World War II
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Stockton, Georgia train collision...
Item #571403
August 06, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944
* Stockton, Georgia
* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
* Trains collision
This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK".
Tells of the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad laborers.
Other news of the day throug... See More
Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber...
Item #579186
April 27, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1941
* Hawker Typhoon introduced (Tiffy)
* Fighter bomber airplane
* RAF - Royal Air Force
This 100+ page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5: "Better Fighting Airplane Is Announced by Britain" which tells of the introduction of the British single-seat fighter-bomber, the Hawker Typhoon. See photo for brief text here.
Other news of ... See More
Rocket guns in World War II.....
Item #579229
September 27, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1943
* Rocket gun invented by Nazis
* 100 foot barrel
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Rocket Guns Reported", "Germans Said to Plan Shelling London With Them". See photos for text information.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World War II. Good condition.... See More
Nile Kinnick upsets Minnesota...
Item #585417
November 19, 1939
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 19, 1939
* Nile Kinnick stars - Iowa Hawkeyes
* Minnesota Golden Gophers upset
This 50+ page Sunday newspaper has various college football reports in the sport's section with a one column heading on the front page of this section (inside, near back): "Hawkeye Rally in Final Period Beats Gophers" with stats and lineup. See images for t... See More
Nazi pilot Peter Krug captured...
Item #687473
April 22, 1942
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 22, 1942
* Nazi pilot Peter Krug captured
* Max Stephan w/ photo
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ESCAPED NAZI FLIER KRUG BELIEVED NABBED IN TEXAS" with subheads and photo of Peter Krug's abettor who would be found guilty of treason.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins.... See More
1945 David Lloyd George death...
Item #658894
March 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27,`1945
* David Lloyd George death (1st report)
* Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* British statesman - Liberal Party politician
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Lloyd George Dies of Influenza On His North Wales Farm at 82" (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with photo. Always nice to have notable events... See More
General Patton...
Item #547009
January 31, 1944
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated January 31, 1944.
Headlines on the frontpage read "By a Neutral Eyewitness: Official Report on Jap Terrorism" "Report AMG Plan to Set Up King In So. Italy".The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
On the back page of this issue is a photo of General Patton.
This is a complete issue and is in good condition, see photos ... See More
A Nazi tabloid with war photos...
Item #707385
June 20, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, June 20, 1940 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.
The full front page is a photo of British & French troops evcuating Dunkirk, France. More on this inside.
Pages 2, 3, 4 & 5 show photos of "Hitler On The Front"
Tabloid size, complete in 16 pages, nice condition.
Death of Sara Delano Roosevelt... Mother of President Franklin Roosevelt......
Item #654504
September 08, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1941
* Sara Delano Roosevelt death
* President Franklin D. mother
* FDR
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of President Dies At Her Home in Hyde Park" with photo of Mrs. Roosevelt and subhead. (See) Much more on pages 10 and 11 with photos. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, this is the... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #589882
February 12, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 28 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "Nazi Execution Mill Reported In Poland" and "Fugitive Tells of Mass Killings in Electrically Charges Vats". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare t... See More
1942 Marshalls-Gilberts raids... Pacific Islands...
Item #666308
February 02, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 2, 1942
* Marshalls-Gilberts raids - Pacific Islands
* USS Yorktown - Task Force 17
* Post Attack on Pearl Harbor
* Prelude to the Battle of Midway
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SIX JAP BASES RAIDED BY U. S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Marshall-Gilberts raids by Task Force 17 onboard the USS Yorkt... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #589402
March 29, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "2 LWOW JEWS TELL OF 'DEATH FOREST'" and "Husband and Wife Who Fled Say Nazis Killed 100,000 There--One Crucified".
See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland.... See More
Actor Spencer Charters suicide death...
Item #689827
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, rag ... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #589874
March 14, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 10,000 REPORTED" and "Poles Charge Wholesale Killings in Lwow as Foe Flees Russian Advance" See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare to find... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #590119
September 14, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1941
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland - Polish Ghettos
This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headings on page 31: "DEATH RATE SOARS IN POLISH GHETTOS", "Rises as Much as 15 Times the Normal in Some Places, Dr. Henry Szoszkies Reports", "Many Facing Starvation", ... See More
Joe DiMaggio gets married to first wife....
Item #660063
November 20, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 20, 1939
* Joe DiMaggio gets married - weds
* New York Yankees Clipper
* Actress Dorothy Arnold (1st wife)
* Pre Marilyn Monroe
The top of page 21 has a two column heading: "Joe DiMaggio and Movie Actress Are Wed In San Francisco as Crowd Storms Church" with photo. (see) Great to have in this famous NYC title, the home of the New York Yankees.
Other ne... See More
Battle of the Java Sea... WWII...
Item #650530
February 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942
* Battle of the Java Sea - naval
* World War II Pacific Campaign
* Imperial Japanese Navy victory
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ALLIED FLEET IN NAVAL BATTLE WITH JAPANESE IN THE JAVA SEA" with subheads and related map. Lengthy coverage continues on page 4 with a few related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisemen... See More
Hideki Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan...
Item #663068
October 07, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Oct. 7, 1941
* Hideki Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan
* General of the Imperial Japanese Army
* Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?
The front page has a nice headline: "JAPAN GETS AN ARMY PREMIER" with subheads and photo of the outgoing Prince Konoye. Nice for display. Japan would attack Pearl Harbor less than two months later.
Complete with all 30 p... See More
Italy surrenders...
Item #676029
September 08, 1943
THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, September 8, 1943
* Italy surrenders
* World War II
* Incomplete issue
The large, bold banner headline announces: "ITALY GIVES UP!" with related subheads.
Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages) of a 40 page newspaper. A few small archival mends on the inside pages, terrific for display as such.... See More
Nile Kinnick and Iowa Hawkeyes...
Item #680477
July 23, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1940
* Nile Kinnick All-star votes
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings in the sport's section (page 25): "Kinnick Leads In Poll" "Iowa Halfback Has Most Votes for All-Star Eleven" See photo for brief text here.
Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout.... See More
Japanese atrocities told in 1945...
Item #699004
September 04, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1945
* Japanese atrocities described
* American soldiers tortured
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LIST JAP TORTURE CHIEFS!" with subhead: "Ex-Captives Tell More of 'Living Hell'" Two related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the m... See More
Palm Beach Fl tankers disaster...
Item #628327
October 24, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1943
* Palm Beach, Florida
* Tankers collision & explosion disaster
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "88 PERISH IN CRASH OF TWO TANKERS OFF FLORIDA COAST" "Seamen and Naval Gunners Burn to Death as Explosion Sets Both Ships on Fire" "ONE LADEN WITH GASOLIN... See More
Train collision in Stockton, Georgia...
Item #590419
August 06, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944
* Stockton, Georgia
* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
* Trains collision
This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK". 1st report coverage on the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad laborers.
Other news, sport... See More
WWII Rocket-bomb weapon intro...
Item #579193
May 29, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1942
* Rocket-bomb invention
* Soviet Air Force
This 34 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:
"Powerful Rocket Bomb, Reds' New Air Weapon" which tells of the newly invented rocket powered weapon used by the Soviet Air Force against the Nazis during World War II. see photo for text here.
Other news of the day throughout with mu... See More
Tom Harmon lost... WWII airman....
Item #602478
November 05, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1943
* Tom Harmon lost during World War II
* Michigan Wolverines Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football star
The front page has a one column heading: "Lt. Tommy Harmon Missing in China". See image for 1st report coverage on Michigan Wolverines football star, Tom Harmon, going missing during World War II. He would be rescued by anti... See More
Eddie Rickenbacker plane crash...
Item #565773
February 28, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 28, 1941
* Eddie Rickenbacker airplane crash disaster
* World War I ace pilot
This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "7 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN CRASH OF PLANE OUTSIDE ATLANTA" with subheads that include: "Rickenbacker Is Injured" "World War Ace in Serious Condition..." and more. (see)
Lengthy... See More
Royston, Georgia tornado disaster....
Item #623590
April 17, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1944
* Royston, Georgia tornadoes disaster
* Greenwood SC & Gainesville GA
The front page has two column headings: "38 Die, 500 Hurt as Tornado Hits Georgia, South Carolina", "Houses Wrecked in 100-Mile early Morning Sweep---Hospital Damaged---Heaviest Toll Is at Royston, Ga., With Twelve Killed" First reporting continues on page 11 with... See More
1943 Tom Harmon lost... WWII airman....
Item #602405
April 15, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1943
* Tom Harmon lost during World War II
* Michigan Wolverines Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football star
This 46 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Tom Harmon Missing On Latin Zone Flight". See photo for brief, 1st report coverage on Michigan Wolverines football star, Tom Harmon, going missing during Worl... See More
Death of George M. Cohan...
Item #556216
November 06, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1942
* Death of song writer George M. Cohan
This 42 page newspaper has two line, one column headline on page 20: "GEORGE M. COHAN, 64, DIES AT HOME HERE," with subheads that include: "Original Yankee Doodle Boy Composed 'Over There' and 'It's a Grand Old Flag'" and more.
Also a nice pictorial of Cohan on the same page ... See More
Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame football in 1939...
Item #720385
November 05, 1939
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* NCAA college football
* Many other games w/ photos
The front page of this section has a four column heading: "NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY, 14-0" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos and stats.
Other sporting news of the day includ... See More
Third Battle of Kharkov... 1943 Soviet Union...
Item #698824
February 19, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 19, 1943
* Third Battle of Kharkov begins
* Nazi Germany vs. Soviet Red Army
* World War II Eastern Front
The front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIANS STRIKE AT OREL AND BEYOND ROSTOV" with subheads. (see images) This was the very 1st day of the Third Battle of Kharkov in the Soviet Union.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nic... See More
Second Battle of El Alamein... Rommel....
Item #691536
November 07, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1942
* Second Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt - Africa
* Erwin Rommel defeated
The front page has a six column heading: "British Tanks Pursue Axis 104 Miles in Egypt" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 with related map.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, light toning and minor wear ... See More
Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945...
Item #591139
April 21, 1945
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, April 21, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed
* World War II - Germany
This 10 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Mass burial Of Fearsome Camp Victims" and "Naked Corpses Hauled in Trucks And Dumped in Pit"
See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Be... See More
The liberation of Rome, Italy...
Item #590029
June 04, 1944
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 4, 1944
* Fall of Rome, Italy - liberated by the allies (day of)
* D-Day invasion of France 2 days away
* World War II - WWII
This 30+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "NAZIS FLEE; LOOT ROME AREA; Yanks Sweep on Eternal City for Knockout Blow" with subheads and related map. Coverage on the fall or libera... See More
1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons....
Item #715949
August 26, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942
* Battle of the Eastern Solomons
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese
The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.
Note: Later in August, the Battle of the... See More
American 1st entry into Germany.... 1944 WWII....
Item #681733
September 13, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., September 13, 1944
* First United States Army
* Americans enter Germany for 1st time
* Third Reich border is broken
The front page has a nice six column headline: "YANKS GO FARTHER INTO REICH" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the 1st Army crossing into German soil for the 1st time.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, ... See More
Cincinnati Reds' Williard Hershberger Commits Suicide In 1940...
Item #601174
August 04, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1940
* Willard Hershberger suicide death
* Cincinnati Reds catcher
Page 5 has one column headlines that include: "HERSHBERGER ENDS LIFE WITH RAZOR", "Cincinnati Reds' Catcher Found Dead in Boston Hotel--Left No Notes", "Worried Over His Hitting" and more with photo. This is 1st rep
1945 President Harry Truman speech...
Item #715387
April 26, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945
* President Harry Truman
* World Security Parley
* European war nears the end
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia fall in 1943...
Item #658759
May 08, 1943
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1943
* Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia captured
* World War II - WWII
* 5th Panzer Army (Germany) defeated
The front page has a great banner headline: "BIZERTE AND TUNIS TAKEN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 36 page... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #648310
December 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Overthrow Hitler and Mussolini ?
This 36 page newspaper has one column headings on page 5: "German-Americans Warn the Germans" and "Fifty Prominent Citizens Ask for Overthrow of Hitler". See photos for coverage on the ongoing at... See More
1942 Operation Millennium Cologne Germany....
Item #663745
June 02, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 2, 1942
* Cologne Germany 1,000 bomber raid
* Operation Millennium - World War II
The front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "20,000 REPORTED DEAD IN COLOGNE!" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage on the famous 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany by the RAF during World War II.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at... See More
Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...
Neville Chamberlain "War Situation" speech...
Item #629816
October 04, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons
* Adolph Hitler & World War II
* Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...
The front page has a four column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN BARS HITLER PLEDGES; SAYS THREATS WILL NOT SWAY ALLIES; NAZIS SEE IN TALK CHANCE FOR TRUCE" with ... See More
Battle Of Midway beginning...
Item #580098
June 09, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 9, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The battles that changed the course of WWII
This 10 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Chinese Forces Wipe Out Japanese Invasion Troops" with subhead: "Expect Return of Jap Fleet for 'Face Saving'"... See More
Polo Grounds 1st night baseball game....
Item #562772
May 25, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 25, 1940
* New York City Polo Grounds 1st night baseball game
* MLB baseball - New York Giants
This 32 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 12: "20,000 See Night Baseball Inaugural at Polo Grounds as Giants Meet Bees" with subheads that include: "Field is Brilliantly Lit for New Yorkers' Initial Night Game in National League" and... See More
Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945... Hitler's last birthday...
Item #592121
April 21, 1945
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed
* Hitler's last birthday
This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration ... See More
Bataan...
Item #546158
April 09, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 9, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Calls US to Attack Hitler". The front page photo features a lady looking at the photos of her eight brothers that are currently serving in different branches of the military. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
The centerpage map shows the Bataan area on the map and has an articl... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690396
July 07, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 7, 1945
* USS Columbia - United States Navy crusier
* Japanese kamikaze airplane attack photo (rare)
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "400 Superforts Hit 5 Cities in J... See More
Marshall Islands...
Item #547012
February 03, 1944
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated February 3, 1944.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Marshalls" "'44 Elections" "16 for 1" "Argentine Counsul Reports: Japs Killed, Burned Wounded Prisoners" "Allies Hem In Nine German Divisions". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in good condition, see ph... See More
U.S. Army captures Cologne, Germany in 1945....
Item #658780
March 07, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 7, 1945
* Capture of Cologne, Germany
* First United States Army
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline: "WIN COLOGNE; CITY OF RUINS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, ligh... See More
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dies in 1941...
Item #576848
June 04, 1941
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 4, 1941
* Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany death report
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ex-German Kaiser, 82, Dies Today at His Holland Estate", with subheads (see images). Tells of the death of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condit
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