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Continued from February 1.

John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

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Nazi Exit Blocked – 2-3
German Prisoners and Booty Captured at Stalingrad (photos) – 3
Stalin’s War Seen in Long-Range Aim (Duranty) * – 4
War News Summarized – 4
New War Theatre (Middleton) – 5
Heroes of Nation Held Victory Sign – 5
Germans Drive the British from Key Hill in Tunisia – 6
‘Moderate’ Losses Reported by Knox (Hulen) – 7
Allies Down 26 Japanese Planes Without Loss as Enemy Raids Wau – 7-8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 9-10

The News of the Week in Review
A New Phase Impends in the War Against the Axis (map) – 11
Twenty News Questions – 12
Where Russia Has Gained an ‘Impressive Victory’ (map) – 13
Germany is Shaken by Her Worst Defeat (Baldwin) – 14
Battle of the Solomons Holds Vital Place in South Pacific Strategy (maps) – 16-17
Solomons Lure Japanese to New Test of Strength (Hurd) – 18
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 19

* This is the first time we have heard from Walter Duranty, “an outstanding authority on the Soviet Union,” since June 1941.