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Winston Churchill loses election... Near the end of the war with Japan...
Item #667764
July 27, 1945
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, N.C., July 27, 1945
* Winston Churchill's upset defeat
* 1945 United Kingdom general election
* Clement Attlee & the Labour Party
* War with Japan near the end
The front page has a two column photo showing Clement Attlee with heading: "New British Premier" Also a two column heading: "Clement Attlee To Form New British Governmen... See More
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.....
Item #667702
August 20, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 20, 1940
* Famous Winston Churchill speech
* "Never was so much owed by so many to so few"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITAIN READY TO LEASE BASES TO U. S., PLEADS FOR DESTROYERS" with subheads. (see) This was his famous "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" speech.
Complet... See More
Winter War begins in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...
Item #667693
December 1, 1939
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, Dec. 1, 1939
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a banner headline: "Russians Open Furious Attack On Helsinki; Finns Put Up Stubborn Fight; Roosevelt Castigates Reds" with subheads and related photo. (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally ... See More
World War II breaks out in Europe in 1939...
Item #667680
September 3, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, September 3, 1939
* Blitzkrieg starts
* World War II WWII beginning
* Germans invasion of Poland
The front page features a few banner headlines with: "BRITAIN DELAYS ACTION PENDING WORD FROM HITLER" & "21 CIVILIANS KILLED IN WARSAW BOMBING" with various subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, ... See More
G. I. Bill of Rights is signed by FDR...
Item #667633
June 23, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1944
* G. I. Bill of Rights is signed
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* World War II veteran benefits
The front page has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT SIGNS 'G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS'" with subhead. Continues on the back page (pg. 32) with photo of the signing by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Other news, sports and advertisements o... See More
Patton's siege on Metz, France...
Item #667401
November 10, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1944
* Battle of Metz, France - Pincer siege
* General George S. Patton leads
* United States Army Central - Third
* Luftwaffe fight Ace Walter Novotny killed
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "PATTON FORGES PINCERS ON METZ" with subheads and related map. (see) Page 7 has a brief and inconspicuous report headed: "Nazi Air... See More
1941 Winston Churchill speech....
Item #667140
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1941* Winston Churchill speech
* "Some chicken! Some neck!"
* Ottawa, Canada - World War II
The front page has a two column heading: "Churchill Sees Two Tasks Before Final Blow at Enemy" (see) Complete text of Churchill's speech and related photo are on page 6. First report coverage on Winston Churchill's "Some chicken! Some ne... See More
1946 Baruch Plan... Atomic energy - bombs...
Item #666956
June 15, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1946
* Bernard Baruch Plan
* Atomic energy - bombs
* America & Russia
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. WILL TELL ATOM SECRET, DESTROY BOMBS, IF U.N. ESTABLISHES CONTROLS WITHOUT A VETO" with subheads. (See) Complete text of Baruch's speech is on page 4.
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia n... See More
Chamberlain foolishly believes "it is peace for our time"...
Item #666919
October 1, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 1, 1938
* Chamberlain's "it is peace for our time"...
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Nazis - Adolph Hitler enters Czechoslovakia
The day prior British Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain gave a speech concerning the Munich Agreement and the Anglo-German Declaration and assured the British people that: "...it is peace for our ... See More
Big three meet in 1945...
Item #666914
February 13, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, February 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin
* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe
The front page has a banner headline that announces: "DESTROY NAZIS, BIG 3 AGREE" with subheads and related photo.
Complete with all 16 pages, some stray pen notations on unrelated inside pages, light toning at the margins, otherwi... See More
Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...
Item #666716
December 4, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 4, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Just a few days away - imminent
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
Complete in 42 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along th... See More
1940 France-Germnay armistice....
Item #666654
June 22, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 22, 1940
* France-Germany armistice (1st report)
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* German occupation zone set
The front page has a great banner headline: "ARMISTICE REPORTED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the surrender of France to Germany
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the ... See More
Report of the war's end, from where it began for the United States...
Item #666618
August 15, 1945
HONOLULU ADVERTISER, EXTRA, Hawaii, Aug. 15, 1945
* Japanese surrender - World War II
* From the origin of the war (U.S.)
The top of the front page, above the masthead is taken up with a great banner headline: "TRUMAN REPORTS JAPAN HAS QUIT" with subhead and a photo of celebratory sailors at Pearl Harbor.
A terrific issue, as this is the city where the war began for the Un... See More
Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech... Eisenhower is Supreme Commander...
Item #666571
February 12, 1943
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 12, 1943
* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech
* House of Commons of the United Kingdom
* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander
The front page has five column heading: "War: New Command, Plans for 1943" with subheads that include: "Prime Minister Tell Commons That Detailed Plans for Nine Months of Attack Are Laid&q... See More
Mount Rushmore completed... construction ends...
Item #666461
November 2, 1942
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1942
* Mount Rushmore National Memorial
* Black Hills - Keystone, South Dakota
* Construction ends on mountainside
Page 5 of this section has a photo of Mount Rushmore with heading: "HEROIC HEADS" with text that begins with: "Complete at last, the gigantic heads of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.... See More
Bohemia & Moravia taken by Nazis....
Item #666188
March 15, 1939
THE BOSTON POST, March 15, 1939
* Adolph Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia
* Slovakia Independence - Pre World War II
The front page has a four column headline: "NAZI SOLDIERS SEIZE BOHEMIA" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 8 pages of a 18 page newspaper, minor margin wear, nice condition.
The war in Europe is over in 1945...
Item #666136
May 8, 1945
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, May 8, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Germans quit
The top of the front page, above the masthead has a great banner headline in patriotic colors: "Truman Proclaims: V-E DAY" with subheads. Nice for display. More on the following pages with full page pictorial.
Twenty-four pages, some light staining along the central fold and left side, minor s... See More
Mussolini kicked out...
Item #666098
July 26, 1943
DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 26, 1943
* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted
* Pietro Badoglio takes over
* World War II - WWII
The bold banner headline above the masthead announces: "ITALY DECLARES MARTIAL LAW" with subhead and photo of Mussolini. Nice for display.
Complete with 28 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 by 13 1/2 inches, light toning and... See More
Tehran Conference...
Item #666097
December 6, 1943
DAILY NEWS, Los Angeles, December 6, 1943
* Tehran Conference in Iran
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill - Joseph Stalin
The bold banner headline above the masthead announces: "MAP 2ND FRONT" with subheads and photo of the "Big 3". (see) Coverage on the Tehran Conference meeting between the big three powers in Iran.
Thirty-six pages, larger ta... See More
George S. Patton makes Lieutenant General...
Item #666091
March 12, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1943
* General George S. Patton promoted
* World War II - WWII (1st report)
The top of page 4 has a small one column heading: "Patton and Spaatz Picked As Lieutenant General" 1st report coverage on famous World War II hero, George S. Patton, being promoted to Lieutenant General. Unfortunate for the small, inside page report here, but still a first rep... See More
Italy gives up!
Item #666086
September 8, 1943
DAILY NEWS--WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, Sept. 8, 1943 A very displayable issue with this great front page: "Eisenhower announces---ALL ITALY IN SURRENDER ! " and: "Military Armistice In Effect". A very displayable issue.
A tabloid-size newspaper, present are 12 of the 40 pages, good condition.
Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
Item #666026
December 30, 1944
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 30, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* U.S. First & Third Army
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge - Belgium
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****
The front page has a great banner headline: "PATTON POUNDS TO REICH BORDER AT THREE POINTS" with subhead. (see)
Incomplete issue containing the first 4 pages only, loose at the spine, light tonin... See More
Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...
Item #666015
November 27, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 27, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Just a few days away - imminent
* Roosevelt knows something ?
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, small l... See More
V-E Day is proclaimed...
Item #665813
May 8, 1945
NEW YORK POST, May 8, 1945
* Nazis surrender
* V-E Day
The front page has a nice headline: "TRUMAN PROCLAIMS VICTORY" with: "Warns Japan To Give Up" Much reporting on the following pages.
This is the complete 32 pg. issue, tabloid-size, small library stamp along the blank right margin, some wear along the spine, generally nice.
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The day Pearl Harbor was attacked....
Item #665803
December 7, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1941
* "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Dated December 7, 1941 (DAY OF)
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT APPEALS TO HIROHITO AFTER NEW THREAT IN INDO-CHINA" with subheads. (see) Were the Japanese carrier airplanes on there way when this issue... See More
Japan bargains for a surrender... Nagasaki bombing...
Item #665791
August 10, 1945
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, WAR EXTRA, Aug. 10, 1945
* World War II ending
* Japan willing to surrender
* Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Large & bold headline above the masthead: "JAPS ASK PEACE" with a subheads and photo of: "Emperor Hirohito" Also a one column heading: "Nagasaki A-Bomb Awes Aces" (see)
Complete with 24 pages, a little wear at the sp... See More
1945 Hideki Tojo attempted suicide....
Item #665736
September 11, 1945
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, September 11, 1945
* Hideki Tojo suicide attempt
* Imperial Japanese Army general
* Incomplete issue w/ 1st 4 pages only
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "TOJO, NUMBER 1 JAP WAR CRIMINAL, SHOOTS SELF" with subheads. Nice for display.
Incomplete issue containing the first 2 leafs (loose), pages 1-4, light toning at th... See More
1945 Postdam Conference (Germany)...
Item #665735
July 18, 1945
HERALD EXPRESS, EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 18, 1945
* Potsdam Conference ends (Germany)
* World war II era original
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "'BIG 3' ORDERS DEATH FOR 'NAZI' GERMANY" with subheads. Nice for display. A few related photos on... See More
Rescue of Mussolini in 1943...
Item #665701
September 13, 1943
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, War Extra, September 13, 1943
* Gran Sasso Raid - Operation Eiche
* Benito Mussolini rescued (1st report)
The front page has a very nice banner headline: "DUCE RESCUED BY NAZI PARACHUTISTS" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage of the "Gran Sasso Raid" which rescued Benito Mussolini in Italy.
Incomplete issue containing the fr... See More
Mussolini kicked out...
Item #665698
July 26, 1943
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER--WAR EXTRA, July 26, 1943
* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted
* Pietro Badoglio takes over
* World War II - WWII
See the photo for one of the largest & most bold headlines to be found on World War II, announcing: "MUSSOLINI KICKED OUT" with a photo of him as well. Article begins and ends on the front page.
Incomplete issue containing the front and ba... See More
Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....
Item #665687
August 22, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 22, 1942
* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid
* World War II - U.S. Marines
* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James
The front page has a nice headline: "PACIFIC VICTORIES!; Roosevelt's Son Heads New Raid; U.S. Wipes Out Solomon Attack" with subheads, small related map and photo of Roosevelt.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning an... See More
Battle of Greece begins.... WWII Nazis...
Item #665644
April 6, 1941
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 6, 1941
* Battle of Greece begins
* Operation Marita
* Nazis invasion
The front page has a banner headline: "YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE INVADED AS HITLER LAUNCHES BALKAN WAR" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
First section only with 32 pages, light toning at the central fold and margins with a little wear, generally good.
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Second Battle of El Alamein... Rommel....
Item #665573
October 24, 1942
HERALD EXPRESS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 1942
* Second Battle of El Alamein begins
* World War II Egypt - Africa
* German General Erwin Rommel
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BIG EGYPT DRIVE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.
Incomplete issue containing the 1st 2 loose leafs only (pages 1-4), nice for display as such.... See More
Roosevelt defines four freedoms...
Item #665440
January 7, 1941
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, January 7, 1941
* Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms defined
* State of the Union Address
The front page has a nice headline: "CONGRESS TO RUSH 'STOP HITLER' DRIVE" with subheads. (see) Complete text of Roosevelt's message in located on page 15. In his message he defines what he considered the four essential freedoms: f
Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...
Item #665146
August 30, 1945
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., August 30, 1945
* Official Pearl Harbor attack report
* President Harry S. Truman releases
* Japan occupation just before peace signing
On August 29, 1945, with America’s enemies vanquished, President Harry S. Truman released the results of secret Army and Navy investigations into the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took the lives o... See More
Hitler gaining power... Hitler Youth photo...
Item #664902
January 29, 1939
MAGAZINE SECTION of the New York Times, Jan. 29, 1939
* Adolph Hitler rules Germany
* Hitler Youth photo
The front page has a pro-Hitler illustration with banner heading: "Doubts Rise, But Hitler's Power Holds" which is a editorial by Harold Callender. Continues inside with a few related photos including one of the Hitler Youth. (see)
Complete magazine section only with all 2... See More
Battle of the Bulge prelude... Gen. Alexander Patch......
Item #664504
December 13, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1944
* General Alexander Patch
* Gen. George S. Patton photo
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "7TH ARMY GAINS NEAR KARLSRUHE; 1ST CLEARS 5 TOWNS ALONG ROER" with subheads that include: "Patch's Forces in Seltz in Drive for Reich Chemical District" and mor... See More
Battle of the Bulge prelude... Patch & Patton...
Item #664503
December 12, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1944
* General Alexander Patch
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY PUSHING FOE OVER ROER; 7TH WINS HAGUENAU, A SAAR KEY" with subheads that include: "Patton's Forces Repulse 11 More German Counter-Blows Against Bridgehea... See More
Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
Item #664502
December 10, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY DRIVES NORTH FOR SAAR AFTER JUNCTION OF TWO DIVISIONS" with subheads that include: "MAGINOT LINE CUT" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Hammer Out New Gains ... See More
Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
Item #664501
December 7, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY POURS ACROSS THE SAAR" with subheads that include: "Third of Sarreguemines Is Taken as Patton Speeds Offensive" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Force Foe Ba... See More
Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
Item #664500
December 9, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "GERMANS LAUNCH HEAVY ATTACK" with subheads that include: "Patton Lines Hold". See photos for partial coverage of Patton's movements just one week prior to the Battle of the Bulge.
Othe... See More
1939 Adolph Hitler's Danzig speech...
Item #664289
September 20, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1939
* World War II at it's beginning
* Adolph Hitler's Danzig speech
The front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER TELLS ALLIES IT IS HIS PEACE OF A FINISH FIGHT; BRITAIN AND FRANCE FOR WAR TILL HITLERISM IS ENDED...." with various subheads. Page 19 has s the text of Hitler's Danzig peace speech. Complete with all 56 pages, rag editi... See More
George S. Patton relieved of power in 1945...
Item #664288
October 2, 1945
DETROIT TIMES, Oct. 2, 1945
* General George S. Patton
* Third United States Army
* Relieved of command - ousted
The front page has a five column headline in red lettering: "PATTON OUSTED" with subhead. (see)
Incomplete issue containing 26 pages of a ? page newspaper, piece torn away at the upper left corner, generally nice.... See More
Dramatic death of Adolph Hitler issue...
Item #663795
May 2, 1945
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA California, May 2, 1945 At the very top in huge letters is: "Nazis Say: HITLER DEAD ! " with a very large photo of Adolph Hitler. A smaller head: "Doenitz Named Successor, Asks Germans to Fight On" and more.
The complete first section with pages 1-12, very nice condition. A great display issue!
Tehran Conference in 1943 WWII...
Item #663690
December 4, 1943
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 4, 1943
* Tehran Conference in Iran
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a nice headline: "'BIG THREE' MEET IN IRAN, MAP MILITARY, POLITICAL MOVES TO DEFEAT NAZIS!" with subheads and three photos of the "Big Three" leaders. (see) First report coverage on the Tehran Confe... See More
FDR orders to protect American waters from Axis in 1941.......
Item #663578
September 12, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 12, 1941
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* United States Navy to protect our waters
* Shoot on sight order made
The front page has a nice headline: "F.D.R. Orders Navy to Sink Axis U-Boats, Raiders on Sight!" with subheads that include: "The President's Historic Address" and more. Complete text with photo of FDR is on page 6... See More
1940 "The Great Dictator" opening w/ review....
Item #663575
November 13, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 13, 1940
* "The Great Dictator" opening w/ review
* Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film
* Political satire comedy-drama movie
* Adolph Hitler - Benito Mussolini - fascism
Page 28 has the review for the famous Charlie Chaplin movie "The Great Dictator" with the heading: "Chaplin Wages His Own War Against Totalitarianism in '... See More
World War II about to start...
Item #663566
August 30, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 6 A. M. EXTRA, August 30, 1939
* World War II about to start
* Adolph Hitler defying the World
* Poland attacked in 2 days
The front page has a nice headline: "BRITAIN'S MOVE !; Cabinet Called to Hear Hitler's Reply; U.S. Holds Four Liners" with various subheads. (see) Germany would attack Poland in 2 days, starting World War II.
Com... See More
A Nazi newspaper from an English island...
Item #663393
May 3, 1941
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 3, 1941 Among the front page reports are: "The Remainder Of The Fleeing British Forces Caught" "8,200 British Prisoners Taken in Greece" "The Fate of England Is Already Seettled" "Mr. Roosevelt's Bellicose Tendencies" and more.
Four pages, great condition.
This newspaper was published on this island in t... See More
Japan surrenders: World War II is over...
Item #663170
August 14, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Aug. 15, 1945 In very huge letters above the masthead is: "E X T R A" with the banner headline announcing the long-awaited news: "WAR OVER ! SAYS TRUMAN; MacARTHUR TO RULE JAPS" with related subheads including: "5,000,000 GIs to Get Release In 18 Months"
Complete in 20 pages, very nice condition.... See More
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