1 NOVEMBER 1940, page 16

Railway Shortcomings

SIR,—Mr. Evans's letter shows no appreciation whatever of the nature or extent of the disabilities under which the railways are continually suffering through " incidents " at......

German Strategy

SIR,—The origin and development of the Battle of the Marne have been so well thrashed out that I do not propose to reopen it except to say that the swerve to the east of Paris......

Shelters Now "

Sm,—Whilst I am delighted that you have pointed out once more in your issue of October 18th the fallacy of the dispersal policy, for which, unfortunately, not only Mr. Morrison......

Sir John Reith's Chance

SIR,—Surely the one way to rebuild London is to get out the plans that Christopher Wren made after the Great Fire and to put them into execution without alteration. After 30o......

Awaiting Invasion

Six,—Your correspondent Mary Fisher's most interesting letter on the subject of the Norman invasion of England, and on King Harold's ill-fated plans to frustrate it, invites......

The Meaning Of “ Britain"

SIR,—Many people are not quite convinced of the accuracy of Mr. Corbett's statement on page 417 of your issue of October 25th that " the use of the beastly word Britain is a......