A World War II newspaper from the Navy Yard...
Item #649240
January 1, 1944
BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1944 A military paper produced at the Navy Yard, which was a major site for not only the building of new warships but also the repair of vessels damaged in the war. As would be expected there is a great wealth of war-related content, with an emphasis of naval items.
Eight pages, 10 1/2 by 16 pages, printed on high quality paper, nice condition. The photos sho... See More
Gen. George Patton takes over in North Africa....
Item #649032
March 19, 1943
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 19, 1943
* General George S. Patton promoted
* Takes control in North Africa campaign
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a four column: "U. S. FORCES PUSH 12 MILES BEYOND RECAPTURED GAFSA" with subhead and related map. (see) First report coverage on General George S. Patton taking control in the campaign in North Africa.
Ot... See More
World War II breaks out in Europe...
Item #648986
September 8, 1939
THE WILLIAMSPORT SUN, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1939
* Blitzkrieg
* World War II WWII starts
* Nazis invasion on Poland
* FRONT LEAF ONLY
The front page features a banner headline: "GERMANS WITHIN ARTILLERY RANGE OF POLISH CAPITAL" with subheads. (see)
Front leaf only (page 1 & 2), nice for display as such.... See More
Nazi newspaper in occupied Russia...
Item #648935
October 8, 1942
DEUTSCHE UKRAINE-ZEITUNG, Ukraine, Russia, October 8, 1942 A quite rare Nazi newspaper from the middle of World War II during the German invasion & occupation of the Ukraine. Two front page war-related photos
Four pages all in the German language, rejoined at the spine, good condition.
Battle of Aachen ends.. Leyte...
Item #648929
October 22, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1944
* Battle of Aachen, Germany ends
* Battle of Leyte beginning
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "All Aachen Resistance Ends as 1,000 More Surrender"(see) First report coverage on the Germans surrendering in the Battle of Aachen. This was the first city captured by allied forces on German soil.
Also a nice banner he... See More
France-Italy armistice....
Item #648772
June 25, 1940
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 25, 1940
* France-Germany armistice
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* German occupation zone set
The front page has a banner headline: "GERMAN PLANES RAID BRITAIN AGAIN, CELEBRATING END OF WAR IN FRANCE" with subheads that include: "Fighting Stops After Peace Agreement Is Signed By French, Italian Delegates" and more. (see) Coverage o... See More
George S. Patton receives Bronze Star Medal....
Item #648748
November 25, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* Bronze Star Medal
* Dwight Eisenhower
* James H. Doolittle medal
This 28 page newspaper has one column headings on page 7: "PATTON DECORATED FOR SEIZING METZ", and "Eisenhower Presents Bronze Star to General...". 1st report coverage on General George S. Patton receiving the Bronze Star Medal for his cap... See More
Hermann Goering captured... Albert Kesselring...
Item #648729
May 10, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1945
* Hermann Goering
* Albert Kesselring
* Franz Ritter von Epp
The front page has a three column headline: "GOERING TAKEN" with subheads: "Goering Yields to 7th Army; Kesselring, Quisling Taken" "Marshal Says Hitler Arrested Him, Ordered Him Executed, But Airmen Saved Him--von Epp Also Taken a Prisoner". First report covera... See More
Luxembourg liberated in WWII...
Item #648727
September 11, 1944
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 11, 1944
* Allies liberate Luxembourg
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. Guns Pump Shells Into Siegfried Line" with subheads that include: "U. S. 1st Army Captures City Of Luxembourg"
Other news of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 18 pages, light toning at the margins, a fe... See More
1945 USS Ticonderoga... Japanese kamikaze attacks....
Item #648691
July 20, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1945
* USS Ticonderoga - Essex-class aircraft carrier
* Japanese kamikazes - South Japanese Islands
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column headings that reads: "Carrier Ticonderoga Back in Fight; Lost 144 in Two Suicide Bombings" First report coverage continues on page 3 with 2 related photos. This is on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the ... See More
The liberation of Rome, Italy...
Item #648655
June 5, 1944
THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, June 5, 1944
* Fall of Rome, Italy - liberated by the allies
* D-Day invasion of France 1 day away
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "CLARK LED PUSH INTO ROME" with caption: "First Eyewitness Story" and subhead. (see) Two related photos as well. This was the first Axis capital to fall to the allies. D-Day would fol... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #648471
March 23, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Rovno, Eastern Poland prison camp massacre
Page 6 has a brief article headed: "Whole Population Of Prison Executed" "Germans Retaliate for Attempted Break Fatal to Two Guards" (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being know... See More
Hitler on the front page of this occupied Belgium newspaper...
Item #648462
December 11, 1941
BRUSSELER ZEITUNG, Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 11, 1941 The "Brussels Newspaper" was a regional German-language daily newspaper with editorial office in Brussels. It existed during the German occupation of Belgium during the Second World War from July 1, 1940 to September 2, 1944. It was part of a group of newspapers created specifically for the territories occupied by Germany and late... See More
Casablanca Conference in 1943... WWII....
Item #648412
January 27, 1943
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, January 27, 1943
* Casablanca Conference in Morocco
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill
The front page has a two column heading: "Roosevelt-Churchill Decisions To Have Far-Reaching Effect" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete with all 8 pages, a little irregular along t... See More
Laura Ingalls guilty as Nazi spy....
Item #648053
February 14, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1942
* Laura Ingalls (aviator)
* Convicted of treason
* Nazi - German spy
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "INGALLS JURY GIVES VERDICT OF GUILTY" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech....
Item #647925
February 12, 1943
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 12, 1943
* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech
* House of Commons of the United Kingdom
* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander
The front page has a two column heading: "Churchill Promises Big Allied Push Coming Soon" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading reads: "Gen. Eisenhower Heads Allies In North... See More
Ernie Pyle as WWII correspondent...
Item #647770
April 21, 1945
THE STARS AND STRIPES, London Edition, April 21, 1945 This famous 4 page military newspaper has various World War II reports with much on the closing days of the European War and the end of Nazi Germany.
However the key item in this issue is a three column heading on page 2 that reads: "Lifebelts Make Foxhole a Real Comfortable Bed" which is a correspondence by famous WWII Ameri... See More
A Nazi newspaper from an English island...
Item #646709
October 29, 1942
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Oct. 29, 1942 Among the front page reports are: "Roosevelt's Envoy Pours Cold Water On British Attack" "Churchill Stages a Side-Show Instead of Second Front" "4 U.S. A. Aircraft Carriers Sunk" "Great Sea Battle in Pacific" "Fiercer Fighting On Egyptian Front" and more.
Four pages, very nice condition.... See More
Battle of the Bulge...
Item #646544
January 2, 1945
THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Jan. 2, 1945
* Battle of the Bulge
* World War II - WWII
Headline notes: "Nazis Smash By Land And Sea With Five Blows At 7th Army and Luftwaffe Raids; Reds Close Pincers on Axis In Budapest" and related subheads. This was the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the Western front.
Twelve pages, a bit irregular at the spine margin... See More
Army acquires new bomber... Joe Louis joins the service...
Item #646489
January 13, 1942
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 13, 1942
* Joe Louis joins U.S. Army
* Heavyweight Boxing Champion
The front page has one column heads: "Joe Louis Due to Don Uniform on Wednesday" above which is a photo of him captioned: "Army Acquires a New Type of Bomber - Joe Louis and W. C. Saunders, Army examination official - The Brown Bomber is fingerprinted, at Fort Jay, L.I.&qu... See More
Jimmy Doolittle becomes WWII General....
Item #645614
April 24, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1942
* James 'Jimmy' Doolittle becomes a General
* Post Doolittle raid on Japan
* World War II - WWII
Page 4 has a two column heading: "President Makes Doolittle a General, Has Navy Jump O'Hare 30 Numbers" with photo of James 'Jimmy' Doolittle. Interesting he received this honor just a few days after his famous air raid ... See More
Nazis sink British liner Athenia in World War II...
Item #645344
September 4, 1939
DAILY DISPATCH, Liverpool & Manchester, England, Sept. 4, 1939
* SS Athenia, the 1st British ship sunk
* German U-boat - WWII
* World War II at the beginning
* Britain and France enter the war
* In a British title (rare as such)
The banner headline announces: "BRITISH LINER TORPEDOED, SUNK: 1,400 ON BOARD" with subhead: "Attacked 200 Miles West Of Hebrides".... See More
The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...
Item #645088
May 28, 1940
DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 28, 1940
* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France
* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"
* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches
The ftpg. has headlines relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, (see hyperlink for much more) the focus of a recent motion picture, with: "British Army's Peril Grows Despite Fur... See More
End of World War II...
Item #644912
August 15, 1945
DAILY TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 15, 1945
* V-J day - Japan Surrenders
* World War II - WWII over
A very nice tabloid-size newspaper with most of the front page taken up with: "PEACE Isn't It Wonderful? " "End Gas Ration" "MacArthur's First Order to Hirohito". "PEACE" dropped out of a photo of a huge, celebratory crowd.
Forty pages, fol... See More
Nazi-era newspaper from Poland...
Item #644044
January 1, 1936
NIEDERSCHLESISCHE TAGESZEITUNG [Lower Silesia Daily Newspaper], 1936 Printed below the eagle & swastika in the masthead is (translated) "Official Gazette of the NSDAP [National Socialist German Workers Party] And All Authorities". A Nazi newspaper from what is now Southern Poland, then known as Lower Silesia.
Twelve pages, loose at the spine, several old tape mends, minor chip... See More
Alcatraz Island Prison riot...
Item #643833
May 4, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1946
* Alcatraz Island prison riot
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"
The front page has a three column headline: "ALCATRAZ BATTLE PRESSED, 'DEAL' DENIED TO CONVICTS; 2 GUARDS DEAD, 13 INJURED" with subheads. (see) Related photos on page 3. (see) Lengthy coverage continues on page 3 with related photos. Always nice to have notable events in... See More
Harlem race riot of 1964....
Item #643249
July 20, 1964
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1964
* Harlem race riots
* Confrontation w/ police
* James Powell death
The front page has various headings concerning the Harlem race riot that include: "VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN HARLEM; RESTRAINT URGED" "19 Hurt in New Outbreaks Near Scene of the Funeral for Boy Who Was Slain" "Night of Riots Began With Calm Rally" and more with ... See More
Atlantic Charter... FDR & Churchill...
Item #642602
August 15, 1941
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 15, 1941
* Atlantic Charter issued
* Winston Churchill
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a four column headline: "Expect Decisive Action Following Conference" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the Atlantic Charter being issued.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #642382
May 22, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
Page 5 has one column headings: "NAZIS BAR RESCUE OF 1,350 ORPHANS", "Refuse Safe-Conduct for Ship to Carry Jews Whose Parents Were Murdered in Balkans". See images for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports... See More
HMS Courageous (50) sunk disaster...
Item #640547
September 19, 1939
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 19, 1939
* HMS Courageous (50) sinking
* Royal Navy aircraft carrier
* German submarine U-29 torpedo
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Toll in Sinking of Big Warship May Total 500" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the torpedo attack on the HMS Courageous in the opening weeks of World War II with the lost of more t... See More
Actor Spencer Charters suicide death...
Item #640491
January 26, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1943
* Spencer Charters suicide death
* American film - movie actor
The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "S. Charters, Actor, Dies In Hollywood" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actor Spencer Charters.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete in 38 pages, nice cond... See More
Battle of the Bulge beginning...
Item #640231
December 25, 1944
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. December 25, 1944
* Battle of the Bulge
* World War II Belgium
The front page has five column headline: "NAZIS' DRIVE HALTED" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, some central fold wear with archival mend along the fold on page, a little margin wear, otherwise good.... See More
Concentration camp for children & ...
Item #640136
April 24, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1945
* Concentration camp for children found
* Jewish holocaust realization
* Buchenwald Nazi death camp
* Horrors being revealed for 1st time
Page 4 has a one column heading: "Freed Camp Yields 862 Child 'Slaves'". First report coverage of a concentration camp for children that was found by Russian troops in Poland.
The top of page ... See More
Nazi newspaper from what is now Slovenia, with a postage stamp & postmark...
Item #639844
May 1, 1939
GOSSCHLEER ZEITUNG, [Gosschleer Newspaper] "Organ der Gottlcheer Deutschen" [Organ of the German Gottscheers], 1939 This was a newspaper from a former German-speaking region in Carniola, a crownland of the Habsburg Empire, present-day Slovenia.
A four page issue which includes at the top of local Yugoslavian stamp and postal mark noting the issue was sent through the mail. To... See More
"Germany...will incontestably win this war..."
Item #639828
February 28, 1942
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Feb. 28, 1942
* Rare German occupation title
* World War II - WWII
Among the front page reports are: "Vulnerability of the British Empire" "Navy Unable to Cope with Present Day Warfare" "Why The Axis Will Win This War" which is a fascinating article, beginning: "Germany and her valiant allies will incontestably wi... See More
Major Jimmy Stewart, pilot in World War II...
Item #639505
April 14, 1944
NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1944
* Jimmy Stewart as a World War II pilot
* American Hollywood movie actor
Page 3 has a small, rather inconspicuous report of famed actor Jimmy Steward co-piloting a Liberator plane over Germany. Headed: "Stewart Co-Pilot in New Attack" it includes: "Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former film star, led one group of Liberators over Oberpfaffenhof... See More
Army claims 1st national football title...
Item #639476
December 3, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 3, 1944
* Army Black Knights college football
* 1st national championship title (1st report)
* World War II - WWII
The front page of the sport's section which has it's own masthead (inside) has a nice banner headline: "ARMY ENDS SEASON UNBEATEN, DOWNS NAVY, 23-7" with subheads and related photo. First report coverage on the A... See More
Uncovering the tragedy of the Holocaust...
Item #639262
April 22, 1945
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 22, 1945
* Jewish Holocaust being uncovered
* Nazi concentration camps realized
With the front page headlines announcing the Allied forces advancing further into Germany during the closing weeks of the war, the big story is actually found on page 13 with a three column head: "Ghastly Burial for Prison Dead" "Nameless Victims of Naz... See More
From Estonia when under Nazi control...
Item #639261
April 1, 1944
REVALER ZEITUNG (Reval Newspaper) from the current-named city of Tallinn, Estonia, 1944 This ancient city was known as "Reval" in the German language. This city was annexed by Nazi Germany from 1941-1944, then was annexed by the Soviet Union.
A six page newspaper, totally in the German language from when under Nazi control. Rejoined at the spine, nice condition.
Paris is retaken by the Allies...
Item #639188
August 23, 1944
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Aug. 23, 1944
* Paris, France recaptured
* Great headline for display
The top of the front page features a dramatic banner headline dropped out of a black box: "PARIS CAPTURED" with another headline: "French Revolt, Seize Capital As Yanks at City's Gates" and other related reports (see).
Complete 1st section only with all 12 pages,... See More
Recurring Sets - at a significant discount...
Item #638562
A set of four era-based newspapers, sent either monthly or quarterly (whichever you select), for as short or as long as you wish - guaranteed to be valued at less than half of the per-issue price...Have you ever had difficulty deciding which issues to add to your collection? Are you seeking to purchase a unique gift for someone, but are unsure of which issues to select? Perhaps one of our 4-is... See More
Recurring World War II Set - sent once per quarter...
Item #638514
A set of four World War II era newspapers, sent quarterly...Have you ever had difficulty deciding which issues to add to your collection? Are you seeking to purchase a unique gift for someone, but are unsure of which issues to select? Perhaps one of our 4-issue recurring sets will fit the bill. This listing is for:
A set of four World War II era newspapers - sent each quarter (4 times per y... See More
Recurring World War II Set - sent once per month...
Item #638513
A set of four World War II era newspapers, sent monthly...Have you ever had difficulty deciding which issues to add to your collection? Are you seeking to purchase a unique gift for someone, but are unsure of which issues to select? Perhaps one of our 4-issue recurring sets will fit the bill. This listing is for:
A set of four World War II era newspapers - sent each month for as long as you... See More
Nazi newspaper from World War II...
Item #637729
DIE ZEIT (The Time), Germany, 1944 A Nazi newspaper which has the Nazi swastika i the masthead (see). Under the title is the phrase (translated) "Main Body of the NSDAP [Nazi Party] In The Sudetenland, Of the Reichstatthalter and Its Authorities." The Sudetenland was a contested area of then-Czechoslovakia comprised of ethnic Germans.A scarce Nazi newspaper from during World War ... See More
From this German-held island...
Item #637001
January 24, 1942
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Jan. 24, 1942 Among the front page reports are: "Why Does Britain Continue War Which Is Leading Her to Ruin?" "Heavy Losses Inflicted on Russians In German Counter-Atttack" "Fate of Singapore: Growing Anxiety In London" "Japanese Progress In Burmah" and more.
Four pages, 12 by 16 inches.
This newspaper was publish... See More
Collection of English language Nazi newspapers...
Item #636874
WORLD WAR II: "The Star" and "Evening Press" newspapers from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Ten issues of a bona-fide Nazi newspaper published in English for the residents of this English Channel island during the Nazi occupation. All issues date from 1940 thru early 1945. The images shown are representative of what you will receive.
Nazi newspaper in occupied Russia...
Item #636367
June 5, 1943
DEUTSCHE BUG-ZEITUNG, Nikolajew, Russia, June 5, 1943 A quite rare Nazi newspaper from the middle of World War II during the German invasion & occupation of Russia. The masthead includes the Nazi swastika (see photo).
Four pages all in the German language, rejoined at the spine, some chipping at the spine, good condition.
Rare German newspaper from World War II...
Item #636313
January 7, 1943
BANATER BEOBACHTER, January 7, 1943 A very rare German newspaper from Banat, a region in Central Europe currently in portions of Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. Within the masthead is: "Honor, Blood, & Soil", with: "Fight Journal of the German Ethnic Group in Banat and in Serbia." All text is in German.
One of the front page headlines has (translated): "The Axis P... See More
Nazis plundering Naples, Italy...
Item #636308
September 22, 1943
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 22, 1943
* Naples, Italy occupied by Nazis
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZIS SACKING NAPLES" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Other, news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete in 28 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Elbe Day.... U.S. & Soviet troops join...
Item #636115
April 27, 1945
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 27, 1945
* United States Army join Russian troops in Germany
* Elbe Day - historic meeting - World War II
The front page has a terrific banner headline above the masthead: "JUNCTURE" in bold lettering with: "75 MILES SOUTH OF BERLIN with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the historic meeting of American GIs... See More
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