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1942-08-10 Life Magazine Contents

1942/08/10 — Cover featuring General Claire Chennault is credited to Thomas Kwang.
Contents of this issue are as follows:
THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • The Fighting French Await the Invasion
  • Daring RAF Plane Visits Paris
  • Smuggled Pictures Show Renault Plant After British Bombing
  • LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World
  • Bombardier Cadets Swear to Protect Secrecy of US Bombsight
  • First Pictures of Bombing of Dutch Harbor
  • General Stillwell’s Flight From Burma
  • Summer Politics

    • ARTICLE:

  • Air Cargo Transport by Henry J. Kaiser

    • CLOSE-UP:

  • General Claire Chennault by Jack Belden

    • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • George Rodger Covers 75,000 Miles as LIFE War Photographer

    • SCIENCE:

  • Army Engineers Design Blackout Illumination

    • SPORTS:

  • Summer Skiing

    • MOVIES:

  • “The Pied Piper”

    • NATURAL HISTORY:

  • Sunsets

    • ARMY:

  • Army Trains Dogs for Sentry Duty

    • INDUSTRY:

  • How a Tank Arsenal’s Assembly Line Operate

    • NAVY:

  • Navy Gets New Helmet for Anti-Aircraft Gunners

    • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: The President’s Desk
  • LIFE Visits Scotts Hotel for Women in Washington, DC
  • Pictures to the Editors

    • Notable advertising includes: “Don’t Monkey With the Buzzsaw” with illustration by R.A. Lewis for Philco, “The American Monster with the Flapping Wings” shows a boat with wings and sharp teeth for Packard, Boeing, Green Giant Corn ad in color featuring “Bringing in the Ears” illustration by N.C. Wyeth, Four Roses Whiskey ad with color illustration by John Falter, Warren William for Worcestershire Sauce*, Claire Trevor for Shinola*, Texaco Sky Chief ad with Harry Beckhoff illustration*, and “Queen of the Air” Antoinette Congello for Camel Cigarettes on the back cover. NOTE: An * denotes ad is smaller than a full-page.