Timothy Severin was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage.

Headlines from September 25, 1940

LONDON BADLY HIT; Center of City Suffers Worst Battering of War Before Dawn 45 DISTRICTS STRUCK Business Property and Historic Buildings Are Heavily Damaged

WILLKIE DENOUNCES CENTRALIZED RULE; He Cites at Butte Roosevelt's 1937 Attack on Prices as Power Perilously Used

Hitler Is Said to Be Forcing Japan Into the Axis for Attack on Britain; PRESSURE BY REICH ON JAPAN REPORTED

The International Situation

JAPANESE RESISTED; French-Led Annamese Are Reported to Have Retaken Town CASUALTIES SEVERE Hanoi Is Preparing for Siege and Coast for a Naval Attack

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