Notable headline from the occupied Philippine Islands...

MANILA DAILY MAIL, P.I. [Philippine Islands], April 19, 1945



* Rare U.S. military occupation publication



A very rare title that began earlier in the month, this being the volume 1, number 5 issue.

The liberation of the Philippines began on October 20, 1944 when MacArthur famously waded ashore. The U.S. First Calvary arrived at Manila on February 3, 1945. Major inroads by the Allies were mad... See More  

"The Fighting Sullivans"... Berlin is in flames...

CHICAGO HERALD AMERICAN, Jan. 18, 1943  



* The five Sullivan brothers killed

* United States Navy sailors

* USS Juneau sinking



The bold banner headline proclaims: "BERLIN AFLAME AFTER 2D RAID" with text that carries over to page 2.

Another notable report is headed above the masthead, in red ink: "FIGHTING SULLIVANS-- Story of 5 Brothers Lost Together Serving Their Cou... See More  

1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 11, 1942



* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre

* World War II Nazis liquidation



The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Blot Out Czech Village; Kill All Men, Disperse Others" (see images) 

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World war II including coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway. Comp... See More  

Japan bargains for a surrender... Atomic bombings...

NEW YORK POST, Aug. 10, 1945 



* Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

* Atomic bombings described

* World War II coming to an end

* Japan willing to surrender



The front page has a nice headline: "JAPS ASK PEACE!" with coverage on the following pages.

The top of page five has a banner heading: "Eyewitnesses Awed by View Of Nagasaki and Hiroshima" (see images)

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Tehran Conference in 1943 WWII...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 4, 1943 



* Tehran Conference in Iran 

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill - Joseph Stalin 



The front page has a nice headline: "'REDS REVEAL 'BIG 3' PARLEY; New Plans Mapped by Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill" with subheads and small related map. First report coverage on the Tehran Conference meeting between the bi... See More  

History making 3rd term of the presidency.....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 21, 1941



* Franklin D. Roosevelt

* 3rd FDR inauguration

* First time for 3rd term



The front page has a nice banner headline: "F. R. TAKES OATH, ASSERTS DEMOCRACY NOT DYING" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a light pinkish stain from a... See More  

Italy enters World War II in 1940....

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940



* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)

* Benito Mussolini's announcement



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "DUCE DECLARES WAR" with lead-in: "Italians Invade South Europe". (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, good... See More  

1939 JFK photo while still in college...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1939



* Very early John F. Kennedy - JFK

* Photo while still attending Harvard



The top of page 10 has a two column photo showing a young John F. Kennedy with heading: "Another Kennedy Son Arrives Here" Also a one column heading: "22 ARRIVE IN U.S. ON DIXIE CLIPPER" with subhead: "George F. Eliot and a Son of Kennedy Are Among 18 American... 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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Warsaw ghetto uprising...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1944



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

* German occupied Poland

* Jewish resistance - Jews



The top of page 5 has one column headings: "POLE TELLS STORY OF GHETTO BATTLE" "Nine-Day Conflict in Warsaw Began Spontaneously, Says Underground Courier", "Germans' Losses Heavy" "3,000 Jews Used Smuggled and home-Made Arms Agains... See More  

HMS Ark Royal sinks...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941



* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German U-81 boat submarine attack



The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes another related photo. This is... See More  

Russia declares war in Japan... Hiroshima...

DAILY NEWS, New York (Final Edition), Aug. 9, 1945 



* Russia declares war on Japan

* Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing



Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered, Russia declared war on Japan - noted here in a dramatic 3-line banner headline: "REDS AT WAR WITH JAPAN", with subheadings: "Drive Into Manchukuo, Bomb Key Points, Foe Reports" a... See More  

Boxer Max Schmeling death (?)... Judy Garland marries...

MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL, Minnesota, May 29, 1941



* Boxing - Boxer Max Schmeling death ?

* Turns out to be a false report from the Nazis

* Actress Judy Garland marries composer Dave Rose



The front page has: "Mystery Still Surrounds Fate of Max Schmeling", with a subheading: "Reported Killed in Crete, But Story Not Confirmed. The article includes a photo of him with other Ger... See More  

Eddie Rickenbacker lost at sea....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1942



* Eddie Rickenbacker goes missing (1st report)

* American World War I airplane fighter ace

* Would be adrift at sea for 24 days



Near the bottom of the front page is a two-column heading announcing: "Rickenbacker Missing in Pacific On Flight Southwest of Hawaii" (see) Article continues inside with photo. First report coverage on Captain Eddie R... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Estonia exterminations

* Gruesome details



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "NAZI DEATH CAMP A SCENE OF HORROR", "Story of Massacre of 3,000 in Estonia Evident in Piles of Burned Bodies", "Babies Among Victims" and more. See photos for t... See More  

July 4, 1944 Declaration of Independence...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1944



* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile

* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 

* World War II era - Post D-Day 



Page 14 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen united States of America" with... See More  

1945 Postdam Conference (Germany) ends... Agreement details given...

PHILADELPHIA RECORD, Penna., Aug. 3, 1945 



* Potsdam Conference ends (Germany) 

* United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

* Summary of agreement is included

* Large map of the region



The front page has a great 4-line, full-banner heading: "BIG THREE AGREEMENT AT POTSDAM: Iron Rule for All of Germany; Russia Gets E. Prussia Capital; Polish Border Moved Near B... See More  

Battle of the Bulge ends w/ Third Army....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 28, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ends

* Third United States Army

* General George S. Patton



The front page has a nice banner headline: "3D ARMY DRIVES 4 MILES TO GERMAN BORDER" with subhead: "Americans Take 11 Towns To Flatten Belgian Bulge" Related map is on page 7. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in great c... See More  

1941 Army-Navy game... college football...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH November 29, 1941



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* Attack on Pearl Harbor close

* Early, same day report



The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "NAVY BEATS ARMY, 14-6" with subheads and lineups. (see images) Pearl Harbor would be attacked the following weekend.

Complete with all 14... See More  

1942 Battle of Bataan ends w/ fall to Japanese....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 10, 1942



* Battle of Bataan ends

* Allies surrender to Japanese

* Philippines Campaign

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATAAN EPIC ENDS AS JAPANESE HORDES OVERWHRLM U.S. SOLDIERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. This Japanese capture would lead to the infamous Bataan Death March soon after.

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Partition of India prelude... Muhammad Ali Jinnah...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1940



* Muhammad Ali Jinnah speech

* Separate Muslim homeland  

* Partition of British India prelude 

* India and Pakistan independence



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "DIVISION OF INDIA URGED BY MOSLEM" with subheads. (see images) Prelude to the partition of the British Indian Empire into the Dominion of Pakistan and the U... See More  

World War II in Europe is over...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 9, 1945 



* World War II - WWII

* Germany surrenders

* European theatre ends



The front page has a banner headline: "SURREDNER ORDERS RATIFIED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, irregular along the spine, other minor margin wear, generally nice.

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Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...

NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 24, 1944  



* Rare allied issue dropped from aircraft

* Occupied France World war II - WWII



A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany from just weeks before the D-Day invasion.

This... See More  

re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... USS Hornet...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 28, 1943



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan 

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier told



The front page has a two column heading: "A Buzzing Hornet Approaches Japan" with lead-in: "'I Bombed Tokyo" and subhead. Page 2 has a photo of the crew on the deck of the USS Hornet just before the raid. (... See More  

Count Fleet wins the triple crown... 2-issue set...

(2) WILMINGTON MORNING & SUNDAY STAR NEWS, June 5 & 6, 1943



* Count Fleet - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)

* Triple crown winner - victory



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside) that include: "COUNT FLEET FIRST BY THIRTY LENGTHS IN $50,090 BELMONT" and "Sweeps 5 Springs Stakes.... See More