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Long before the bombs fall, however, the warden must be hard at work becoming acquainted with every aspect of his sector. He is responsible for enforcement of blackout regulations, and though he has no police power, is expected to report to the police such violations as shop lights being left on. "Wardens do not break windows," said Mrs. DeRoth...
...Allied world greeted a piece of precedent-shattering news last week by examining and approving the personalities involved. There had been instances of more or less joint command before, but never before had one man been in command of all the weapons of several nations in a whole sector of the earth...
Meanwhile the Japanese opened up a new sector last week, swinging far to the south in an enveloping action. Off Davao, 600 miles south of Manila on the Moro-inhabited island of Mindanao, the enemy appeared one day with four transports, naval and air support...
Divide & Conquer. The Axis grand strategy, conceived in Berlin, is, almost certainly, to divide the forces of its foes and then to conquer each sector separately. Allied strength is maintained by sea power, supported by a string of fortresses stretching around the world: Portsmouth, Gibraltar, Alexandria, Singapore, Hawaii, Panama. The reduction of any of these bastions would cut the Allied life line. The reduction of several would be a catastrophe. There were signs this week that the Axis was planning an assault on one or several...
Today we think of Belgium only in terms of Nazi oppression and brave but futile revolts; we think of Persia as a sector in the near eastern theatre of the war; and we are hardly willing to mention the Japanese in the same breath with Christmas. Of course there are always the stories about "cease firing" orders, and even fraternization on Christmas Eve, but the respite is usually a brief...