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“Weekly Review” – pro-Nazi caricatures portraying the failures of the Allied forces through illustrated depictions of that week’s events. Serbia, early 1940s - Недељни преглед - “Weekly Review” – pocket booklet – pro-Nazi propaganda disguised as news reporting, depicting the failures of the Allied powers in conducting the war and their defeat by the Axis nations. [Serbia, early 1940s]. In Serbian. Extremely rare. Among the headlines: “Made in England – The latest formula for forming governments-in-exile patented by Churchill”, Allied ships sinking at sea, German military reports noting a high number of Anglo-American ships and destroyers sunk off the coast of Normandy—credited to the success of the German torpedo; captured British weapons; military analyst Liddell Hart (writing for the Daily Mail) declaring that Allied attacks in Normandy will not succeed in breaking German defenses, and more. The caricatures depict the defeat of the British army, sinking of Allied ships, a humiliated Churchill, and similar themes—all in service of Axis propaganda. Extremely rare. Not listed in the WorldCat global library catalog. [8] pages. Light stains. Good condition.