1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 15, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes



Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for The Chicago Tribune.

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Battle of the Bulge prelude... Hodges & Patton...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 12, 1944 



* Gen. Courtney H. Hodges

* General George S. Patton 

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The front page has a nice banner headline: "3 U. S. ARMIES ROLL NAZIS BACK" with subheads. See images for coverage of Generals Hodges & Patton's movements within a week prior to the Battle of the Bulge.

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Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 30, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Just a few days away - imminent

* Roosevelt knows something ?

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "JAPAN MUST DRIVE U. S. OUT OF ASIA--TOJO; ROOSEVELT SAYS WE MAY FIGHT IN 1942" with various subheads. (see images) Japan would attack Pearl Harbor the following Sunday.

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Germany invades Denmark & Norway in 1940....

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 9, 1940



* Germany invades Norway & Denmark

* Operation Weserübung - World War II



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Norway at War With Nazis! Germans Take Over Denmark" with subheads and related map. (see images) Good for display.

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Battle of the Bulge....

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 7, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Kraut Saar Drive Gains Momentum" with related map. A related photo is on the back page. (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.

Other World War II news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.



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Death of actress Carole Lombard...

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 17, 1942 



* Actress Carole Lombard killed

* Airplane crash disaster (1st report)

* Early coverage before confirmation of death



The front page has a nice banner headline for display announcing: "FEAR CAROLE LOMBARD, 21 OTHERS DEAD IN PLANE" First report coverage continues on page 3 with related pictorial. (see images) 

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Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1942.



* Dutch Harbor, Alaska

* Japanese airplane attack

* Battle of Midway eve



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPANESE BOMB DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA, TWICE" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display. More inside with related photos.

Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 27, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* About one week away - imminent

* Roosevelt knows something ?

The top of the front page has a four column heading: "ROOSEVELT SEES TOKYO ENVOYS" with subheads. (see images) Japan would attack Pearl Harbor two Sundays later.

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Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1942



* United States surrender Corregidor

* Manila Bay, Philippines

* Prelude to the Bataan death march

* General Jonathan M. Wainwright

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a six column headline: "10,000 PRISONERS IN MANILA BAY FORTS" with subheads and related photo. More inside. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported... See More  

Battle Of the Coral Sea & Midway in 1942...

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1942 Army-Navy game... college football...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Detroit Free Press November 29, 1942



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* During World War II



The bottom of the front page of this section has a two column heading: "Navy Sinks Army, 14-0; Only 11,700 See Classic" with stats and lineups. This was the first game played between these two military teams during ... See More  

Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 8, 1942 



* Battle of the Coral Sea victory ?

* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy

* USS Lexington & Yorktown fame 

* Pacific Ocean theater - aircraft carriers



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SEA-AIR BATTLE IS RAGING" with subheads. (see images) 

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Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945



* Female SS guard Irma Grese

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"



Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED"  with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... See More  

1942 Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1942



* Battle Of Midway ends w/ win

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* Great eyewitness account - George H. Gay Jr.



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U. S. FLIER SAW 3 ENEMY CARRIERS AFIRE; BIG ONE AMONG THOSE LOST OFF MIDWAY" with subheads that include: "Flier Down On Sea" "He Saw Japanese Planes Circle Blazing Carriers... See More  

Operation Dragoon in 1944 WWII... Southern France...

THE BOSTON POST, August 17, 1944 



* Operation Dragoon

* Southern France invasion 

* Allies invade Nazis 

* Gen. George S. Patton 



The front page has a four column headline: "NAZIS ISOLATED IN RIVIERA FIGHT" with subhead. Also a front page photo with small heading: "Fighting General At His Headquarters" (see images)

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World War II breaks out in Europe in 1939...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 7, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw about to fall

* World War II WWII beginning 

* Nazis invasion on Poland & more



The front page features a banner headline: "NAZIS 20 MILES FROM WARSAW" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, general... See More  

1943 Japanese suicides on Attu...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Feb. 1, 1944



* Battle of Attu - Aleutian Islands campaign

* Japanese Imperial Army soldiers suicides 

* Surgeon Paul Nobuo (Nebu) Tatsuguchi diary



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Diary Tells How Japs Killed Selves on Attu" with subhead. (see images)

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Manhattan Project goes public for the first time....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1945



* Manhattan Project is first made public

* Henry DeWolf Smyth report is released

* re. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

* J. Robert Oppenheimer - Otto Hahn - Enrico Fermi



The top of page 8 has a seven column heading: "Story of Scientists' 'Battle' for Atom Bomb Secret Revealed in Smyth Report" with smaller subheads and re... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1943



* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers

* Realization of Japanese executions



The front page has a two column heading: "Chiang Reveals Massacres As Tokyo Raid Reprisals" (see images) This was when the Japanese executions of some American airmen were first being made public.

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How did Adolph Hitler die ?... Russian report...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1945 



* The mystery of Adolph Hitler's death 

* Charred remains in Berlin bunker 



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "BODY OF HITLER IDENTIFIED, SAYS RUSSIAN OFFICER" with subhead. (see images) Official report from the Russian military on the death of Adolph Hitler. There was always speculation on how he died and wha... See More  

1939 Chicago Auto Show....

SECTION 5 (Automobiles) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 5, 1939 The front page has a banner headline: "40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS" with the entire section devoted to the Automotive industry with new innovations and many photos. Great reading. This particular auto show featured the very first car with air conditioning. 

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Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 14, 1942



* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"

* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)

* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan

* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft



Page 4 has a two column heading: "Flying Fools: 2 AVG Pilots Stopped a Jap Army Cold". (see images)

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Horrors of the Jewish Holocaust revealed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1945



* Jewish Holocaust atrocities revealed

* War in Germany & liberation of concentration camps

* Horrific photos shown for 1st time



Although the front page features a three line banner headline on the closing moments of the war in Europe, including: "...HITLER SAID TO BE DYING", the most noteworthy content is found on page 20. Here are found tw... See More  

1943 USS Ranger sinking hoax by Germany...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1943



* USS Ranger (CV-4) sinking hoax by Nazis

* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Early & detailed on the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 31, 1939 



* Early Buchenwald Nazi concentration camps realization

* Detailed reports on guard's killings and floggings  



The front has a one column heading: "Horrors of Nazi Prison Camps Told" (see images) Another related article on page 2 with heading: "Nazis Blame the War on the Jews" 

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