23 AUGUST 1940, Page 5

A SPECTATOR'S NOTEBOOK

THE war is so complex and is being fought on a scale so J gigantic, that it is hard for the common reader—and, indeed. for men of expert knowledge—to assess the significance of particular events. The question that everyone now wishes to have answered is: What view does the enemy take of his intensification of aerial warfare? If it is not a prelude to attempted invasion, it must be part of a long-term policy. What is that policy? How is it affected in the enemy's mind by an average loss of more than So machines a day, and a more serious loss of men?