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Nazi Gains Halted (Parker) – 2-3
Japanese Destroyer Sunk, 2 Others Hit in Solomons (Darnton) – 3-4
War News Summarized – 4
Strong Opposition Met in Solomons (by 2nd Lieut. H.L. Merillat, first-time contributor) – 5-7
Japanese Get Help in Milne Bay Fight (Darnton) – 7
First Pictures of U.S. Forces on the Offensive Against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands (photos) – 8-12
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 13-15

The News of the Week in Review
Twenty News Questions – 16
Russia’s Plight Serious under German Pressure (Baldwin) – 17
Axis Armies Strike Toward the Volga and Caucasus Barriers (map) – 18
Chungking Sees Japan Losing the Initiative (by Harrison Forman) – 19
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 20

The New York Times Book Review
HOW WAR CAME. An American White Paper; From the Fall of France to Pearl Harbor, by Forrest Davis and Ernest K. Lindley. Reviewed by Henry Steele Commager, first-time contributor – 21-23
The Best Selling Books, Here and Elsewhere (spreadsheet) – 24

The New York Times Magazine
Mr. Miniver (by Jan Struther, first-time contributor) – 25-28