World War II
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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
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Great headline for display !
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 includi... 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
Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1942...
Item #663238
November 25, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 25, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Heinrich Himmler takes charge
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report
The top of page 6 has a 4 column head: "Polish Government Says Himmler Orders One-Half of Jews Killed".
This report includes: "...surpassing the Nazi regime's worst record for... 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 #670309
April 12, 1945
THE SCIO TRIBUNE--EXTRA !, Linn County, Oregon, April 12, 1945
* Very usual 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 si... See More
1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
Item #676370
August 08, 1945
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, War Extra, August 8, 1945
* Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
* World War II ending - surrender nears
* Great headline for display **
A great two line banner headline announces: "ATOM BOMB BELIEVED TO HAVE LEVELED CITY" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, a little wear at the central fold and margins, mainly along the righ... See More
Sinking of the two great battle ships: the Hood and the Bismarck...
Item #672490
May 24, 1941
THE DAILY TIMES-NEWS, Burlington, North Carolina A pair of notable issues dated May 24 and 27, 1941
Given the significance, close dates, and similar front page presentation by the same newspaper, we offer this pair, reporting in the May 24 issue: "GREATEST BRITISH WARSHIP IS SUNK" with a subhead: "Hood Is Sent To Locker by The Bismarck". And in the May 27 iss... See More
Europe war ends: from the city where the war began for the United States...
Item #666581
May 07, 1945
HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN EXTRA, Hawaii, May 7, 1945
* Nazis surrender - World War II
* From the origin of the war (U.S.)
What could be a better newspaper to have for the end of the War in Europe than from the city where America's entry into the war began?
A large & bold banner head: "GERMANS QUIT" with a banner subhead: "Unconditional Surrender At Eisenhower'... See More
Extremely huge headline announces the death of President Roosevelt...
Item #672499
April 12, 1945
THE GREENSBORO RECORD--EXTRA, North Carolina, April 12, 1945 This "Extra" edition gives an early report of the death of FDR as most newspapers of the day reported it the following day.
And this issue is extremely dramatic with a banner head in huge letters taking one-third of the front page: "ROOSEVELT IS DEAD" and a subhead: "Cerebral Hemorrhage Takes Chief Executi... See More
Churchill's very famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...
Item #670216
June 19, 1940
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 19, 1940
* This was their finest hour
* Winston Churchill speech
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "Churchill Calls British to Meet Nazi Invasion'" with subhead. (see) Page 8 has the complete text of Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous pa
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* This was their finest hour
* Winston Churchill speech
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "Churchill Calls British to Meet Nazi Invasion'" with subhead. (see) Page 8 has the complete text of Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes with the famous pa
1945 FDR death...
Item #674430
April 13, 1945
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, April 13, 1945
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* Warm Springs, Georgia
* World War II - WWII
A terrific issue on the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with a patriotic themed front page with large photo and headline: "STROKE KILLS PRESIDENT" Great for display. Reporting on the following pages with 3 full page pictorials. Nice to have from William ... 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
Rare 1941 World War II American poster...
Item #676238
January 01, 1942
Here is a large and I'm assuming very rare World War II poster that measures 40 x 28 1/2 inches that shows General Dwight Eisenhower giving thanks to American laborers for producing the needed equipment for the North Africa Campaign. (see) This poster was printed at the: "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942" (see) We found this poster within a collection of World War II newspapers ... See More
Battle Of Midway in 1942...
Item #673139
June 05, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 5, 1942.
* Battle of Midway underway
* Japanese Imperial vs. American Navy
* World War II original - WWII
The front page has a nice headline announcing: "JAP BATTLESHIP, PLANE CARRIER HIT; Midway Battle's Still raging" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. This key naval fight would turn the tables in favor of the United States vs. Japa
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* Battle of Midway underway
* Japanese Imperial vs. American Navy
* World War II original - WWII
The front page has a nice headline announcing: "JAP BATTLESHIP, PLANE CARRIER HIT; Midway Battle's Still raging" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. This key naval fight would turn the tables in favor of the United States vs. Japa
Dr. Goebbels gives ten reasons to hate Jews...
Item #663812
November 15, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 15, 1941
* Joseph Goebbels - propaganda minister
* Top ten reasons to hate Jews - Jewish
Although the banner headline: "JAPAN SPEEDS WAR MOVES" is interesting, as it was just 3 weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, perhaps the most intriguing article appears a bit inconspicuously on page 3 with one column headline: "Goebbels Tells Germans Ho... See More
Broadside declaration of the war's end....
Item #664263
May 08, 1945
THE STAR, Guernsey (Channel Islands), May 8, 1945
* Great broadside on end of World War II
* Nazi occupied island is liberated
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.
With just one column o... 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
Island of Guernsey is free of the Nazis...
Item #622117
May 10, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, May 10, 1945
* Historic Guernsey issue
* Nazis driven out
* World War II ends in Europe
This four page newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during most of WWII, from July 1, 1940 through May 9, 1945. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, o... 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
End is near: in an Okinawa military newspaper...
Item #653705
August 12, 1945
THE BUCCANEER, Okinawa, August, 12, 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 ! ALLIES ACCEPT JAP OFFER". Most of th... See More
A Nazi newspaper notes that America says the Jews will have a home...
Item #669321
December 07, 1942
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Dec. 7, 1942 Although there are nice pro-Nazi war reports on the front page, the most interesting report is a rather small one near the middle of the front page headed: "The Jews New Home".
It notes near the end: "...Now that the United States have become interesting in the Mediterranean countries, it is thought that these countries m... See More
Uncovering the tragedy of the Holocaust...
Item #639262
April 22, 1945
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 22, 1945
* Jewish Holocaust being uncovered
* Nazi concentration camps realized
With the front page headlines announcing the Allied forces advancing further into Germany during the closing weeks of the war, the big story is actually found on page 13 with a three column head: "Ghastly Burial for Prison Dead" "Nameless Victims of Naz... See More
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....
Item #670703
April 18, 1942
HERALD EXPRESS, 3rd WAR EXTRA, Los Angles, April 18, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan (1st report)
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***
The front page has a terrific banner headline in large lettering, above the masthead: "BOMB 4 JAP CITIES; TOKIO FIRES RAGE" with subhead. (see) This was the famous Doolittle ra... See More
Jewish population in Europe decimated by Hitler....
Item #649498
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
Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb go at it in golf... Roosevelt's Executive Order against descrimination...
Item #658947
June 26, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1941
* President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802
* Ending discrimination in Department of Defense jobs
Page 12 has two column heading: "President Orders an Even Break For Minorities in Defense Jobs", with the subhead: "He Issues an Order That Defense Contract Holders Not Allow Discrimination Against Negroes or Any Worker", followed by a... See More
The Boston Coconut Grove fire....
Item #662306
November 30, 1942
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1942
* Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire
* Worst nighclub disaster in U.S. history
* 492 would be the total dead - PHOTOS
The front page has a three column headline: "BOSTON FIRE DEATH TOLL 440; NIGHT CLUB HOLOCAUST LAID TO BUS BOY'S LIGHTED MATCH" with subheads that include: "Throng Seared by Flame In Spread of 15 Seconds" "Many More Dying... See More
Guernsey is free! Announced in a Guernsey newspaper...
Item #621329
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
Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...
Item #653747
June 04, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1944 Page 6 has one column headlines: "POLE SAYS NAZIS PLAN SLAVE TOWN," "Reports 75,000-Acre Plot in Poland Even Contains Permanent Factories".
Page 4 has a one column headline: "Senators Appeal on Hungary's Jews" with subhead:"Foreign Relations Committee Pleads with People to Stop 'Cold-Blooded Murder' ".... See More
Ernie Pyle killed...
Item #623278
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
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.
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
History making 3rd term of the presidency.....
Item #661241
January 20, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 20, 1941
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
* 3rd FDR inauguration
* First time for 3rd term
The front page has a great banner headline: "ROOSEVELT STARTS 3RD TERM 'IN FACE OF GREAT PERILS'" with subheads and related photo. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small... See More
Nazi concentration camp horrors revealed...
Item #666672
April 21, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1945
* Nazi concentration camp horrors
* Belsen commander Joseph Kramer held
This issue contains a page 2 report of the horrific details surrounding the Belsen Concentration Camp. A photo includes the S.S. Trooper, Joseph Kramer, head of the camp, in chains and under the guard of British soldiers. Kramer was formerly the head commander at Auschwitz. The... 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
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
The war in Europe is over... Photos from Belsen concentration camp...
Item #671260
May 08, 1945
THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS, May 8, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The banner headline announces: "EUROPE WAR OVER --- But Fighting Continues". Included is a large photo with the caption beginning: "Historic surrender scene..." noting the various officers involved in the ceremonies.
Contrasting this great news, page 11 has 3 horrendous photos of the B... 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
Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...
Item #661244
December 26, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 26, 1941
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill address
* Joint session of the United States Congress
* "We Are The Masters Of Our Fate" speech
The front page has a great banner headline: "CHURCHILL FORECASTS ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN '43" with subheads. Nice for display. Complete text of Churchill's address is on page 10.
Complete with ... 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
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
Germany surrenders...
Item #666162
May 07, 1945
THE DAYTON HERALD, Ohio, May 7, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
A great two line banner headline announces: "GERMANS SURRENDER NAZI RADIO DECLARES" with a related subhead.
Complete in 20 pages, two folds, some dirtiness to the front page, some wear at the margins.
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
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
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
Horrors of Nazi death camps coming to light in 1944...
Item #658909
November 26, 1944
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1944
* Nazi concentration camps exposed
* Horrors of Auschwitz and more told
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Brutality in Camps Told by 3 Who Fled" Two related photos on page 14. Coverage on the horrors of the Nazi death camps finally being realized by the public for the first time.
Thirty plus pages, light toning at the... See More
The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...
Item #670596
May 31, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1940
* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France
* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"
* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches
The ftpg. has headlines relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, the focus of a recent motion picture, with banner headline: "100,000 ALLIES SLAIN--NAZIS; Rain Bombs on Fleeing Br... 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
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
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
Churchill's famous speech (portions)...
Item #643133
June 04, 1940
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, dated June 4, 1940.
The front page of this issue contains the reporting of Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons of the same date. The three column wide, two line header of the article is "Churchill Says Britain Can Fight years Alone" with the subhead "Admits Allies Had Suffered Colossal Disaster - To Rebui... See More
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