Japan says they will surrender...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 14, 1945



* Japan Surrenders (day of)

* Great issue for display

* World War II over



 The 2-line banner headline announces: "SURRENDER NOTE ON WAY, TOKYO RADIO ANNOUNCES" with various related subheads. The ftpg. photo shows General Eisenhower & others. 

The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-12, various wear at the margins with some ... See More  

Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 27, 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 one column heading: "Churchill Sees Lasting Anglo-US Tie" with subhead. (see) Complete text of Churchill's speech with photo.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the da... 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  

1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 11, 1942



* Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre

* World War II Nazis liquidation

* Battle of Midway victory



The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Destroy Czech Village; Shoot All Men, Jail Women" Small related map on page 5. (see) First report coverage on the annihilation of the town of Lidice Czechoslovakia by the Nazis. This was in reprisal ... See More  

The Nazi perspective on the Battle of Britain...

BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, Sept. 19, 1940  This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos.

The full front page shows German pilots returning from a bombing mission over England. Several photos show the results of the bombing raids, known as the "Battle of Britain".

Tabloid size, complete in 32 pages, nice condition.

Hitler escapes a bomb in 1939...

JOURNAL AMERICAN, New York City, Nov. 9, 1939  



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Pre Operation Valkyrie

* Bürgerbräukeller - George Elser

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2) ***



The top of the front page, above the masthead is a very nice banner headline for display: "ALL OF HITLER'S AIDES ESCAPE IN BLAST PLOT" with related photo. Coverage continues on ... See More  

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  

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.

Other ... See More  

Report of the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi...

NEW YORK POST, Sat., February 24, 1945 



* Battle of Iwo Jima

* Mount Suribachi summit reached

* Devil Dogs with flamethrowers photo

* United States Flag planted (not mentioned)

* Battle of the Bulge - Dwight D. Eisenhower



The front page has a headline: "3 1/2 MI. BEYOND ROER" with coverage on page 3.

Page 2 has a heading: "Marines Seize Edge Of Iwo's 2d Airfield&... See More  

1942 USS Lexington (CV-16) launching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942



* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching

* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"

* World War II - United States Navy

* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame



The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top of page 45 has a one column heading: "... See More  

Erwin Rommel death...

THE BOSTON POST, Massachusetts, October 16, 1944



* Erwin Rommel death 

* The Desert Fox 

* World War II field Marshall 



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "GERMANY ADMITS ROMMEL'S DEATH" "State Funeral Ordered by Hitler for 'Desert Fox'---Wounds in Strafing by Allied Fliers Fatal"



Tells of the death of famou... 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.

Other news, sports... See More  

Battle of the Philippine Sea...

DAILY NEWS, Los Angeles, WAR EXTRA, June 22, 1944



* Battle of the Philippine Sea

* Mariana Islands

* Pacific War



A nice banner headline announces: "BIG U.S.-JAPANESE SEA FIGHT RAGING" and subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Battle of the Philippine Sea near the Mariana Islands. This was the last of five major 'carrier-vs.carrier' engagements with Japan..

Complet... 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  

Nazis suggest what Gentiles need to know... Jews are not gentle victims...

THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), May 26, 1944  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: "Italian Battle Grows In Intensity" "Heavy Anglo-American Tank Losses" "German Population Undaunted" "Anglo-Americans Talks... 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  

Don Gentile becomes new pilot ace... Evacuation of Odessa, Ukraine...

THE EVENING LEADER, Staunton, Virginia April 10, 1944 



* Don Gentile becomes the new American ace pilot 

* Odessa, Ukraine is evacuated



This 8-page newspaper has a one column photo on the front page with caption: "New-Record Ace" which is a photo on Don Gentile who just passed the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker for shooting down the most enemy airplanes during wartime... See More  

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  

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  

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  

The "Subway Series"...

Yankees Win 1941 World Series...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 7, 1941



* New York Yankees win world series championship

* Brooklyn Dodgers

* Subway series



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:



"World Series title Goes To Mighty Yankees Again"



with subhead: "Brooklyn Dodgers Go Down To Final Defeat, 3 to 1, In Turbulent Battle"



Much mor... See More  

Attempted assassination of Hitler...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1944 



* Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot

* Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put



The last column of the ftpg. has: "HITLER PLEADS WITH ARMY TO REMAIN LOYAL" with a subhead. The article carries over to pg. 2 where there is a photo of Hitler with Mussolini.

This was shortly after the attempted assassination of Hitler.

The complete ... See More  

German occupation of the Channel Islands...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 1, 1940



* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)

* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel



The top front page has a six column headline: "NAZIS OCCUPY TWO BRITISH ISLANDS" with subheads. (see images) Two blurry photos of Hitler in conquered Paris, France.

Complete with 20+ pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding hol... See More  

World War II breaks out in Europe...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 8, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw falling

* World War II WWII starts

* Nazis invasion on Poland & more



The front page features a banner headline: "WARSAW ENTERED, NAZIS SAY; PRESIDENT CALLS EMERGENCY" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spi... See More