Battle of the Java Sea... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1942



* Battle of the Java Sea - naval

* World War II Pacific Campaign

* Imperial Japanese Navy victory



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "TWELVE WARSHIPS LOST BY ALLIES IN JAVA SEA, 5 OF THEM CRUISERS; JAPAN LOSES 7 DAMAGED OR SUNK" with subheads and related map. Lengthy coverage continues on page 3 with a few related photos.

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

BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany. Sept. 7, 1939  This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era. And this was the first issue printed after the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1.

The front page shows a German bomber pilot on mission over Poland. There are many war-related photos inside including one of Hitler and Goring, a... See More  

Ze'ev Jabotinsky death... Jewish Revisionist Zionist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940



* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)

* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism

* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JABOTINSKY DEAD; LED NEW ZIONISTS" with subheads and photo. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 13, 1942



* Walt Disney's Bambi movie premiere

* Opening day advertisement



 Page 8 has a 13 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Bambi'

With movies at that time usually released 1st in New York City, this could very well be the very 1st advertisement for this movie classic in any... See More  

Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech... Eisenhower is Supreme Commander...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 12, 1943 



* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech

* House of Commons of the United Kingdom

* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander



The front page has five column heading: "War: New Command, Plans for 1943" with subheads that include: "Prime Minister Tell Commons That Detailed Plans for Nine Months of Attack Are Laid&q... See More  

Japenese attack California coast...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1942 



* Attack on California coast

* Ellwood oil field shelling

* Japanese submarine I-17



The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUBMARINE SHELLS CALIFORNIA OIL PLANT" with subheads. (see)

This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick were destroyed—but its i... See More  

1st movie preview of "The Grapes of Wrath"...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 25, 1940



* Original "The grapes of Wrath" review

* Henry Fonda & Jane Darwell - John Ford

* American drama film - movie - John Steinbeck

* Oklahoma migrant workers - Highway 66



 Page 17 has the first movie review by the Times of what is considered one of the greatest films of all time, The Grapes of Wrath. The review is headed: "Twentieth Centu... See More  

1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1943



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure

* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities

* Jewish resistance - Jews



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "ALL WARSAW JEWS HELD 'LIQUIDATED'" "Rabbi Miller Gets Report of Final Massacre After 60 Nazis Had Been Slain in Ghetto" See photos for text on the end of the Wa... See More  

From the "secret press" in Nazi-occupied Netherlands...

HET PAROOL Vrij Onverveerd, [The Watchword, Quitre Unsprung] April 26, 1944  This is a small and "illegal" news sheet of 8 pages, totally in the Dutch language from when The Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. The ftpg. is headed: "The Queen Speaks To Her People" with her letter, beginning: "Fellow countryman, I have often spoken to you on the radio, and now tha... See More  

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta

* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss

* Boxing - Boxers



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in which LaMotta beat Robinson.

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Nazis predict a "doomed" D-Day invasion...

THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), May 27, 1944  



* German occupation publication

* D-Day invasion to fail ?



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

Among the front page reports are: "Futile Air Attacks on the Atlantic Wall" "France Certain Invasion Threat is... See More  

Attempt to kill Hitler... Real life "Valkyrie" event...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, July 20, 1944



The popular movie starring Tom Cruise is based on the real-life event reported in this newspaper.



Being a early report, the front page has a small, breaking news style report with one column headline:



* Hitler Injured By Assailants



Most details were not known at this very early point in the attempted coup, as it happen... See More  

Nazi general attempt an escape to Japan...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 17, 1945  The front page has an interesting, bold headline: "SEIZE U-BOAT TAKING KEY NAZIS TO JAPAN" with a subhead: "Luftwaffe Chiefs Captured at Sea". This was just 10 days after the surrender of Germany, and less than 3 months before Japan would surrender to end World War II.  The related article mentions in part: "A 1,600 ton Nazi ... See More  

Release of Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros"... Georgia to repeal Poll Tax...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1945



* Walt Disney's ~ The Three Caballeros

* Georgia Poll Tax



This issue has a premiere week ad for the historic release of the 1st movie to merge animation and live action.  Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros starred: Panchito, Joe Carioca, and Donald Duck, with actresses Aurora Miranda, Dora Luz and Carmen Molina. Although the ad is quite smal... See More  

1941 Siege of Odessa, Ukraine begins...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Aug. 8, 1941



* Siege of Odessa begins - Ukraine

* Operation Barbarossa - WWII

* Axis invasion of the Soviet Union



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NEW BLITZ MENACES ODESSA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the beginning of the siege of Odessa in the Soviet Union by the Axis forces.

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the m... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations



This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "FOE PUT NURSERIES INSIDE DEATH CAMP" and "Fairy-Tale Settings to Amuse Children of Internees Are Found at Holland Prison".



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Iwo Jima report...

Sugar Ray Robinson... Jake LaMotta... Joe Louis...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, February 25, 1945



Three prime boxers are covered in the sporting segment of this issue: Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Joe Louis (see images).



A front page report has details regarding the fighting on Iwo Jima:  "Marines Gain Slowly Against Fierce Jap Iwo Jima Defenses".



Being the Sunday edition, color comics of Dick Tracy... See More  

Internment of the Aliens...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1941  Page 52 carries a report "Aliens to Be Held in Southwest" as well as an additional article "100 Aliens on Coast Sent to Montana" with subheads "Those Held as 'Dangerous' Go From San Francisco Area to Camp at Missoula", "One a Magnesium Expert", "Detention of Hansgirg May Shut Down Los Altos Plant - Ols... See More  

Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

* Maxwell Award trophy



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll" with ballot result... See More  

Battle of the Bulge begins... Initial attack by the Germans...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 16, 1944



* Battle of Bulge begins

* Initial German attack

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a six column heading: "Nazis Launch Heavy Counter-Attack" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, nice condition.



wikipedia notes: On December 16 1944, at 5:30 A.M., the German... See More  

Hitler says: "Britain can win nothing..."

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), April 27, 1942 



* Adolph Hitler



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 ftpg. is mostly taken up with: "Herr Hitler Assumes Supreme Command" "Heralds Final Blow in Britain's Downfall" with lead-in note: &qu... See More  

Allies storm Sicily, Italy in 1943...

DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 12, 1943 



* Invasion of Sicily Italy

* Operation Husky



The bold banner headline announces: "SEIZE KEY SICILIAN PORTS" with subheads. More inside including a photo of General George S. Patton.

Complete with 36 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, light wear along the central fold and spine, generally nice ... See More  

Italy declares war on Germany in 1943....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1943 



* Italy declares war on Germany

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "BADOGLIO, DECLARING WAR, RALLIES ITALY" with subheads that include: "REICH'S ACTS CITED " "Italian Marshal Lists German Attacks as Cause of War" and more. (see)

Complete with all 42 pages,. rag edition, a l... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's 1944 Mann Act case...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 17, 1944



* Actor Charlie Chaplin

* Actress Joan Barry

* Mann Act case - paternity



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PROBE CHAPLIN BLOOD TEST" with subheads. Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. Nice color illustration re. Hitler's eventual demise also on the front page.

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at th... See More  

Lublin Ghetto [Poland] creation in 1940...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 21, 1940



* Creation of the Lublin Ghetto - Jews

* Early stages of the Jewish holocaust



Page 24 has a one column heading: "NEW DEPORTATIONS OF JEWS REPORTED" with subheads. (see) Early coverage on the creation of the Lublin Ghetto in Poland.

Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More