World War II about to start in 1939...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 19, 1939



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World

* Poland about to be attacked



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS TAKER MILITARY POSSESSION OF SLOVAKIA; TROOPS LINE POLISH BORDER" with subheads. (see)

Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, small binding holes al... See More  

Start of World War II close in 1939...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 26, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 4 days



The front page features a banner headline: "EUROPE SEEKS TO AVOID WAR" with various subheads. (see images) Germany would attack Poland 5 days later, starting World War II. Nice for display.

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Start of World War II imminent in 1939...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 28, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolf Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 3 days



The front page has a terrific banner headline in bold lettering: "FRANCE DRAFTS NEW PEACE PLEA AFTER HITLER OPENS DOOR" with various subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Germany would attack Poland 3 days later, starting World War II.

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Eve of World War II... Poland on edge...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 29, 1939 



* World War II about to start in 3 days

* Adolph Hitler defying the World 

* Poland invasion is imminent ?



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN PUTS WAR OR PEACE UP TO HITLER, FLEET HELD IN READINESS" with many subheads and related photo. (see images) They would attack in 3 days which started World... See More  

Hitler On The Brink Of War 1939....

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Great display issue on the beginning of World War II...

DAILY NEWS, New York, September 1, 1939  A wonderful and very displayable front page which is entirely taken up with: "EXTRA - WAR STARTS   WARSAW BOMBED".

The top of page 2 has a banner headline: "HITLER LAUNCHES WAR; PUTS BLAME ON POLAND" with more.

Note: present are the outer leaves only, pages 1, 2, 55 & 56. All others are lacking. But given this item is mea... See More  

SS Athenia torpedoed... America stays out of World War II...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 1939 



* SS Athenia sinking (1st report)

* 1st British ship sunk by Germany

* World War II at the beginning

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page banner headline announces: "SHIP IS TORPEDOED" with subheads: "Declare War On Nazis" "Britain & France Put Mighty Forces Into Action When Hitler Spu... See More  

World War II begins....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII starts

* Nazis invade Poland



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB SIEGFRIED LINE FORTS; Nazis Strike at Polish Morale by Fake Warsaw Broadcasts" with various subheads. (see images) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.

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1939 World War II beginning....

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, September 11, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII beginning

* Nazis invasion of Poland



The front page has a banner headline: "Congress May Be Summoned Later This Week To Repeal Arms Embargo; Canada Declares War; Germans Launch Counterattack on West Front" with subheads. (see images)

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HMS Courageous (50) sunk disaster...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 18, 1939



* HMS Courageous (50) sinking

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German submarine U-29 torpedo



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZI SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH PLANE CARRIER" with subhead and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the torpedo attack on the HMS Courageous in the opening weeks of World War II with t... See More  

Walt Disney pairs with Standard Oil... Travel Tykes...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 21, 1939  In 1939 Disney paired with Standard Oil to produce comics for kids which also doubled as advertisements. One such "ad" is located on the back page, is approx. 12" x 15", and is headed: "Walt Disney's Little People - Travel Tykes - 'A Stitch In Time Saves Nine. M. Mouse.'" This nostalgic, color, vintage ad w... See More  

1939 Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1939



* Sachsenhausen concentration camp opens 

* Oranienburg, Germany political prisoners



Page 6 has small, somewhat discrete one column headings: "Jewish Camp Set Up" "Germany Establishes Polish Center at Sachsenhausen" (see) Early report on the famous concentration camp just after the beginning of World War II. This item is being ... See More  

Adolph Hitler Reichstag speech....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 6, 1939



* Adolph Hitler's upcoming Reichstag speech

* Peace or war ? - WWII



This 34 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Hitler Speech Today to Reveal His Course" with subheads. (see)



Tells of Adolph Hitler's upcoming speech in which he favors peace with Britain and France. Of course this would be nothing but li... See More  

Hitler escapes a bomb...

DAILY MIRROR, New York, Nov. 9, 1939  



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Pre Operation Valkyrie

* Bürgerbräukeller - George Elser

* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***



Note: this is the front leaf only.

Over half of the front page is taken up with: "HITLER ESCAPES BOMB" with a subhead: "6 Nazis Killed In Beer Hall Plot". Also a photo showing Adolf Hitler with Goe... See More  

Assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1939



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich

* The hunt for suspects in Nazi Germany



The front page has a five column headline: "MAJOR NAZI OFFENSIVE FORECAST" with subheads that include: "Germany Is Tense" "Shocked by Munich Blast, People Now Feel Blow at Britain Is Near" "Ma... See More  

Assassination attempt upon Adolf Hitler...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1939 



* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt

* Hunt for the suspects - pre Valkyrie

* Resistance fighter Georg Elser



The front page has one column headings: "NAZIS ARE BAFFLED BY MUNICH BLAST" "Unable to Find Perpetrator, but Assert Bomb That Hitler Escaped Had Foreign Origin". Reporting continues on page 2. This was the work of res... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball"

* Springfield, Massachusetts



This 10 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page:  "Inventor of Basketball Dies Today" which tells of the death of James Naismith, known as the "Father of Basketball". A small report here ... See More  

Fritz Julius Kuhn sentencing... German Bund leader...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 5, 1939



* Fritz Julius Kuhn sentenced

* Condemned to Sing Sing Prison

* German American Bund leader

* Indictment for embezzlement

* Madison Square Garden rally fame

* German-American Nazis



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "KUHN GETS FROM 2 1/2 TO 5 YEARS" with subheads and photo of Kuhn leaving court. (see images) Nice to hav... See More  

1939 Battle of the Heligoland Bight...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 18, 1939



* Battle of the Heligoland Bight

* North Sea - Germany

* 1st "named" air battle of WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "34 BRITISH PLANES FELLED, SAY NAZIS; ONE GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK; TWO HIT" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Battle of the Heligoland Bight.

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Germany's illustrated magazine from the Nazi era...

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Feb. 1, 1940  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. The full front page is a photo which includes Hermann Goring, chief of the Nazi Air Force.  Many war-related photos inside.

Complete in 20 pages, 11 by 14 3/4 inches, minimal margin wear, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.... See More  

1940 Brenner Pass meeting... Hitler & Mussolini...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 18, 1940



* 1940 Brenner Pass meeting

* Austria & Italy border - Alps

* Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* re. Bolshevik Russia agreement



The front page has a banner headline: "Hitler and Ill Duce Confer At Brenner Pass" with subheads and two related photos. (see)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny bind... See More  

Jewish Holocaust...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1940



* Jewish - Jews - Judaica

* Nazi-occupied Poland



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "2,000 Intellectuals Disappear In Warsaw" and "Nazi Round-Up of Professionals Is Reported in Paris". This is coverage on the persecution of Jews in Poland early into World War II.



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The Nazis invade Holland...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 10, 1940 



* World War II Germany - Nazis

* Germans Invade Western Europe



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOLLAND BATTLES RAGING NAZIS REPORTED CHECKED" with a subhead and related map. (see images) A nice headline on early efforts of Hitler to conquer Western Europe.

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World War II... Germany...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 13, 1940 



* World War II Germany 

* Invading European Countries 



This 3 page newspaper a nice two line banner headline in on the front page: "BELGIANS FORCED BACK NEAR LIEGE; SWEDEN BLACKS OUT AS NAZIS MOVE" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise go... See More  

Nazis capture Antwerp, Belgium...

NEW YORK WSORTLD-TELEGRAM, May 18, 1940



* Nazis capture Antwerp, Belgium

* World War II era original



The front page has a nice banner headline: ANTWERP FALLS TO GERMANS; Report Government Flees Belgium" with subheads.

Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice. ... See More