War in the Pacific

Pages from The Sphere, 20th December 1941, with an article and accompanying photographs and illustrations about the loss of the British battleship 'Prince of Wales' and the battlecruiser 'Repulse', sunk off Malaya in action against the Japanese on Wednesday 10th December 1941. Date: 20th December 1941

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1941/12/20 00:00:00

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? Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images

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