Description
Publication: Parade
Date / Vol. / No.: November 4, 1944 — Vol. 17, No. 221
Publisher line: Printed in Cairo by Al Hilal; sole distributors for Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Palestine and Cyprus, The Egyptian Press S.A.E.; published for “Parade,” G.H.Q., M.E.F.
Pages scanned: 20. Instant PDF download
Price: Varied by territory (printed on cover), e.g. Malta 6d, Palestine 25 Mils, Egypt/Cyrenaica P.T. 2, Italy/Sicily 10 Lire, Turkey 10 Kts.
Managing editor: Lt. Col. H. L. Ruston
Cover
Two Sikh soldiers of the Indian Division, Fifth Army, photographed squatting outside their tent on the Marradi Road, one of them knitting a pullover, during the advance on Bologna. Cover line: “Last Lap to Lombardy, Pages 3-7.” Photo credited to Zola–”Parade.”
Major Articles
Last Lap to Lombardy
Paul Chadburn (reporter) and Bela Zola (cameraman) — Fifth Army’s British troops advancing along the demolition-wrecked Marradi Road toward Lombardy.
Winter Campaign
Manchester Guardian military correspondent — how the onset of winter will affect Allied operations against Germany.
Full Circle
- Murray Smith — the writer’s return to Athens aboard a Dakota crewed by Greek airmen going home after the liberation.
Swiss Guard
F.B. — a look at the Vatican’s Swiss Guards, their recruitment and history.
The Gangsters’ Last Hope
“Strategicus” — strategic analysis of Germany’s shrinking reserves and collapsing fronts.
Moscow Pleasure Park
Uncredited — feature on Sokolniki Park, Moscow’s popular wartime leisure garden.
Beer and Bach
Michael Mason — a Sheffield brewer’s experiment bringing classical concerts into pubs.
Michael Mason’s Cable from London
Michael Mason — roundup of London news: politics, a new Waterloo Bridge scheme, and theatre/pantomime season.
The Marches of Wales
A.G. Street — changes wrought in Welsh hill farming by wartime grain-growing demands.
4. Art
“Parade War Map” by E. Longman, illustrating the Scheldt/Holland battle line (p.12). Editorial cartoons on pp.2 and 16, the latter reprinted from The New Yorker.
5. Pin-up
Lynn Merrick (back cover).
6. Soldier Photo
Cover photo of two Sikh soldiers of the Fifth Army’s Indian Division; extensive photo coverage inside of British, Indian, and Gurkha troops on the Italian front.