World War II
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Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...
Item #682816
December 08, 1941
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941 Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE ! Britain, Australia Declare War ! " with various related subheads as well including: "Raiders Return In Dawn Attack". The only ftpg. photo shows is of the: "Carnage in King Street"... See More
Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...
Item #665710
December 08, 1941
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941
* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE ! Britain, Australia Declare War ! " with various related subheads as well including: "Raiders Return In Dawn Attack". The only ft... See More
An incredible display issue on the end of World War II...
Item #672620
August 14, 1945
THE WILMINGTON NEWS--EXTRA, North Carolina, August 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Terrific headline for display
When it comes to huge, screaming headlines on the end of World War II they can't possibly get much better than this.
Taking about three-quarters of the front page, in letters 8 1/4 and 4 7/8 inches high, is: "JAPS QUIT ! " with subhead: "... See More
Broadside declaration of the war's end...
Item #680430
May 08, 1945
THE STAR, Guernsey (Channel Islands), May 8, 1945 This English-speaking island in the English Channel was under Nazi control during World War II. This is a broadside issue (a single sheet printed on the front only; back is blank), of larger size than this newspaper typically published.
It is printed in broadside fashion--just one column of text stretching from edge to edge--headed: "TH... See More
Death of Adolph Hitler in a Nazi newspaper...
Item #680763
May 02, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, May 2, 1945
* Adolph Hitler death
* Nazi Germany fallen apart
* In a German occupation issue (very rare)
This is a terrific newspaper, as this island in the English Channel was under Nazi control during WWII, and as such all the news reports were pro-Nazi although in English, given the residents were English speaking.
This issue carries a very brie... See More
One of the best display issues on the surrender of Germany...
Item #680562
May 08, 1945
THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio, May 8, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
* Great for display
A large, bold banner head dominates the front page reading: "ALLIES PROCLAIM VICTORY IN EUROPE" with various related subheads as well. There is a huge red & blue "V" running from top to bottom of the ftpg. making this an exceedingly historic issue for display... See More
Best of the Stars & Stripes "Peace" editions...
Item #680571
August 14, 1945
THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, Southern France Edition, Aug. 14, 1945
* Terrific issue for display
* Best publication to be had
Of the several editions of this newspaper--and there were many published at various locations in Europe & elsewhere--this is one of just two which reported the end of World War II on the 14th (other was the Paris edition). The other editions carried the re... See More
Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1942...
Item #660521
November 25, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 25, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report
The top of page 4 has a column head: "2 Million Jews Slain By Nazis, Dr. Wise Avers" "Extermination of All in 1942 Held Hitler Aim".
This report includes: "...that approximately half the estimated 4 ... See More
Fantastic broadside on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Item #680012
April 12, 1945
THE SCIO TRIBUNE--EXTRA !, Linn County, Oregon, April 12, 1945
* Very unusual broadside extra
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death
* Great for display
The photos tells it all. We have never seen a newspaper with such a dramatic presentation on the front page. The publisher wanted to use larger letters than the width of his newspaper would allow so he set all the type below the masthead ... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...
Item #685676
May 19, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 19, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a great banner headline: "STORY OF RAID ON TOKYO; Doolittle Led U. S. Plane Attack" with subhead and photo of Doolittle. (see) Nice for display. This was when it was first repor... See More
Churchill's famous "never give in" speech...
Item #674837
October 30, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1941
* Winston Churchill's famous speech
* "Never Give In" never, never, never...
* Harrow School - London, England
Page 4 contains one of the most famous speeches of World War II, certainly among the top speeches by British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
On October 29 Churchill visited his former school at Harrow and gave his "... See More
Displayable issue on the end of World War II...
Item #685168
August 15, 1945
LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRA, Aug. 15, 1945
* World War II ends
* V-J day
The front page has a great banner headline in large lettering: "PEACE FORCES JAPAN CRISIS" with subheads and a print beneath of Japan's flag broken and in flames. Much more inside. Also reporting on the loss of the USS Indianapolis.
Complete first section only with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #687614
May 08, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
* Mention of the infamous "gas vans"
Page 8 has an article headed: "SOVIET SAYS NAZIS MURDERED 102,000" "Civilians and War Prisoners Killed Near Rovno, Poland, Commission Charges" See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Pol... See More
Churchill's very famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...
Item #687075
June 19, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 19, 1940
* This was their finest hour
* Winston Churchill speech
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL DARES GERMAN ARMY TO INVADE ENGLAND'" with subhead. (see) This was Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous passage: "...Let us therefor
... See More
* This was their finest hour
* Winston Churchill speech
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL DARES GERMAN ARMY TO INVADE ENGLAND'" with subhead. (see) This was Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous passage: "...Let us therefor
Dramatic headline on the death of President Roosevelt...
Item #682045
April 12, 1945
THE DAILY SENTINEL, Grand Junction, Colorado, April 12, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death
* Great issue for display
The screaming banner headline--in red ink--takes the top on-third of the front page: "ROOSEVELT DIES TODAY" with the subhead: "President Dies, Cerebral Hemorrhage This Afternoon at Warm Springs, Ga. Truman Notified; Cabinet Is Called" with photo... See More
Horrors of Nazi death camps coming to light in 1944...
Item #687934
November 26, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 26, 1944
* Nazi concentration camps exposed
* Horrors of Auschwitz and more told
* Jewish Holocaust - gas chambers described
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "U.S. Board Bares Atrocity Details Told by Witnesses at Polish Camps" Lengthy text continues on page 24. Coverage on the horrors of the Nazi death camps finally... See More
Female Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...
Item #661034
September 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945 Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column head: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also in Oswiecim Camp Is Witness at Trial". The text (see photos) notes a: "...Polish Jewish woman, her conc... See More
A "street" newspaper by Hobos...
Item #682343
July 01, 1940
THE HOBO NEWS, New York, (early 1940) An interesting monthly"street" newspaper which existed from 1936 to 1948 which was distributed by street sellers in bohemian areas. It was produced in part by Hobos. There is no date, however the dramatic front page would indicate it is from some time in 1940, or at least before America's entry in the war.
The front page is dramatic ... See More
End is near: in an Okinawa military newspaper...
Item #654138
August 15, 1945
THE BUCCANEER, Okinawa, August, 15, 1945
* Very rare Okinawa occupation publication
* Post Battle of Okinawa Japan military issue
* Surrender of Japan very close
A crude, typewriter-set newsheet printed under less than ideal situations at a military came. Such were typical during WWII.
Most of the ftpg. is taken up with: "EXTRA ! JAPS ACCEPT TERMS". Most of the bkpg.... See More
The establishing of the Jewish Warsaw ghetto...
Item #660443
November 26, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1940
* Warsaw, Poland Ghetto established
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi-occupied Europe
Page 8 has a two column heading announcning: "Walls Will Enclose Warsaw Jews Today; 500,000 Begin 'New Life' in Nazi-Built Ghetto" First report coverage on the establishment of the largest Jewish Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe. Most of the residents i... See More
Odell Waller final words... Battle of El Alamein...
Item #678283
July 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1942
* Odell Waller final words
* Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt
Page 19 has the final words of Odell Waller, an African-American sharecropper from Gretna, Virginia, executed for the fatal shooting of his white landlord (source wiki). Additionally, the front page has a five column headline: "BRITISH SWEEP AROUND AXIS FLANK IN EGYPT, U. S. AND R... See More
Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...
Item #686238
June 04, 1944
This issue is being offered as a piece of history. Issues with content related to the numerous atrocities perpetrated upon humanity during this era help to verify what some feebly attempt to deny. It's interesting to note that many such reports never made it to the front page... and in the case of numerous newspapers... never made it to print at all. We at Rare Newspapers offer such item... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality...Nazi atrocities...
Item #687388
September 03, 1942
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 3, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Terezin military fortress - Czech Republic
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Horror Treatment of Jews Is Charged" with lead-in: "Living Death In A Nazi Dungeon". See images for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occu... See More
Jewish population in Europe decimated by Hitler....
Item #687608
February 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1945
* The Jewish Holocaust summary
* Dr. Joseph Schwartz's estimation
* Adolph Hitler's Final Solution
Page 8 has a interesting report concerning the outcome of the Jewish Holocaust near the end of World War II with a two column heading: "Schwartz Says Only 1,500,000 Jews Are Left In Europe as Result of German Murders" (see) Dr. Joseph S... See More
Guernsey is free! Announced in a Guernsey newspaper...
Item #684029
May 14, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, May 14, 1945
* Nazis driven out
* World War II ends in Europe
This historic issue announces the end of the German occupation of Guernsey and includes front page heads: "Invasion of Guernsey", "The King's Message and Proclamation by C.I. Commander" with a related front page photo. The text begins: "The invasion of ... See More
Collection of English language Nazi newspapers...
Item #636874
(10) 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.
Ernie Pyle killed in 1945... WWII journalist...
Item #685295
April 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 19, 1945
* Ernie Pyle killed (1st report)
* American GI journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces: "Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe" Lengthy text continues inside with two related photos. Nice to have in this famous NYC titl
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* Ernie Pyle killed (1st report)
* American GI journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces: "Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe" Lengthy text continues inside with two related photos. Nice to have in this famous NYC titl
1942 USS Yorktown Midway sinking....
Item #675085
September 17, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 17, 1942
* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown sinking
* Battle of Midway aftermath
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column photo showing crewman on the carrier deck shortly after the Japanese attack. Also a one column heading: "Yorktown Sunk During Midway Battle" (see) More related articles on page 5. This sinking actually happened a f... See More
Post Battle of Midway details...
Item #686368
June 29, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1942
* Post Battle Of Midway results
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* Details of Japanese loss coming to light
The front page has a six column headline: "NEW LIST BY NAVY OF FOE'S ,MIDWAY LOSES" with subheads that include: "4 Carriers Sunk" and more. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....
Item #672791
May 22, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1943
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure
* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities
* Jewish resistance - Jews
Page 4 has one column headlines: "JEWS' LAST STAND FELLED 1,000 NAZIS" "Battle in Warsaw Ghetto Was Aided by Armed Squads of Polish Guerrillas" "More Slaughter Starts" and more. (see) See photos for text on the end... See More
Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...
Item #586726
September 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge
Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column head: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also in O... See More
Japan surrenders, ending World War II...
Item #687363
August 14, 1945
THE BOSTON HERALD, Aug. 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Nice headline for display
The front pages has a banner headline: "TOKYO SAYS JAPS QUIT" and more with subheads and related photo. Nice for display.
Complete with 16 pages, a little spine and central fold wear, generally good.... See More
Hitler and Eva Braun wed... Is Hitler still alive?...
Item #660621
June 10, 1945
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1945
* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun married
* Is he still alive in Europe ?
* Post-World War II - WWII
An interesting one column heading on the front page: "HITLER LIVES, REDS SUSPECT; BARE WEDDING" with subhead. The article begins: "Adolf Hitler married his sweetheart, Eva Braun, two days before Berlin's fall and the lovers ... See More
1945 USS Bunker Hill... Japanese kamikaze attacks....
Item #687365
June 28, 1945
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., June 28, 1945
* USS Bunker Hill - Essex-class aircraft carrier
* Invasion of Okinawa - Kamikazes attack
The front page has a two column heading: "Bunker Hill Hit by Two Suicide Planes Will Fight Again" with 3 related photos above the masthead. (see) First report coverage on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the USS Bunker Hill during the invasion of Ok... See More
1945 FDR death...
Item #679995
April 13, 1945
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Extra, April 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* Warm Springs, Georgia
* World War II - WWII
A nice issue on the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with a nice banner headline: "ROOSEVELT DEAD" with photo. (see) Nice for display. Nice to have from the origin of U.S. involvement in the war.
Complete as a 10 page extra, a little crea... 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
Jewish holocaust atrocities become known...
Item #655333
October 10, 1943
NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Italy exterminations
A report on page 35 gives evidence that the holocaust atrocities by the Germans against the Jews of Europe were known at least two years (some as early ass December, 1942) before the discovery of concentration camps in Germany in 1945.
The column headlines report: "MUR... See More
Military "camp" newspaper from the South Pacific...
Item #686336
August 10, 1945
RIMBA POST, , N.E.I. (Netherlands East Antilies), Army Daily, Aug. 10, 1945
* Rare military title from a remote island
* Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan
* World War II coming to an end
This was actually printed on the Island of Biak. Biak is a small island located just northwest of New Guinea. During World War II it was a strategic airfield of the Japanese Army serving ... See More
D-Day invasion, day 2...
Item #682200
June 07, 1944
BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS, New York, June 7, 1944
* D-Day invasion of France
* World War II German defense
The banner headline announces the successes of the Allied forces' D-Day invasion one day later: "TROOPS POUR INTO FRANCE" "Roosevelt Reports Invasion on Schedule, American Naval & Aerial Losses Light" and related subhead including: "Allies Attain So... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality...
Item #662864
November 27, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1940
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations - atrocities
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "WOMAN OF POLAND DEPICT ITS MISERY" with subhead: "EXTERMINATION HELD AIM" and more. See images for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of the Jewish pop... See More
1945 Postdam Conference (Germany)...
Item #658921
July 18, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* World war II era original
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a great banner headline: "DISCUSS TERMS FOR JAPAN!" with subheads. Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history repo... See More
Naples and Avellino Captures by Allies
Item #684229
October 02, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1943
* Naples and Avellino captured
* Allied invasion of Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAPLES AND AVELLINO FALL TO ALLIED FORCES" with subheads that include: "Bitter Enemy Stand on Coast Road to Naples Broken by 5th Army" "Naples Goes Mad With Joy As Grim Allied P8ush Ends" and more with ... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #650915
June 30, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
Page 7 has small one column headings: "1,000,000 Jews Slain By Nazis, Report Says" "'Slaughterhouse' of Europe Under Hitler Described at London" See images for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in news... See More
Hitler wanted alive for $1,000,000 in 1940....
Item #663046
May 01, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 1, 1940
* Adolph Hitler wanted alive for $1,000,000
* Samuel Harden Church - Carnegie Institute
* World War II - WWI
This issue has a interesting report with a nice front page headline: "$1,000,000 for Hitler Alive!" with subheads. (see) Carnegie Institute's president, Samuel Harden Church, along with 50 other prominent citizens of Pittsburgh had... See More
United States declare war againt Axis....
Item #686971
December 11, 1941
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 11, 1941
* United States declare war
* Germnay & Italy - Axis
* Post Pearl Harbor attack
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. DECLARES WAR ON BERLIN, ROME; CONGRESS PROMPTLY ANSWERS AXIS ACTION" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding oles along the spine, ... See More
1940 Battle of Britain... London bombings...
Item #672436
August 23, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 23, 1940
* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers
The front page has a fantastic banner headline in large, bold lettering: "NAZI RAIDERS BOMB LONDON" with subhead and related photo. Terrific for display.
Twenty-eight pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, a little wear along the spine with som... See More
The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...
Item #684556
May 30, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 30, 1940
* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France
* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"
* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches
The ftpg. has a nice banner headline relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, the focus of a recent motion picture: "ESCAPE NAZI TRAP, FRENCH; Fleeing Allies Reported Leaping In... See More
1942 Heinrich Himmler orders extermination of Jews.....
Item #653391
November 24, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY NEWS, Mass., November 24, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Heinrich Himmler - trains packed
The bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Assert Himmler Order Extermination of Half Of Jews in Poland" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on other World War II events. ... See More
Dramatic & displayable on the bombing of Pearl Harbor...
Item #688391
December 08, 1941
LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, Dec. 8, 1941
* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Great headline for display
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***
A terrific issue for display as the front page has a very dramatic announcement of the bombing of Pearl Harbor with: "IT'S WAR" in large, bold lettering and: "Hostilities Declared by Japanese; 350... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... official report...
Item #685962
April 21, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan official report
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has two column headings that read: "Hornet Was 'Shangri-la' For Doolittle Tokyo Raid" "War Department Reveals That All but One of 16 Bombers Crashed, but 64 of 80 Men Returned--8 Believed Cap... See More
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