SEE BELOW for MORE MAGAZINES' Exclusive, detailed, guaranteed content description!* With all the great features of the day, this makes a great birthday gift, or anniversary present! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED. TITLE: LIFE magazine [Classic LIFE Magazine, with all the great photographs, features, writers, vintage advertisements and MORE -- See FULL contents below!] ISSUE DATE: May 20, 1940; Vol. 8, No. 21 CONDITION: LARGE magazine, Approx 10oe" X 13oe". COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) IN THIS ISSUE: [Use 'Control F' to search this page. MORE MAGAZINES' exclusive detailed content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date.] This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 LIFE'S COVER. The eyes of the world were last week fixed on the uniform of the Army of France. The one on the cover is worn by a soldier who is probably its most distinguished active officer, General Maxime Weygand. He is today, however, far from France, defending the Allies from a possible attack by Germany toward the East. This extraordinary man has his life story told by Major Eliot. on pages 94-106. The army he commands in Syria is examined on pages 86-93. The events of last week by no means diminished his inmportance in this war. THE WAR: Total War Starts: Germany Strikes at Britain Through the Low Countries. Allied and Nazi Forces Collide on Doormat of Europe. Parachute Troops Rain Down Behind Dutch-Belgian Lines. Der Tag" in Brussels, by Clare Soothe. First Radio Photos of German Blitzkrieg. Recalls Belgium of 1914. What They Said: Statesmen and Generals Speak Words for the History Books. LIFE Presents a German Air Attack on a London Objective. U. S. Fleet Watches Dutch East Indies. Billy Bishop, Canada's Great War Ace, Now Peps Up Young Recruits. CLOSE-UP: France's Weygand. [NICE, In-depth article, with multiple photos!] PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: Syria: A Big French Army Guards Near East's Ancient Crossroads. [NICE, In-depth article, with many photos!] TRANSPORTATION: "Empire Builder" Hill's Grandson Builds A Jounceless Railroad Car. MOVIES: "Lillian Russell". MODERN LIVING: Summer Styles: Fashion Swings to Simplicity As Paris Concentrates on War. Snakes: The Villain of Eden Is an Unloved Friend of Man. THEATER: "Romeo and Juliet". [Multiple photographs from the production!] Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Adult romance between famous screen actors compares well with that of young Italians. By Noel F. Busch. [NICE, In-depth article, with multiple photos!] EDUCATION: Psychology Professor Hypnotizes Student in Class Demonstration. SPORTS: Drake Relays Carnival. ART: Warren Wheelock Carves with Yankee Wit. OTHER DEPARTMENTS Letters to the Editors. Speaking of Pictures: "The Champion Smoke-Ring Blower of the World" in Action. From LIFE's Correspondents. LIFE Goes to an Initiation. Pictures to the Editors. ______ Use 'Control F' to search this page. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED.