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This listing is for the original October 16, 1939 issue of LIFE magazine, Vol. 7, No. 16. The cover shows the German submarine U-35 at sea, published just six weeks after World War II began in Europe. According to LIFE's own cover note, U-35 had sunk a Greek steamer the week before and brought its survivors to the Irish include:
War on U-Boats: British Fight Submarines Like Indians
England Guards Its Sea Lanes by Convoys, Mines, Planes, Bombs
Submarine Detection: Destroyers Locate Them with Hydrophones
Q-Boats: Disguised as Harmless Tramp, It Turns into U-Boat Killer
British Blue Book Gives Diplomatic Inside on Events that Led to War, with sketches by Wallace Morgan
Hitler Reviews Victorious German Army From Plane
Ambassador offerdle Flees Poland After Race Against Death from German Warplanes
Another World Series: 60,000 Fans Watch the Yankees Beat the Reds
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Speaking of Pictures: 1940 Autos Make Their Bow
A San Francisco Lad Hitch-hikes Across Continent in 12 Days
Kids to the Country, on England's evacuated city children
Supreme Court Calls on advertising includes a Lucky Strike back cover, two page spreads for the 1940 Oldsmobile, 1940 Dodge Luxury Liner, De Soto, and Pontiac, plus the 1940 Plymouth, Nash, Mercury 8, Coca-Cola, Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, Shell, Quaker State, Veedol, Prestone, Philip Morris, White Owl, Ten High, Hoover, Kellogg's Pep, Colgate, and front cover shows soiling, light staining, and handwritten marks inside the LIFE logo box. Interior pages are clean. Please refer to all photos for Magazine · 1939 · October 16 1939 · U Boat · U-35 · German Submarine · World War II · WWII · Kriegsmarine · British Blue Book · Yankees · World Series · Mr Smith Goes to Washington · James Stewart · 1940 Oldsmobile · 1940 Dodge · 1940 Pontiac · De Soto · Vintage Car Ads · Vintage Magazine
