a scene from the film The Great Dictator, with Charlie Chaplin playing Hitler staring intently at a globe. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/6 Feb 1945

Cadran, no. 9, including articles in French on the Battle of the Bulge and the Eastern front; Norwegian refugees and British economics. Front page features two men carrying children on their shoulders through heavy snow. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/7 1945

Cadran, no. 12, including articles in French on bridge construction, Soviet business executive Nikolai Puzirev and British medical services. Front page features a black and white photograph of a member of the women's armed forces giving directions to a Free French soldier. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/8 Apr 1945

Cadran, no. 13, including articles in French on the defeat of the Nazi regime, English theatre in Paris, the campaign in Burma and female Soviet pilots. Front page features a black and white photograph of two actors from a performance in Paris of George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the man. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/9 1945

Cadran, no. 16, in French, featuring a double-page photograph of Henrich Himmler's corpse and captioned photographs of captured senior Nazi officials Julius Streicher, Hermann Goering and Robert Ley. Front page features black and white photograph of children competing in a running race. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/10 Aug 1945

Cadran, no. 18, including articles in French on aviation innovations in Britain, Berlin following its capture by the Soviets and the fate of Japan following its defeat. Front page features black and white photograph of women in uniform entering Paris. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/11 1945

Cadran, no. 19, including articles in French on the Royal Navy's presence in the Pacific against the Japanese and the pipeline route from Alaska to Siberia (ALSIB). Front cover features a black and white photograph of British Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/12-32 Individual items in French on the Allied war effort, 1940-1945

EMBLETON 3/8/12 [1940]

La Bataille de Grande-Bretagne Août-Octobre 1940, (The Battle of Britain, Aug-Oct 1940), fold-out leaflet in French on the Battle of Britain, featuring black and white photographs of the RAF in action and crashed Luftwaffe planes. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/13 [1940]

La Bataille de Grande-Bretagne Août-Octobre 1940, (The Battle of Britain, Aug-Oct 1940), booklet in French on the Battle of Britain by the Air Ministry. 35 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/14 [1941]

Marine de guerre (The war at sea), leaflet in French on the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/15 [1941]

La Belgique en guerre contre Hitler (Belgium at war against Hitler), pamphlet in French on the work and mission of the Free Belgian Army. Front page features a colour illustration of the Belgian flag. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/16 [1942]

Ferry Atlantique, (Atlantic Ferry), fold out leaflet in French on air support during the Battle of the Atlantic. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/17 [1942]

La marine marchande: artère vitale de la Democratie, (The Merchant Navy: vital artery of democracy), booklet in French on the role of the Merchant Navy in the Allied war effort. Front cover features a colour illustration of a merchant ship in a heavy storm. 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/18 [1942]

L'offensive aérienne britannique s'agrandit!, (The British aerial offensive grows), leaflet in French comparing the bombing operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe, with colour pictorial statistics and illustrations. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/19 1943

DCA: Histoire officielle 1939-1942, (Roof over Britain: the official story of Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences 1939-1942), paperback book in French prepared for the War Office and the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information, featuring black and white photographs of AA Defence at work, with a black and white cover design by Abram Games of a member of Anti-Aircraft personnel gazing towards the sky, (HMSO, London). 102 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/20 1943

La chase aux mines, (His Majesty's minesweepers), booklet in French on the work and responsibilities of British minesweeping ships, with black and white photographs of minesweepers and their crews at work, prepared for the Admiralty, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/21 1943

De Malte à Suez: Compte-Rendu du Ministère de la Marine sur la guerre navale en Méditerranée Orientale de septembre 1939 à mars 1941, (Malta to Suez), booklet in French on the Royal Navy's mission in the Mediterranean featuring black and white photographs and maps, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/22 1943

L'aviation de bombardement grandit, (The bombardment by air increases) on the air offensive against Germany, July 1941-June 1942, in French (HMSO, London). 65 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/23 1943-1944

1943 and 1944 editions of Ce qu'ont fait les Anglais, (What the British did), on Britain's war effort Sep 1939-Jul 1943 and Sep 1939-Dec 1943, in French (HMSO, London). 36 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/8/24 1944 Aug

Ensemble, no. 2, magazine in French containing articles on the liberation of France and army parachutists. Front cover features a black and white image of a woman cleaning a uniform taken from the film Femmes en Mission (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/25 1944 Aug

La Libération en marche, (The first to be freed: the record of British military administration in Eritrea and Somalia, 1941-1943), booklet in French on the British administration in the first territories in Eritrea and Somalia to be liberated from Italian control, with black and white photographs of Eritrean and Somali scenes (HMSO, London). 76 pp, one loose item, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/8/26 1944

A travers l'enfer (How sleep the brave), paperback book in French by Herbert Ernest Bates, on RAF pilots' wartime experiences, (Jonathan Cape, London). 92 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/27 1944

Frères d'Armes: histoire officielle des aviations des pays occupés, (Brothers in arms), booklet in French on the free air forces of occupied countries, with black and white photographs, (HMSO, London). 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/28 [1944]

De Dunkerque au jour 'J', (From Dunkirk to D-Day), booklet in French on pivotal events in the war, from the fall of France to the Normandy landings, with black and white photographs of Allied soldiers in action. 104 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/29 [1944]

Sur le front de mer, (The naval campaign), booklet in French on the struggle for naval supremacy between the Allies and Axis powers. Front page features a black and white photograph of a view from a battleship at night. 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/30 1944

Tous sur le front 1940-1941: Histoire Officielle du rôle joué par la Défense Passive d'Angleterre, (Everything for the front: The official history of the Home Front), booklet in French on the civil defence of Britain, front cover features the silhouettes of fire fighters (HMSO, London). 164 pp

EMBLETON 3/8/31 [1945]

Photos documentaries de la guerre mondiale, (Picture story of the World War), booklet in French containing captioned black and white photographs relating to pivotal events of the war, including the Battle of Britain, the Eastern front and Pearl Harbour. 48 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/32 1945

Main d'oeuvre (Manpower), booklet in French on Britain's mobilisation for war prepared for the Ministry of Labour. Front page features an illustration of a man in a civilian suit carrying a gun and tin hat, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/33-51 Pro-British/Allies material in French, [1939]-1945

EMBLETON 3/8/33 [1939]

Pourquoi la Commonwealth Britannique est-elle si unie dans cette guerre? (Why is the British Commonwealth so united in this war?), booklet in French on the cohesion and harmony of the British Commonwealth, front cover features a colour illustration of the globe encircled by the word 'freedom' in different languages. 24pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/34 [1940]

L'armée motorise de la Grande-Bretagne, (The mechanised army of Great Britain), booklet in French on the different types of tanks and armoured vehicles used by the British Army with black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics, (RAC). 28 pp

EMBLETON 3/8/35 [1940]

A bord d'un sous-marin Britannique, (On board a British submarine), booklet in French by Captain Bernard Acworth. Front cover features a colour illustration of a submerged submarine. 50 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/36 [1940]

Comment L'Angleterre fit la guerre (How England wages war), booklet in French by Arthur Wauters, former Belgian Minister of Labour, on Britain and the outbreak of World War Two, with black and white photographs. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/37 Jul 1941

Regardez, lisez and jugez, (Look, read and judge), pamphlet in French comparing the Nazis with the British. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/38 [1941]

Toujours quelque chose donner à autrui (Something to give), leaflet in French on how Britain's belief in freedom compliments the notion of the Britain Commonwealth. 6 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/39 [1941]

Les ailes de l'empire, (The wings of the Empire), booklet in French on the training of Commonwealth pilots, with a front page featuring a black and white photograph of RAF planes flying over a group of soldiers on board a ship. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/40 [1942]

Assaut: L' Esprit d'offensive des forces Brittaniques, (Attack: the offensive spirit of the British forces), picture book in French celebrating the British Army, with colour illustrations of the armed forces in action. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/41 [1942]

I.400 millions: immense reservoir de main-d'oeuvre, (Immense tank of man power), leaflet in French featuring colour pictorial statistics on the size and scale of the Allied forces. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/42 [1943]

La terre qui lutte…(The land which endures), booklet in French on British agriculture containing black and white photographs and pictorial statistics. 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/43 [1943]

Deux puissantes flottes, (Two mighty fleets), leaflet in French containing colour pictorial statistics demonstrating the strength of the British Royal Navy and US navy. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/44 [1944]

La Communauté des Nations Britanniques, (The British Commonwealth), leaflet in French on the British Commonwealth with a world map in colour. 2 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/45 [1944]

Resurgam, (I shall rise again), on British buildings of architectural importance, with black and white photographs, in French. 88 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/46 1944

La monarchie constitutionnelle anglaise (British constitutional monarchy), booklet in French by Sir Ernest Barker, (Oxford University Press, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/47 1945

Angleterre d'aujourd'hui, Angleterre de demain (Britain today and tomorrow), booklet in French on British industry, urban development and social services. Front cover features a black and white photograph of an English village, (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/48 1945

La santé publique Angleterre, (The public health of Britain), booklet in French on the state of British public health services and the creation of the NHS, (HMSO, London). 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/49 1945

La Grande-Bretagne sur les marchés mondiaux, (Great Britain in the global markets), booklet in French on Britain's economic position, with colour graphs and maps. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/50 [1945]

L'Armée mécanisée de Grande-Bretagne, (The British mechanised army), booklet in French with black and white photographs of the mechanical strength of the British Army. 27 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/51 1945

Hei ass BBC, (This is the BBC), pamphlet in French and Luxembourgish (with a Luxembourgish title) on the work of the BBC. Front cover features a black and white photograph of BBC Broadcasting House, London. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/52-57 Miscellaneous pamphlets in French, [1940]-1944 Dec

EMBLETON 3/8/52 [1940]

Les colonies Françaises libres, (Free French colonies), booklet in French on the economy and wartime allegiance of the Free French colonial countries in North Africa, Madagascar, Syria and French Indochina. 8 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/8/53 [1940]

La Marine Royale des Pays-Bas, (The Royal Navy of the Netherlands), booklet in French on the work and mission of the Dutch Royal Navy. 24 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/8/54 [1942]

Un ouvrier s'en va faire la relève en Allemagne, (The worker plays his part in the support of troops in Germany), palm sized booklet in French on the importance of the worker on the home front to the war effort. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/55 [1942]

La France combattante à l'etranger, (France fights from abroad), booklet in French by Raymond Offroy. 80 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/56 1943

L'entente à l'epreuve, (The entente put to the test) paperback book in French by René Balbaud on the wartime agreement between France and Britain, (Oxford University Press, London). 88 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/8/57 1944 Dec

L'habitation: ampleur du problème, (Housing: the extent of the problem), Ministry of Information booklet in French on the lack of housing in Britain. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/9 Greek pamphlets, [1940]-1943 (For further material in Greek forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/1/2, 1/1/4, 1/1/7, 1/9/5 and 1/15/1)

EMBLETON 3/9/1 [1940]

Ο ΡΟΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΥ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΝ, (The role of the Naval forces in the current war), booklet in Greek with black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics, 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/9/2 [1941]

Ο ΕΝΑΕΡΙΟΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΚΑΤΑ ΤHΣ ΓEPMANIΣ, (The aerial war against Germany), booklet in Greek containing colour maps and black and white photographs. Front cover features the RAF insignia. 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/9/3 1943

H AΓΓΛIKH AEPOΠΟPIA ΣYNEXIZEI TON AΓΩNA, (The bombardment by air increases), on the air offensive against Germany, July 1941-June 1942, in Greek (HMSO, London). 54 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/9/4 1943

Η MAXH THΣ AIΓYΠTOY, (The battle of Egypt), magazine in Greek prepared for the Ministry of War with captioned black and white photographs concerning the Battle of El Alamein. Front page features a photograph of a Sherman tank commander, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10 Italian material, 1940-1945 (For further material in Italian forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON Section 1)

EMBLETON 3/10/1 [1940]

Ali Britanniche, (British wings), leaflet in Italian on the RAF, featuring black and white photographs. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/2 [1940]

Vittoria! - Notizia ufficiale, (Victory! - official news: how the German's falsify the news), fold out leaflet in Italian on false German reports, citing the sinking of the German battleship ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/3 1940

Le campagne d'Etiopia, (The Ethiopian campaign), booklet in Italian from The Army at war series, with black and white photographs and maps, (HMSO, London). 296 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 3/10/4 [1941]

Donne in Guerra, (Women in war), pamphlet in Italian by Arthur Wauters, former Belgian Minister of Labour, on the work performed by women during wartime. Front cover features a black and white photograph of a female factory worker. 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/5 1943

La battaglia di Alamein, (The battle of Egypt), magazine in Italian prepared for the Ministry of War with captioned black and white photographs concerning the Battle of El Alamein. Front page features a photograph of a Sherman tank commander, (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/6 [1943]

Il sistema parlamentare Britannico, (The parliamentary system in Britain), pamphlet in Italian by Sir Ernest Baker, (University Press, London). 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/7 1943

Operazioni Combinate 1940-1942, (Combined Operations) paperback book in Italian with black and white photographs of Commandos in training and in action (HMSO, London). 156 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/8 1943

Il piano Beveridge, (Beveridge in brief), booklet in Italian outlining the Beveridge Plan for social reform. 120 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/9 [1943]

Metodi Britannici, metodi tedeschi, (British methods, German methods), leaflet in Italian comparing the approaches of the Royal Navy and Germany navy to Italian merchant ships, (HMSO). 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/10 [1943]

Atlante di Quattro anni di guerra, (Four years of war…on the map), booklet in Italian with colour maps of Europe showing the rise and decline of German control in Europe and North Africa, 1936-1942. 36 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/11 1944 Jun

Educazione alla morte, (Education for death: the making of the Nazi) booklet in Italian by Gregor Ziemer (Constable & Co. Ltd, London). 168 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/12 Nov 1944

Statistiche relative allo Sforzo bellico del regno unito, (Statistics relating to the war effort of the United Kingdom), Ministry of Information pamphlet in Italian with statistical information describing the mobilisation of labour and the expansion of production. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/13 1944

La prova del fuoco: bombardamento della Gran Bretagna 1940-1941, (Everything for the front), booklet in Italian on the civil defence of Britain. Front cover features the silhouettes of fire fighters (HMSO, London). 164 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/14 [1944]

Perdite navali tedesche, (German naval losses), leaflets in Italian and leaflets with pictorial statistics on German naval losses. 6 pp, 2 loose inserts, 3 items

EMBLETON 3/10/15 1945 May

Protezione sociale in Gran Bretagna, (Social security in Britain), booklet in Italian by Sir Ronald Davison, with colour pictorial statistics, (George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, London). 68 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/10/16 1945

Ecco radio Londra, (This is radio London) booklet in Italian on the work of the BBC. Front cover features a black and white photograph of BBC Broadcasting House, London, (BBC, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/11 Norwegian pamphlets, 1943-1945 (For further material in Norwegian forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/13/2 and 1/13/3)

EMBLETON 3/11/1 Nov 1943

Krigen til sjøs, (The war at sea) booklet in Norwegian with a front cover colour illustration of a convoy of ships at sea. 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/11/2 1945

Det året da alt sto på spill Juni 1940-Juni 1941, (The year when everything was at stake, June 1940 - June 1941), booklet in Norwegian, (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London). 92 pp, 1 loose insert

EMBLETON 3/11/3 1945

Dette er London, (This is London), booklet in Norwegian on the work of the BBC, with a front cover black and white photograph of BBC Broadcasting House, London. 60 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/12 Polish pamphlets, [1940]-[1945] (For further material in Polish forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/1/15 and 1/2/21)

EMBLETON 3/12/1 [1940]

Bitwa nad wyspami Brytyjskiemi: sierpień-Październyik 1940, (The Battle of Britain, Aug-Oct 1940), booklet in Polish on the Battle of Britain by the Air Ministry. 35 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/12/2 [1944]

Wysiłek wojenny wielkiej brytanji(War effort of Great Britain), booklet in Polish with black and white pictorial statistics (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/12/3 [1945]

Dane statystyczne o wysił wojennym zjednoczonego królestwa, (Statistical data on war effort of United Kingdom), booklet in Polish on the British war effort containing graphs and diagrams. 66 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13 Portuguese material, 1940-1945 (For further material in Portuguese forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON Section 1)

EMBLETON 3/13/1 [1940]

Portugal na literature Inglesa, (Portugal in English literature) booklet in Portuguese on Portugal in English literary works. 20 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/2 [1940]

Documentos para a história do ultimatum de 1890, (Documents on the 1890 British Ultimatum), booklet in Portuguese relating to the British Ultimatum of 1890 and conflicting Anglo-Portuguese colonial interests in Africa. 30 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/3 [1940]

A industria Alemã na guerra e na paz, (German industry in war and peacetime), booklet in Portuguese with front cover black and white illustration of the German eagle on a swastika on a red background. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/4 [1940]

Portugal desafia Napoleão 1807-1814, (Portugal defies Napolean), booklet in Portuguese on Portugal during the Napoleonic wars, with black and white illustrations of military scenes. 30 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/5 [1940]

Jóias da propaganda Alemã, (Jewels of German propaganda), leaflet in Portuguese on Nazi propaganda about Britain, with black and white comic illustrations of Adolf Hitler and Nazi personnel. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/6 [1940]

Mais jóias da propaganda Alemã, (More jewels of German propaganda), leaflet in Portuguese on Nazi propaganda about the effect of bombing raids, with black and white comic illustrations of Adolf Hitler and Nazi personnel. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/7 [1940]

Vitória-Oficial, (Victory! - official news: how the German's falsify the news), fold-out leaflet in Portuguese on false German reports, citing the sinking of the German battleship ADMIRAL GRAF. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/8 1941

A vida num submarino Britânico, (Life in a British submarine), booklet in Portuguese by Captain Bernard Acworth, with a front cover colour illustration of a submerged submarine. 52 pp

EMBLETON 3/13/9 [1941]

Querem destruir a igreja de Deus, (They would destroy the Church of God), booklet in Portuguese condemning the Nazi regime as blasphemous, with illustrations of Hitler presiding over black and white photographs of German soldiers engaging in activities including the desecration of churches (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/10 [1941]

Poder maritimo na Europa, (The role of the Royal Navy in the current war), booklet in Portuguese with black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics, 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/11 Nov 1942

Navios de Guerra do Império Britânico, (His Majesty's ships), paperback book in Portuguese on ships of the Commonwealth navies, 100 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/12 [1942]

O exército Britânico, (The British Army), fold out leaflet in Portuguese with captioned black and white photographs of British tanks in action. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/13 [1942]

Os Nazis e os intelectuais, (Nazis and intellectuals), booklet in Portuguese on the treatment of the professional classes in Nazi-occupied countries. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/14 [1943]

2 pontos dominantes do ataque aliado, (2 crucial points of Allied attack), leaflet in Portuguese on the British Royal Navy's success in sinking enemy shipping, with colour maps. Front page includes a black and white photograph of the globe with sea routes highlighted in red. 8 pp

EMBLETON 3/13/15 [1943]

Bombardeamentos aéreos os factos, (Aerial bombardments, the facts), pamphlet in Portuguese on the bombing of Poland, Rotterdam, and British cities with a front cover photograph of a bomber's view of a target site. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/16 1943

Rommel o fim dum mito Nazi. (Rommel, end of a Nazi myth), news sheet in Portuguese on the defeat of Axis forces led by German FM Erwin Rommel at the Battle of El Alamein, prepared by the British Embassy, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/13/17 [1944]

O poder da fôrça aérea (The power of aerial force), leaflet in Portuguese on the different types of aircraft used by the RAF, RAF training and aircraft manufacture, with black and white photographs of aeroplanes in action. 16 pp

EMBLETON 3/13/18 1945

A Grã-Bretanha de hoje e de amanhã, (Britain today and tomorrow), booklet in Portuguese on British industry, urban development and social services, with a front cover black and white photograph of an English village, (HMSO, London). 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/14 Romanian pamphlets, [1939] (For further material in Romanian forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/1/1)

EMBLETON 3/14/1 [1939]

Când Germania dicteaza un Tratat, (When Germany dictates a treaty), pamphlet in Romanian describing Germany's history of treaty making, with a front cover black and white photograph of an armoured clenched fist. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/15 Material in Russian

EMBLETON 3/15/1-3 БРИТАНСКАЯ ΧРΟΗИКΑ, (British Chronicle), 1943-1944

EMBLETON 3/15/1 1943

БРИТАНСКАЯ ΧРΟΗИКΑ, (British Chronicle), no. 1, journal in Russian. 48 pp

EMBLETON 3/15/2 1943

БРИТАНСКАЯ ΧРΟΗИКΑ, (British Chronicle) no. 3, journal in Russian. 52 pp

EMBLETON 3/15/3 1944

БРИТАНСКАЯ ΧРΟΗИКΑ, (British Chronicle) no. 6, journal in Russian. 36 pp

EMBLETON 3/15/4-5 Individual Russian pamphlets, [1943]-1945

EMBLETON 3/15/4 [23 Feb 1943]

Да здравствует красная! (Long live red!) Magazine in Russian on Anglo-Russian cooperation, front cover features a colour illustration of a group of soldiers gathered to hear a speech, with the Soviet flag in the background. 40pp, 1 loose insert

EMBLETON 3/15/5 1945

КОΜБИНРОВАННЪІΕ ΟВΑΗΗБІΕ ΟΠΕΡΑЦИИ 1940-1942, (Combined Operations) paperback book in Russian with black and white photographs of Commandos in training and in action (HMSO, London). 148 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/16 Serbo-Croat material, [1940] (For further material in Serbo-Croat forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON 1/2/21)

EMBLETON 3/16/1 [1940]

Značaj pomorske snage u Evropi, (The role of the Naval forces in Europe), booklet in Serbo-Croat with black and white photographs, illustrations and pictorial statistics, 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17 Spanish material, 1940-1944 (For further material in Spanish forming part of a multi lingual series see EMBLETON Section 1)

EMBLETON 3/17/1 [1940]

Perlas de propaganda Alemana, (Jewels of German propaganda), leaflet in Spanish on Nazi propaganda about Britain, with black and white comic illustrations of Adolf Hitler and Nazi personnel. 10 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/2 [1940]

Más joyas de la propaganda Alemana, (More jewels of German propaganda), leaflet in Spanish on Nazi propaganda about the effect of bombing raids, with black and white comic illustrations of Adolf Hitler and Nazi personnel. 12 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/3 [1940]

La bandera de la Victoria, no. 12, (The flag of victory), cartoon newssheet in Spanish on the RAF. 4 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/4 [1941]

17 técnicos de la marina, del ejército y de la aviación de los Estados Unidos dicen-la Gran Bretaña ganará! (17 technical experts of the Navy, Army and Airforce of the United States say - Great Britain will win!), pamphlet in Spanish asserting the superiority of the British and American armed forces. 22 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/5 [1941]

Destruirían la Inlesia de Dios, (They would destroy the Church of God), booklet in Spanish condemning the Nazi regime as blasphemous, with illustrations of Hitler presiding over black and white photographs of German soldiers engaging in activities including the desecration of churches (Hodder & Stoughton, London). 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/6 [1941]

España e Inglaterra salvaron a Europa 1808-1814, (Spain and England saved Europe), booklet in Spanish on Anglo-Spanish co-operation during the Napoleonic Wars, with black and white illustrations of Napoleonic battles. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/7 [1941]

La kultur en Grecia, ('Kultur' in Greece), by George Slocombe, pamphlet in Spanish relating to looting, food supply, religious persecution and resistance in German-occupied Greece, with a front cover black and white photograph of ancient Greek ruins. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/8 [1941]

La aviacióne Británica, (British aviation), booklet in Spanish on the RAF, featuring black and white photographs of RAF planes and pilots in action. 60 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/9 [1942]

La nieve de Rusia, (Russian snow), booklet in Spanish ridiculing reportage of the German advance into the USSR in the German media. 28 pp. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/10 [1942]

El domínío Nazi en Polonia, (Nazi control in Poland), pamphlet in Spanish by G M Godden on the Nazi presence in Poland, with a front cover illustration of a Nazi jack boot stamping on a map of Poland. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/11 [1942]

Un obrero marcha a trabajar en Alemania, (The worker plays his part in the support of troops in Germany), booklet in Spanish on the importance of the worker on the home front to the war effort. 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/12 [1942]

La conspiración Japonesa en América, (Japanese plots in America), leaflet in Spanish on the Japanese threat to Spanish and Portuguese colonial interests in Central and South America, with a front page colour illustration of a Japanese-Mexican bandit with a machine gun standing on a map of South America. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/13 1943

Entre Malta y el Canal de Suez, (Between Malta and the Suez Canal), booklet in Spanish on the Royal Navy's mission in the Mediterranean featuring black and white photographs and maps, (HMSO, London). 68 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/14 [1943]

La fortaleza de la Libertad: ayer hoy, (The strength of Freedom: yesterday today), leaflet in Spanish celebrating Britain's fighting spirit, featuring black and white photographs. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/15 [1943]

Noticias ilustradas: La 'British Overseas Airways', (Illustrated news: the British Overseas Airway), poster in Spanish on BOAC, the British state airline, with black and white photographs. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/16 1943

Two copies of Ark Royal. Hazañasde un portaavión Británico, (Ark Royal: the Admiralty Account of her Achievement) booklet in Spanish on the HMS ARK ROYAL, issued for the Admiralty by the Ministry of Information, (HMSO, London). 68 pp

EMBLETON 3/17/17 [1943]

¡Al ataque! (To the attack!), booklet in Spanish celebrating the achievements of the British armed forces, with black and white illustrations. 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/18 [1943]

La reconstrucción de la Gran Bretaña en la postguerra, (Post war reconstruction in Britain), booklet on reconstruction plans for post-war Britain. 100 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/19 [1943]

La monarquía constitucional de la Gran Bretaña, (British constitutional monarchy), booklet in Spanish by Sir Ernest Barker on the British political system, (Oxford University Press, London). 28 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/20 [1943]

La Victoria de África: con las fuerzas Británicas desde El Alamein a Cabo Bon, (Victory in Africa), booklet in Spanish on Britain's successful African campaigns, 10 Jun 1940-13 May 1943. 66 pp

EMBLETON 3/17/21 [1943]

Gráficos de Guerra, (War in graphics), pamphlet in Spanish featuring pictorial statistics on the British war effort. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/22 [1943]

El arte de la mentira, (The art of the lie), booklet in Spanish containing colour illustrations ridiculing Nazi propaganda. 40 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/23 1943

La batalla de Egipto, (The battle of Egypt), magazine in Spanish prepared for the Ministry of War with captioned black and white photographs of the Battle of El Alamein, with a front page photograph of a Sherman tank commander (HMSO, London). 32 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/24 [1943]

El ejército Británico 1943, (The British Army 1943), magazine in Spanish celebrating the achievements of the British Army, with black and white photographs and illustrations. 24 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/25 1943

Los dragaminas Británicos, (His Majesty's minesweepers), booklet in Spanish on the work and responsibilities of British minesweeping ships, prepared for the Admiralty, (HMSO, London). 68 pp

EMBLETON 3/17/26 1943

Operaciones combinadas 1940-1942, (Combined Operations), paperback book in Spanish with black and white photographs of Commandos in training and in action (HMSO, London). 148 pp

EMBLETON 3/17/27 1944 Feb

Por Avión, selecciones de la prensa Inglesa, (By air, selections from the English press), newsletter in Spanish for aerial distribution. 8 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/28 1944 Apr

Las unidades de bombardeo continúan su labor, (Bomber Command continues), booklet in Spanish on the RAF containing black and white photographs (HMSO, London). 60 pp, 1 loose insert, 1 item.

EMBLETON 3/17/29 1944

El pueblo y la Guerra: Cómo se ha movilizado a la población de la Gran Bretaña, (Manpower), booklet in Spanish on Britain's mobilisation for war, prepared for the Ministry of Labour, front page features an illustration of a man in a civilian suit carrying a gun (HMSO, London, 1944). 64 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/30 [1944]

Guerra de liberación, (War of liberation), booklet in Spanish on the liberation of Europe by the Allies and the reaction of the governments of Central and South America. Front cover features a black and white cartoon of an American GI emerging from the sea while Adolf Hitler falls over in shock. 16 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/31 [1944]

La participación de la flota, (The participation of the fleet), chronicle of the Royal Navy's achievements in Spanish, with black and white photographs. 52 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/32 1944

Orígenes y propósito: manual de la Comunidad Britanica de Naciones y del Imperio, (Origins and intention: manual of the British Community of Nations and the Empire), booklet in Spanish by Vincent Harlow, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at the University of London. 132 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/17/33 1944

La infantería de marina, relato de sus hechos de Guerra redactado por el almirantazgo 1939-1943, (The Royal Marines: the Admiralty account of their achievement 1939-1943), booklet in Spanish on the Royal Marines in the Faeroe Islands, Iceland and Norway, prepared for the Admiralty, (HMSO, London). 92 pp

EMBLETON 3/17/34 1944

La conciencia social en la Gran Bretaña, (The social conscience of Britain), booklet in Spanish on British social reform, front cover features a colour illustration of a session of the early 19th century House of Commons (HMSO, London). 88 pp, 1 item

EMBLETON 3/18/1 [1940]

Swedish leaflets: Nazisterna bombadera fyrskepp, (Nazis bomb lightships), leaflet in Swedish on the bombing of the British lightship 'east dudgeon' by the Luftwaffe, Jan 1940, with a front page black and white illustration of a lamp on a lightship. 4 pp, 2 items

EMBLETON 4 Pictorial material

EMBLETON 4/1 Pictorial statistics created by the Ministry of Information for press circulation. Oversize, [1942]

EMBLETON 4/1/1 [1942]

RAF with ever-increasing blows is smashing Germany's vital industrial areas, poster with pictorial statistics showing bombs labelled '1941' and '1942' dropping on to a map of Germany. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/2 [1942]

Britain's far-flung garrisons, poster showing a map of the world with pictorial statistics indicating British garrisons. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/3 [1942]

Germany has lost her start, poster with pictorial statistics on British and German aircraft production featuring maps of Britain and Germany, and a quotation by Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, British Ambassador to USA. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/4 [1942]

John Bull has his coat off! How Britain's war production is increasing, poster with pictorial statistics illustrating the rise in productivity in Britain between 1940 and 1942. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/5 [1942]

India: part of her war effort, poster with pictorial statistics illustrating the size of Indian Army and the productivity of the Indian steel industry. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/6 [1942]

9,000 Axis planes destroyed, poster with pictorial statistics demonstrating comparative air losses between the Axis powers and Britain, 1939-1942. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/7 [1942]

The RAF blast Italy: in daylight on October 24th 80 mighty bombers of the four engine type flew from bases in Britain to bomb and blast the industrial centre of Italy-Milan, poster with pictorial statistics illustrating RAF achievements in Italy. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/8 [1942]

Britain's attack…Hitler's 'Answer', poster with pictorial statistics comparing the bombing of Cologne, Germany with the bombing of Canterbury, Kent. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/9 [1942]

Germany aflame! , poster with pictorial statistics showing a map of North Western Europe with Germany engulfed in flames. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/1/10 [1942]

German exploitation of occupied Europe, poster with pictorial statistics illustrating financial mistreatment of occupied countries by the Nazis. 1 outsize item

EMBLETON 4/2 Postcards

EMBLETON 4/2/1-4 Hard times under the "New Order", series of postcards, depicting the troubles inflicted on countries occupied by the Nazis, in Farsi, [1941]

EMBLETON 4/2/1 [1941]

Greece, illustrated postcard with Farsi captions, depicting a hooded figure of Death on the subject of the 40,000 dead in Athens from 1939-1941, No 1 of the Hard times under the "New Order" series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/2 [1941]

Romania, illustrated postcard with Farsi captions, on the 300,000 Romanians killed on the Eastern Front for 'false victory', No 4 of the Hard times under the "New Order" series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/3 [1941]

Yugoslavia, illustrated postcard with Farsi captions, on the division of Yugoslavia under Axis rule, No 5 of the Hard times under the "New Order" series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/4 [1941]

Czechosolvakia, illustrated postcard with Farsi captions, on German control of Czech banks and covert stealing of Czech money, No 6 of the Hard times under the "New Order" series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/5-11 Pour la liberté series of postcards depicting Allied leaders and raids, captioned in French, [1942]

EMBLETON 4/2/5 [1942]

Sa majeste la reine Elisabeth, illustrated postcard of Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/6 [1942]

Sa majeste le roi Georges VI, illustrated postcard of King George VI, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/7 [1942]

Winston S Churchill Premier Ministre d'Angleterre, illustrated postcard of William (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/8 [1942]

Le President Roosevelt, illustrated postcard of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/9 [1942]

Le Marechal Staline, illustrated postcard of Soviet President Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/10 [1942]

Envol de bombardiers "Stirling" en raid (The "Stirling" bombers take off on a raid), illustrated postcard of three Stirling bombers on a raid, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/11 [1942]

Les navires d'invasion anglais entrent en action, (Boats of the English invasion go into action) illustrated postcard of British soldiers making an amphibious landing, part of the Pour la liberté series of postcards. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/12-22 Individual postcards, [1940]-[1942]

EMBLETON 4/2/12 [1940]

A British cruiser of the Southampton Class at speed, black and white postcard. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/13 [1941]

'The year 1941 will bring the completion of the greatest victory of our history', illustrated postcard responding to claims made by Hitler to his troops at the end of 1940. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/14 [1942]

Ribbentrop at Munich 21 March 1941, illustrated postcard attacking claims made by German diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop that the conclusive defeat of the Allies was imminent. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/15 [1941]

German boast August 22nd 1939, illustrated postcard rejecting Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels's assertion that the Allied forces would not gain air supremacy over Germany. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/16 [1941]

This bomb weighs 2,000 pounds, illustrated postcard showing an RAF bomb standing next to an RAF airman, asserting the success of RAF bombing raids. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/17 [1941]

In July 1940 Germany was told by Nazi leaders 'Be grateful that our country is spared the devastation of War, illustrated card featuring three cartoons on the effectiveness of RAF bombing raids in Germany. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/18 [1941]

Words that don't ring true! Illustrated postcard highlighting the nature of Adolf Hitler's and Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini's relationship. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/19 [1941]

The Axis Mediterranean life line is broken, illustrated postcard featuring Adolf Hitler and Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini standing on a map of the Mediterranean, viewing the broken naval strength of the Axis powers. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/20 [1941]

Em II de julho de 1940 os Italianos blasonaram: "Os Italianos já são senhores e dominadores do Mediterrâneo" ('On the 2nd of July 1940 the Italians boasted: "We Italians dominate the Mediterranean"'), illustrated postcard in Portuguese mocking Benito Mussolini's boast of Italian naval supremacy in the Mediterranean. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/21 [1942]

Growing intensity of the RAF offensive against Germany, postcard featuring pictorial statistics comparing bombing operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/2/22 [1944]

Les jalons de la route de la victoire, (Steps in the road of victory) illustrated postcard listing British achievements in the course of victory over the Axis powers. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3 Cigarette cards

EMBLETON 4/3/1-8 The British Creed cigarette cards, featuring pictures of British ships with quotes in French, Arabic and English on the reverse., [1943]

EMBLETON 4/3/1 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax and British Ambassador to the USA, on freedom and co-operation. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/2 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax and British Ambassador to the USA, on freedom and co-operation. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/3 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a submarine with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Clement Richard Attlee, member of the British War Cabinet on freedom regardless of race or colour. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/4 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Clement Richard Attlee, member of the British War Cabinet on freedom regardless of race or colour. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/5 [1943]

Cigarette card showing a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, on the duty of larger countries to respect smaller ones. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/6 [1943]

Cigarette card showing a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic, by Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, on the duty of larger countries to respect smaller ones. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/7 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic by Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax and British Ambassador to the USA, on law over brute force. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/8 [1943]

Cigarette card featuring a photograph of a destroyer with a quotation on the reverse in English, French and Arabic by Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax and British Ambassador to the USA, on law over brute force. 1 item

4/3/9-10 [1943]

Individual cigarette cards.

EMBLETON 4/3/9 [1943]

Large-format colour cigarette card showing tanks in battle, with an Arabic caption on reverse 'British tanks, advancing rapidly'. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/3/10 [1943]

English and Arabic editions of a cigarette card featuring Gen Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Army in Mediterranean, with brief biography on the reverse. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/4 Stamp-sized illustrations for use in scrapbooks, [1941]

EMBLETON 4/4/1 [1941]

Sheet of 30 stamp-sized colour illustrations of Allied personalities, including the British Royal family, the Allied leaders and senior military personnel, with Arabic captions. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/4/2 [1941]

Sheet of 30 stamp-sized colour illustrations of British weapons and equipment emphasising the strength of the British Armed Forces, with Farsi captions. 1 item

EMBLETON 4/5/1-4 [1943]

Uncaptioned colour portraits of Islamic dignitaries. 4 items (Oversize)

EMBLETON 4/6 Maps

EMBLETON 4/6/1-19 Photographs of maps, [1942]-[1943]

EMBLETON 4/6/1 1943

Photograph of draft relief map of the Bay of Naples by E G Lambert, 1943. 2 maps

EMBLETON 4/6/2 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of Corfu and neighbouring Greek coastline (MOI reference GPD/BE2), showing principal settlements, rivers and lakes. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/3 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of the Gulf of Lions, French port of Marseille and surrounding French coastline (MOI reference GPD/BE3), displaying key settlements, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/4 [1943]

Photographs of a map of the North French, Belgian and Dutch coastline, from The Hague in the Netherlands to Gravelines in Northern France (MOI reference GPD/BE4), displaying principal settlements, rivers and railway lines. 2 maps

EMBLETON 4/6/5 [1942]

Photographs of a relief map possibly drawn by E G Lambert (MOI reference GPD/BE5), showing the North French coast, from Calais to Fontaine-le-Dun. 2 maps

EMBLETON 4/6/6 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of the North French coastline, from Saint Valéry-en-Caux to Port-en-Bessin (MOI reference GPD/BE6), displaying key settlements, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/7 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of Jersey and the neighbouring French coastline from Isigny sur Mer to Étables, (MOI reference GPD/BE7), showing principal settlements, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/8 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of the French coastline in the Brittany region, from Étables to Lorient (MOI reference GPD/BE8), displaying key settlements, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/9 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of the Greek coastline from Thessaloníki to Eraklitsa (MOI reference GPD/BE 10), showing principal settlements, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/10 [1942]

Photograph of a relief map of Athens and the Voiotia region in Greece. (MOI reference GPD/BE 11). 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/11 [1943]

Photograph of a map of Eastern Europe with key settlements, rivers and railway lines (MOI reference GPD/BE 12) including Danzig, Poland in the north, Regensburg, Germany in the west, Shepetovka, Ukraine in the east and the Serbian capital Belgrade in the south. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/12 [1943]

Photograph of a map of North Germany near the Danish border (MOI reference GPD/BE 13), showing Hamburg, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven and Kiel, rivers, canals and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/13 [1943]

Photograph of a map of the area surrounding Paris (MOI reference GPD/BE 15), including Reims, Troyes, Melun, Versailles and St Quentin, rivers, canals and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/14 [1943]

Photograph of a map of North West France (MOI reference GPD/BE 16), including Tours, Le Mans, Chartres and Orleans, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/15 [1943]

Photograph of a map of Western France and the Swiss border (MOI reference GPD/BE 17), including Dijon, Lyon, and Geneva, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/16 [1943]

Photograph of a map of the North Netherlands and North West Germany (MOI reference GPD/BE 18), including Amsterdam, Wilhelmshaven, and Bremen, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/17 [1943]

Photograph of a map of the North West French coast and the Bay of Biscay (MOI reference GPD/BE 19), including Nantes, and Saint Nazaire, rivers and railway lines. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/18 [1943]

Photograph of a relief map of Western Germany (MOI reference GPD/BE 20), showing Frankfurt, Cologne, Munster, Hamelin and Kassel, rivers, and railway lines. 1 map, oversize

EMBLETON 4/6/19 [1943]

Photograph of a map of Eastern France, Western Germany and Northern Switzerland (MOI reference GPD/BE 21), including significant settlements such as Mannheim and Stuttgart in Germany, Basel in Switzerland and Nancy in France. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/20-21 Outline maps, series of booklets containing Ministry of Information maps, 1943 Apr-May

EMBLETON 4/6/20 1943 Apr

Outline maps of Mediterranean costal areas. Book 'B', booklet containing 17 maps of the Mediterranean, from Spain to Cyprus. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/21 1943 May

Outline maps of USSR areas. Book 'D', booklet containing 8 maps of Soviet regions from the Finnish border to the Caspian Sea and border with Iran and Iraq. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/22-33 MOI map service (GPD series), booklets containing Ministry of Information maps for use in the press, 1942 Dec-1943 Jun

EMBLETON 4/6/22 1942 Dec

MOI map service (GPD series), Book one-Dec 1942 (Mediterranean areas nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15), booklet containing 6 maps of Sardinia, Italy, North Africa, Sicily, Greek islands and Crete. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/23 1942 Dec

MOI map service (GPD series), Book two-Dec 1942 (Mediterranean areas nos. 1, 3 and 6, European areas 1, 2, and 3) booklet containing 6 maps of Spain, Algeria, Morocco, North Italy and Libya. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/24 1943 Jan

MOI map service (GPD series), Book three-Jan 1943 (Mediterranean areas nos. 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13), booklet containing 6 maps of Spanish, French and Italian coastline from Tortosa in Spain to Greece. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/25 1943 Jan

MOI map service (GPD series), Book four-Jan 1943 (Mediterranean areas nos. 16 and 17. European areas nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7), booklet containing 6 maps of the Libyan and Egyptian coastline, Cyprus and the Turkish coastline, the Bay of Biscay and the French coastline and the French coastline in the Brittany area. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/26 1943 Jan

MOI map service (GPD series), Book five-Jan 1943 (Mediterranean areas nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), booklet containing 8 maps of the French coastline in the Brittany, Normandy, Picardy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais areas, the Netherlands coast and Denmark. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/27 1943 Jan

MOI map service (GPD series), Book six-Jan 1943 (European areas nos. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22), booklet containing 6 maps of the Norwegian and Finnish coasts. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/28 1943 Feb

MOI map service (GPD series), Book seven-Feb 1943 (Pacific areas nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11), booklet containing 6 maps of Tibet, China, Vietnam, Burma, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and USSR. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/29 1943 Feb

MOI map service (GPD series). Book eight-Feb 1943 (Pacific areas nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12), booklet containing 6 maps of the Bay of Bengal and India, Burmese and Malayan coast and the Philippines. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/30 1943 Mar

MOI map service (GPD series). Book nine-March 1943 (Pacific areas nos. 1, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18), booklet containing 9 maps of the Bay of Bengal and India, Burmese and Malayan coast, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, China, Japan and Indonesia. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/31 1943 Apr

MOI map service (GPD series), Book ten-April 1943 (USSR areas nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8), booklet containing 9 maps of USSR territories: the Finnish and Soviet border and Leningrad, the Baltic states, Belorussia, Ukraine, Poland, Sea of Azov between Ukraine and Russia, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Northern Iran and Iraq. 2 copies

EMBLETON 4/6/32 1943 May

MOI map service (GPD series). Book eleven-May 1943 (European areas nos. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30), booklet containing 8 maps of East France, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Baltic Sea, North Italy, Hungary and North Yugoslavia. 1 map

EMBLETON 4/6/33 1943 Jun

Symbols for use with MOI map service (GPD series), Book twelve-June 1943, booklet containing the key to the symbols used in Ministry of Information maps, GPD series. 22 pp

EMBLETON 5 Ministry of Information administrative papers

EMBLETON 5/1 Papers on Ministry of Information staff and structure, [1941]-1944

EMBLETON 5/1/1 1940 Mar

Photocopy of a memorandum from R A Bevan, Director of the Ministry of Information's General Production Division relating to a forthcoming meeting with John Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Minister of Information, to discuss the technique, organisation and outlets for propaganda in Britain. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/2 [1941]

Staff structure chart for the Ministry of Information, showing the management hierarchy. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/1/3 1941 Jan 29

Edwin Embleton's copy of a list supplied to the Ministry of Information's Duty Room, with contact details of officers of the Ministry with an attached explanatory covering note from the Establishment Division. 14 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/4 1941

Photograph of a departmental greetings card from the General Production Division featuring staff signatures and cartoon depictions of members of the Division including Edwin Embleton. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/1/5 1941 Jan 8

Memorandum to Edwin Embleton from C Bloxham, Head of Display and Exhibitions in the General Production Division, confirming that D B Woodburn, Principal Establishment Officer, had agreed to the appointment of additional studio staff, resulting in four specialist posts. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/6 1941 Jan 30-Feb 1

Draft letter to Miss F P Nicholls from G Aynsley, Establishment Officer at the Ministry of Information, offering her a position as a Junior Assistant Specialist in the Typographical unit of the General Production Division's Studio, with covering note addressed to Edwin Embleton from D Johnson. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/1/7 1941 Mar

Manuscript note from Edwin Embleton to Miss Hill of the Establishments Division requesting that she indicate the amount of annual leave due to members of General Production Division Studio. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/8 [1942]

List of General Production Division Studio staff arranged according the following Studio sub-groups and units: Design and Layout Group; Retouching and Magazine Group; Typographical Unit; Prints and Photostat Ordering Unit; Lettering and Maps Group. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/9 1942 Oct

Photograph of 'Studio functional chart'. Showing the staff structure for the General Production Division Studio. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/1/10 1943-1944

Photocopies of staff lists concerning employees at the General Production Division Studio. 9 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/11 1943

Staff handbook for Ministry of Information personnel, concerning conduct and activities, absence and miscellaneous matters including loss of private or official property. 24 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/12 1944 May 5

Provisional telephone directory for staff of Ministry of Information headquarters. 44 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/13 1944 Mar 31

Memorandum from Mr Judd to Edwin Embleton concerning General Production Division Studio staff requirements for Dittybox magazine. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/1/14 1945

Copy of report on the set-up, administration, staff and work of the Ministry of Information Studio (1939-1945), by Edwin Embleton. 22 pp

EMBLETON 5/2 Ministry of Information directives, 1942-[1946]

EMBLETON 5/2/1 1942 Oct 6

Memorandum by Edwin Embleton relating to possible solutions to work falling behind schedule in the General Production Division Studio. 4 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/2 [1943]

Blank template letters sent by Edwin Embleton to artists selected to produce artwork. 7 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/3 [1943]

Memorandum urging that the Ministry retain the services of the artist Roland Davies on an indefinite basis, including a list of work done by Davies for the Ministry during 1942-1943, including for Neptune and War in Pictures. 4 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/4 [1943]

Edwin Embleton's copy of a memorandum sent by W F Blute on standardised styles for print settings for French language publications. 1 p

EMBLETON 5/2/5 1943 Feb 22

Internal letter sent to Robert Fraser, Director of the Publications Division, concerning the formulation of a working agreement between General Production Division Studio and the Publications Division. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/6 1943 May

General Production Division Studio procedure for the preparation of illustrated and non-pictorial pamphlets. 2pp

EMBLETON 5/2/7 1943 Nov 28

Publications Division note relating to the calculation of spine widths for standard pocket format books. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/8 1944 May 8-Jun 20

Two letters from Edwin Embleton to artist William McCance, lecturer in typography and book production at the University of Reading, requesting that McCance allow some of his university students to work on typographical cover designs. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/2/9 1944 Jul 4

Notes of meeting held to discuss future printing arrangements for War in Pictures'. 4 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/10 1944 Jul 5

Edwin Embleton's copy of a circular General Production Division minute from H W Grigsby informing staff that briefings with artists should be conducted by Embleton.

EMBLETON 5/2/11 1944

Covering note to a missing memorandum, possibly circulated by Edwin Embleton, 1944. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/12 1944 Nov 16

List of maps required for inclusion in Burma Front with annotations giving explanations for the inclusion of each map. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/13 1945 Jan 3

Office circular no. 268 to staff in Rooms R315 and R316, concerning the centralisation of orders in Publications Division for published books, pamphlets and maps. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/14 1945 Mar 20

Memorandum from Mr Judd to Robert Fraser, Director of the Publications Division, notifying him of alterations in the procedure for producing War in Pictures. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/15 1945 Mar 24

Memorandum from Robert Fraser, Director of the Publications Division, to Kenneth George Grubb, Overseas Controller of Publicity, relating to Ministry magazine policy. 2 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/16 1945 Apr 27

Memorandum from Edwin Embleton to Mr Thomas, concerning an instruction from Print Section referring to adjustments to sizes of margins and printing blocks. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/2/17 [1946]

List of maps of transcontinental and supply routes used in Merchant airman: the Air Ministry account of British civil aviation, 1939-1944. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/3 Ministry of Information progress reports, 1942-1945

EMBLETON 5/3/1 1942 Jan 8-Sep 15

Chronological list of printing jobs relating to General Production Division publications, giving details of printing company, order number, publication reference code. 9 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/2 [1943]

Table showing publications issued by the Ministry of Information, arranged by reference number, with brief details of the subject. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/3/3 1943

Working schedules of printed leaflets for Portugal, 1 May-31 Jul 1943, listing the titles and summary of content. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/3/4 1944 Jan 5-1945 Jun 8

Weekly studio work reports for the General Production Division listing publications completed and work yet to be done. 51 items

EMBLETON 5/3/5 1944 Sep 25

List of General Production Division booklets relating to various aspects of Britain's contribution to victory detailing the languages the booklets were printed in. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/6 1945 Mar 19

Progress reports by the Overseas Production Division for second edition books prepared for the Ministry of Information. 10 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/7 1945 Mar 31

List of work being handled by different editors of the Publications Division, including the poet Cecil Day-Lewis. 4 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/8 1945 Apr

Schedules for production and printing deadlines for July to September issues of The Dittybox magazine. With covering note to Edwin Embleton. 4 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/9 1945 [Apr]

Schedules for production and printing deadlines for October to December issues of The Dittybox magazine. 3 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/10 1945 Apr 5

Annotated list of work being handled by different sections of the Publications Division. 5 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/11 1945 Apr 30-Jun 20

Two schedules for the production of nos. 67 to 72 of Aspectos da Guerra, indicating number of days overdue on each issue. 2pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/12 1945 May

Progress report for the Publication Division publications intended for non-British distribution, arranged alphabetically by title. 18 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/13 1945 May

Progress report for the General Production Division publications intended for non-British distribution, arranged alphabetically by title. 21 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/14 1945 May

Progress report for the Reference Division publications, arranged alphabetically by title. 5 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/15 1945 May 22

Page 19 from a missing progress report for the Publication Division concerning publications intended for non-British distribution. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/3/16 1945 Jun 8

List of publications being worked on by H A W Thomas of the Typographical Unit and A E Bates of the Design and Layout Group. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/17 1945 Jun 8

Report on maps, diagrams and booklet covers in progress, 8 Jun. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/18 1945 Jun 15-Aug 8

Progress reports for second edition, General Production Division, and reprinted booklets. 8 items

EMBLETON 5/3/19 1945 Jul 13

Progress report for foreign language versions of publications relating to British trade unions and social services, with details of title, author and publisher. Sent to Edwin Embleton by H W Grigsby. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/20 1945 Aug 2

Schedule for the production of nos. 71 to 82 of Aspectos da Guerra, indicating number of days overdue on each issue. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/3/21 1945 Aug 8

Progress report for reprints of booklets prepared for the Ministry of Information arranged by language. 4 pp.

EMBLETON 5/3/22 1945 Aug 9

Progress report for second editions of books (other than General Production Division's), arranged by language. 6 pp.

EMBLETON 5/4 Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications, [1941]-1944

EMBLETON 5/4/1 8 Dec 1942-1943 Jun 8

Memoranda on the Overseas Publications Committee's plans, listing the status of objective plans and working schedules for different countries to which the Overseas Publications Committee intended to distribute publications, 8 Dec 1942, 30 Mar 1943 and 8 Jun 1943. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/4/2 1942 May 22

Working schedule for the General Production Division of publications to be distributed in Australia, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/4/3 1942 Oct 28

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in Iraq, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/4/4 1942 Oct 30

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in Portugal, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/4/5 1942 Oct 30

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in Spain, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/4/6 1943 Feb 6

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in South Africa, Feb-July 1943, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/4/7 1943 Feb 6

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in West Africa, May-Nov 1943, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/4/8 1943 Mar 10

Working schedule for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in British West Indies and Jamaica, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/4/9 1943 May 7-1944 Jul 25

Working schedules for the General Production Division of the Overseas Publications Committee's plans for publications to be distributed in China, detailing the objectives of each publication and the methods by which these objectives will be achieved, 7 May 1943, 9 Feb 1944 and 25 Jul 1944. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/5 Overseas Production Division directives for , secondary editions, 1945

EMBLETON 5/5/1 1945 May 1

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of British trade unions by Hakkon Lie in Norwegian. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/2 1945 May 17

Annotated directive for secondary edition of Ocean Front in Bulgarian. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/3 1945 May 17

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of Ocean Front in Romanian. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/4 1945 May 17

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of Ocean Front in Serbo-Croat. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/5 1945 May 17

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of Ocean Front in Dutch. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/6 1945 Jun 14

Overseas Production Division annotated directive for secondary edition of RAF Middle East in Czech. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/7 1945 Jun 14

Overseas Production Division directives for secondary edition of RAF Middle East in Romanian. 4 pp., 2 items

EMBLETON 5/5/8 1945 Jul 5

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of Front Line in Czech. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/9 1945 Jul 7

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of The Mediterranean Fleet in Serbo-Croat. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/10 1945

Overseas Production Division directive for secondary edition of RAF Middle East in Polish. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/5/11 1945 Jul 13

Overseas Production Division annotated directive for secondary edition of RAF Middle East in Serbo-Croat. 2 pp.

EMBLETON 5/6 Publications Division publication specifications detailing the language, title, word count, number of pages and format for Ministry of Information publications, 1944-1945 Nov 20

EMBLETON 5/6/1 1944

Publications Division publication specification for the Danish and Norwegian editions of The problem of Germany. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/2 1944 Mar 30

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the French, Italian and Dutch editions of Britain and the British people. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/3 1944 Apr 4

Publications Division publication specification for the Danish and Norwegian editions of A working peace system. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/4 1944 Apr 12

Publications Division publication specification for the Dutch edition of There's freedom in the air. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/5 1944 Apr 12-May 23

Publications Division publication specifications for the Danish and Norwegian editions of Battle of Britain. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/6 1944 Apr 22

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the Norwegian edition of How sleep the Brave. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/7 1944 Apr 22

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the Italian edition of No Surrender. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/8 1944 Apr 22-1945 Jan 10

Publications Division publication specifications for the Norwegian and Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Bulgarian and Romanian editions of Front Line 1940-1941. 6 items

EMBLETON 5/6/9 1944 Apr 22

Publications Division publication specification for the Spanish edition of Royal Marines. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/10 1944 May 4

Publications Division publication specification for the Danish and Norwegian editions of L'Année Cruciale. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/11 1944 May 4

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the English edition of Britain and the South Seas. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/12 1944 May 10

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for The persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/13 1944 May 23

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for Life-blood. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/14 1944 May 23

Publications Division publication specification for the Italian edition of A working peace system. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/15 1944 May 25

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for Recent books about India. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/16 1944 Jun 19-Dec 20

Annotated Publications Division publications specification for the Dutch and Norwegian editions of His Majesty's minesweepers. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/17 1944 Jul 19

Publications Division publication specification for the Italian edition of The problem of Germany. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/18 1944 Jul 19

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the French and Spanish editions of Manpower. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/6/19 1944 Jul 27

Publications Division publication specification for the Dutch edition of Britain and her dependencies. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/20 1944 Aug 8-Nov 30

Publications Division publication specifications for the English, Polish and Czech editions of His Majesty's Submarines. 4 items

EMBLETON 5/6/21 1944 Sep 13-Oct 14

Publications Division publication specifications for the Dutch and Danish editions of Selection of speeches by the Prime Minister. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/22 1944 Sep 18

Publications Division publication specification for Farming in wartime. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/23 1944 Oct 10

Publications Division publication specification the French edition of First to be freed. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/24 1944 Oct 25

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the Italian edition of The judgement of nations. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/25 1944 Nov 9

Publications Division publication specification for the Romanian edition of War speeches (Winston Churchill). 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/26 1944 Nov 16

Publications Division publication specifications for the Hungarian, Croatian-Latin and Greek editions of Combined Operations 1940-1942. 2 pp., 4items

EMBLETON 5/6/27 1944 Nov 27

Publications Division publication specification for the Norwegian edition of Ark Royal. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/28 1944 Dec 6-1945 Jan 11

Publications Division publication specifications for the Bulgarian, Serbian-Cyrillic and Croat-Latin editions of East of Malta west of Suez. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/6/29 1944 Dec 6-1945 Jan 10

Publications Division publication specifications for the Bulgarian, Romanian and Greek editions of Mediterranean Feet. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/6/30 1944 Dec 7

Publications Division publication specification for Britain and Ceylon. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/31 1944 Dec 8

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the Russian edition of The land campaigns in North Africa. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/32 1945 Jan 25

Publications Division publication specification for the English edition of Build the ships. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/33 1945 Feb 19- Nov 20

Publications Division publication specifications for the Dutch and Spanish editions of Atlantic Bridge. 2 items

EMBLETON 5/6/34 1945 May 2

Publications Division publication specification for African Challenge. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/35 1945 Jun 11

Publications Division publication specification for British war production and the consumer. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/36 1945 Jun 25

Publications Division publication specification for They stayed to fight. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/37 1945 Jun 28

Publications Division publication specification for the Russian edition of My visit to Russia. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/38 1945 Jul 2

Annotated Publications Division publication specification for the English edition of An outline of Britain's plans for reconstruction. 1 item

EMBLETON 5/6/40 1943 Jun 26-1944 Mar 20

Publications Division 'make-up statement' sent to General Production Division Studio, specifying the word count, number of pages and format of the following publications: Italian edition of Pied Piper; British Digest issue no. 1 and Danish edition of How sleep the brave. 3 items

EMBLETON 5/7 Publications Division request memoranda, 1942-1944

EMBLETON 5/7/1 1942 Dec 12

Crossed out request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the style of design and cost of Who are the Americans? 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/2 1943 Jan 13

Crossed out request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the style of design and cost of the French edition of The Highland Division. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/3 1943 Jan 18

Crossed out request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the style of design and cost of Roof over Britain. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/4 1943 Mar 20

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the style of design and cost of Mend and make do. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/5 1943 May 4

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the style of design and cost of the French edition of Combined Operations. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/6 1943 May 19

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the style of design and cost of When your baby is coming. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/7 1943 May 28

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the style of design and cost of La guerre des cinq continents. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/8 1943 Jun 1

Two copies, one annotated, of request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the style of design and cost of Inter-Allied Information Committee Reports. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/9 1943 Jun 2

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the style of design and cost of Manpower. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/10 1943 Jun 8

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of L'Anée cruciale. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/11 1943 Jun

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of The Battle of Egypt. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/12 1943 Jun 23

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of Persecution of the Jews. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/13 1943 Jun 26

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the Spanish edition of His Majesty's Minesweepers. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/14 1943 Jun 26

Annotated request from issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of Before Pearl Harbour. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/15 1943 Jun 26

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of Before Pearl Harbour. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/16 1943 Jul 7

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Prospects and policies. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/17 1943 Jul 7

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of Over to you. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/18 1943 Jul 15

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of There's freedom in the air. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/19 1943 Aug 3

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the purpose and cost of East of Malta, west of Suez Part II. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/20 1943 Aug 3

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of The greatest people in the world. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/21 1943 Aug 3

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the French edition of The greatest people in the world with manuscript covering notes by Edwin Embleton and J M Parrish relating to cover designs. 4 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/22 1943 Aug 9

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Combined Operations. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/23 1943 Aug 10

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio. Specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Beveridge in brief. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/24 1943 Aug 12

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of The Eighth Army. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/25 1943 Aug 16

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Bread and wine. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/26 1943 Aug 16

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio. Specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Fontmara. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/27 1943 Aug 27

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of Women under Axis rule. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/28 1943 Aug 27

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the Czech edition of Bomber Command continues. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/29 1943 Sep 6

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of The moon is down. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/30 1943 Sep 6

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of Britain and Malaya. 1 pp

EMBLETON 5/7/31 1943 Sep 6

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of the French edition of Punishment for War Crimes (2). 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/32 1943 Sep 9

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio specifying the purpose and cost of the French edition of Recording ruin. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/33 1943 Sep 9

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of No retreat. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/34 1943 Sep 10

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio detailing the purpose and cost of Italian edition of Education for death. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/35 1943 Sep 10

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, specifying the purpose and cost of The Royal Marines. 1 p. English edition see 1/150

EMBLETON 5/7/36 1943 Sep 13

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, concerning the purpose and cost of the French edition of How sleep the brave. 1 p. French edition see 7/48

EMBLETON 5/7/37 1943 Sep 14

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of Prisonnier de guerre, 14 Sep 1943. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/38 1943 Sep 25

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, detailing the purpose of the Italian edition of The Abyssinian campaigns. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/39 1943 Nov 23

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of Women under Axis rule. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/40 1943 Nov 23

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, specifying the purpose and cost of the Afrikaans edition of Women under Axis rule. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/41 1943 Nov 23

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, detailing the purpose and cost etc. of the French edition of Norwegian Spring. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/42 1943 Nov 27

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of the Spanish edition of Fleet air army. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/43 1943 Dec 13

Two copies of a request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of The last enemy. 2 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/44 1943 Dec 29

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, detailing the purpose and cost of L'Angleterre et la France 1939-1943. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/45 1944 Jan 26

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, specifying the purpose and cost of the Arabic and Persian editions of Philips map of Europe. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/46 1944 Jan 31

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of Mediterranean Fleet. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/47 1944 Jan 31

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, detailing the purpose and cost of the French edition of Royal Marines. 1 p. English edition see 1/150 Spanish edition see 17/39

EMBLETON 5/7/48 1944 Feb 9

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, detailing the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Destination Chungking. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/49 1944 Feb 9

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, specifying the purpose and cost of the Italian edition of Social Security. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/50 1944 Feb 9

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of the French edition of Social Security. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/51 1944 Feb 10

Request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, describing the purpose and cost of the French edition of Combat. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/52 1944 Feb 11

Annotated request form issued by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, specifying the purpose and cost of J'etais une volontaire. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/53 1944 Feb 11

Request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, stating the purpose and cost of Merchantmen at war. 1 p.

EMBLETON 5/7/54 1944 Mar 16

Annotated request form sent by Publications Division to General Production Division Studio, describing the purpose and cost of the Spanish edition of The Eighth Army. 1 p.
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