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

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, June 4, 1942.



* Dutch Harbor, Alaska

* Japanese airplane attack

* Battle of Midway eve

* Reinhard Heydrich killed

* "The Blond Beast" "Hangman"



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WEST COAST ALERT FOR RAIDS" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margin... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... official report...

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  

Battle of Midway... official report... WWII....

ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, July 15, 1942



* Battle of Midway

* Official U.S. Navy report

* World War II - WWII



The top of page 3 has a banner heading: "MIDWAY COST JAPANESE 20 SHIPS, 275 PLANES, 4,800 MEN" and 2 related subheads. (see images) This was the official report from the United States Navy on the famed battle. The battle was actually fought over a month earlier, but t... See More  

Notable headline from the occupied Philippine Islands...

LEYTE-SAMAR FREE PHILIPPINES, Tacloban, Leyte [Philippine Islands], Feb. 22, 1945  



* Rare U.S. military occupation publication

* Marines land on Iwo Jima Island

* Fighting on Mount Suribachi

* United States Flag planting close



A very rare title that began on October 29, 1944 during the liberation efforts of the Philippines, existing thru March 18, 1945. It was published by the Psych... See More  

1942 Carrier USS Hornet sinking....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1943



* USS Aircraft Carrier Hornet sinking

* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* Doolittle Raid & Battle of Midway fame



The front page has a banner headline: "NAME 11 LOST U. S. WARSHIPS" with subheads. (see images) Two nice size photos on the back page with heading.

This sinking actually happened a few months earlier but was not made public un... See More  

Military "camp" newspaper from the South Pacific...

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  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality...

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  

Joe Dimaggio's 1st MVP award....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award 

* New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper 

* MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?



The sport's section (page 31) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Voted Most Valuable Player in American League" with subheads that include: "YANKS' OUTFIELDER WINS ON 280 POINTS" "Foxx Ne... See More  

The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 28, 1940 



* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France

* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"

* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches



The front page has a nice banner headline relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, the focus of a motion picture, with: "BELGIANS DETHRONE KING FOR SURRENDERING ARMY; Entire Lef... See More  

Italy surrenders unconditionally...

BUFFALO EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 8, 1943 



* Italy surrenders

* World War II - WWII



The two line banner head announces: "ITALY SURRENDERS UNCONDITIONALLY" with various subheads and a detailed war map of the area. Photos of General Eisenhower and General Montgomery as well.

Has 50 of the 52 pages (lacking last section), various tears at margins and at the fold, mild wear,... See More  

Madeleine Astor death... RMS Titanic survivor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1940



* Madeleine Fiermonte Astor death (1st report)

* American socialite & RMS Titanic survivor



The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "MRS. FIERMONTE DEAD IN FLORIDA" with subheads that include: "Survivor Of The Titanic" and more with photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as oth... See More  

1942 Heinrich Himmler orders extermination of Jews.....

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  

1942 Battle Of Midway victory...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 11, 1942



* Battle Of Midway - Carriers

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII



The front page has a six column heading: "Midway Victory Saves Hawaii" with subheads. (see images). Coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway.

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, gene... See More  

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  

Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson in 1942...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 24, 1942



* Famous Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson charity stunt

* Ruth hits home run in game  - Great photos



The sport's section (page 17) has a headline: "69,136 at Stadium Swell Met Benefits to $285,000" with subheads. Also a large photo of Ruth with heading: "The Babe Comes Home" and another smaller one showing his famous home ru... See More  

World War II is over...

EASTON EXPRESS--PEACE EXTRA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 1945  



* World War II ends

* Japanese surrenders

* Terrific headline



The bold banner headline announces: "JAPAN SURRENDERS" with a smaller banner head: "MacARTHUR NAMED OCCUPATION BOSS". Various related subheads on the front page.

An early report, as most newspapers reported the surrender in their August 15 issue... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

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  

Report on Pearl Harbor, in a pro-Nazi newspaper...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 10, 1941 



* Rare German occupation title

* Bombing of Pearl Harbor

* World War II - WWII



A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.

The bottom half of the front page has two column heads on the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "Heavy ... See More  

Churchill's famous speech (portions)...

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  

Frank Leahy named as Notre Dame coach...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 15, 1941  This 20 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 11: "Notre Dame Signs Leahy to Succeed Layden as Grid Coach", with subheads and photo.



This tells of Frank Leahy becoming the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football team. Leahy would become one of the most successful coaches at ND.



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Death of Ernie Pyle...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, April 19, 1945 



* Ernie Pyle death



One can only imagine what the owner of this actual newspaper thought when reading this article for the first time involving one of their American heroes of that time. A great issue to hang framed on the wall of any military or journalist enthusiast.

The front page has a two column headline: "Ernie Py... See More  

Kamikaze airplane attack on 1945 Okinawa...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 26, 1945



* Kamikaze suicide airplane attack

* Battle of Okinawa - Japanese

* Heinrich Himmler suicide photo



The front page has a nice banner headline: "18-HOUR JAP SUICIDE AIR ATTACK" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Japanese special operations suicide attack on Yontan Airfield during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Dramatic headline announces the end of World War II...

PEORIA JOURNAL-TRANSCRIPT--EXTRA, Aug. 14, 1945 



* Japan Surrenders (early 1st report)

* Great issue for display

* World War II over



The large & bold banner headline announces: "PEACE ! " with another banner head: "Japanese Accept Big Four Terms" plus other related subheads. Also 3 photos of General Douglas MacArthur headed: " 'Doug' Will Dictate T... See More  

Battle of the Bulge....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1945



* General George S. Patton

* Battle of the Bulge

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "1ST ARMY DRIVES 3 MILES IN SLEET INTO BULGE; NECK OF SALIENT NOW 11 MILES AS 3D GAINS TOO; 7TH TO THE SOUTH GIVES UP FOOTHOLD IN REICH" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Loads of text continues inside with more photos... See More  

Nazi death camp revealed in 1945...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945 



* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed for 1st time

* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo

* World War II - WWII Germany



The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The photo shows Generals Eisenhower and Patton be... See More