General George S. Patton in 1943...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 25, 1943



* re. General George Patton slaps soldier

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading "See Promotion for Ike Periled by Patton Slap" (see) Coverage on General George S. Patton's possible removal from command for slapping and insulting a shell shocked soldier. Some stray pencil markings with this report.

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World War II begins....

THE BOSTON HERALD, September 10, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII starts

* Nazis invade Poland



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WOMEN FIGHT FOR WARSAW" and more with subheads and related illustration. (see) Nice for display. Unusual headline with Women fighting.

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Allied troops cross the Rhine...

LOS ANGELES HERALD EXPRESS--2nd WAR EXTRA, March 24, 1945 



* Third United States Army

* General George S. Patton

* World War II Germany



The bold banner headline announces: "4 ARMIES CROSS RHINE" with subhead: "Yanks, British, Canadians and 40,000 Parachute Troops in Giant Offensive" with much more.

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Battle of Saipan begins... B-29s bomb Japan...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1944 



* Battle of Saipan begins

* Marines land at Mariana Islands

* Imperial Japanese Army



The front page has a nice banner headline: "OUR SUPERFORTS BOMB CITIES IN JAPAN; AMERICAN FORCES LANDING IN MARIANAS; ALLIES GAIN ON CHERBOURG PENINSULA" with subheads that include: "Saipan Is Stormed" "B-29's Make Debut" "Tokyo Rep... See More  

Big three meet in 1945...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, February 13, 1945 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin

* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe



The front page has a banner headline that announces: "DESTROY NAZIS, BIG 3 AGREE" with subheads and related photo.

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General Lesley J. McNair death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1944



* Lesley J. McNair death (1st report)

* World War II United States Army

* Operation Cobra - Normandy Campaign



The front page has a two column heading: "McNair Killed in Normandy Watching Push on U.S. Front" with subhead and photo. (see) More on page 3.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, rag edition in very ni... See More  

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

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 23, 1944.



* Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot

* Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Hitler Attempts To Rally Army" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete in 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, general... See More  

Lend Lease Program...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 3, 1940.



* Lend Lease Program

* World War II relief

* U.S. Destroyers



The front page has a very nice banner headline: "BRITISH GET 50 WARSHIPS, TRADING BASES WITH U.S." with many subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, arc... See More  

"Lone survivor" of the Iwo Jima flag-raising...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945 



* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising

* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor



A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous Mt. Suribachi flag-raising picture... See More  

Palermo, Sicily, Itlay...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 24, 1943 



* Palermo, Sicily, Italy 

* World War II original 



This 26 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "AMERICANS CAPTURE PALERMO, TRAP 30,000; AXIS FORCES DRIVEN TO NORTHEAST SICILY" with subheads and related photo.



Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Light browning, otherwi... See More  

Kamikaze attack... USS Porter...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 5, 1945 This 20 page newspaper one column headlines on page 3:



* 2 U.S. DESTROYERS SUNK OFF OKINAWA

* Navy Reveals Loss of Twiggs and William D. Porter With Total Casualties of 244



This tells of the Japanese Kamikaze attack on the USS William D. Porter during the Battle of Okinawa. Although this happened a month earlier, this was the first time it wa... See More  

Hitler & Eva Braun had children?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1945



* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?

* World War II - WWII



This 36 page  newspaper has a very interesting but discrete report on page 6 with small one column headings: "Tells Of Hitler Children", "Swede Reports Hunt for Them--No Comment at Shaef". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young ch... See More  

Operation Torch... French North Africa...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 8, 1942 



* Operation Torch

* French North Africa



The top of the front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "YANKS INVADE NORTH AFRICA" with subheads, photo of Eisenhower and related map. Nice for display. First report coverage on Operation Torch, the British-American invasion of French North Africa.

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1st bombing of Berlin....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1940



* 1st bombing of Berlin Germany

* RAF bombers airplanes

* Battle of Britain continues

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a five column headline: "BERLIN RAIDED BY BRITISH PLANES; NAZIS CONTINUE LONDON ATTACKS; LOSE 39 PLANES IN DAY'S AIR DUELS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the very first air attack on the city of Be... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1942



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations



Page 5 has one column headings that include: "BIG REWARDS PAID IN HEYDRICH CASE", "Two Czechs Get 5,000,000 Crowns Each for Leading Police to Slayers", "More Executed in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Poland--Jews' Toll 700,000" and more. ... See More  

London's Worst Air Raid, 1940...

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Italy enters World War II...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 11, 1940



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

* Nazis reach Paris France

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR



This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Italian Army Is Said to Be Invading France" with subheads (see photos).



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Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 29, 1944 



* General George S. Patton 

* U.S. First & Third Army - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge - Belgium



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZIS NEAR MEUSE CIRCLED BY YANKS" with subhead and photo of General Patton. (see)

Incomplete issue containing the first 4 pages only, loose at the spine, light toning at the folds, nice for d... See More  

Battle of Okinawa... Shuri Castle...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1945



* Battle of Okinawa, Japan

* Capture of Shuri Castle

* Closing events of World War II



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TANKS POUND OKINAWA JAPS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related map is on page 5. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Thirty + pages, light toning at th... See More  

Occupation of Berlin by U.S. Army in 1945....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1945



* Occupation of Berlin, Germany

* United States Army enter capital

* Germans cheer convoy of troops



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Western Allies Take Over Occupation Zones in Berlin" with subhead.  Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, FINAL MORNING EXTRA!, September 5, 1939 



* SS Athenia, the 1st British ship sunk by Germany in WWII

* World War II at the beginning

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page has a nice headline announcing: "NAZI SUB SHELLED THE ATHENIA'S PASSENGERS AS SHIP WAS SINKING" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.

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France-Italy armistice....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 23, 1940



* France-Germany armistice (1st report)

* Adolph Hitler - Nazis

* German occupation zone set



The front page has a six column headline: "French Sign Hitler Peace, Fly to Rome to Learn Fate" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the surrender of France to Germany

Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small library... See More  

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

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, December 16, 1944



* Battle of Bulge begins

* Initial German attack

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Germans Strike Back at Seventh Army Invasion" with related map. (see)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some spine wear, generally good.



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Ernie Pyle death... American journalist...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1945 



* Ernie Pyle killed 

* American journalist 

* Lejima - Okinawa Island 



The front page has two column headings near the bottom that read: "Ernie Pyle, Famous U. S. War Correspondent, Killed In Action"

"Cut Down by a Jap Bullet While Advancing With Yanks in the Invasion of Le Shima"



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`941 Battle of Kiev... Encirclement of Soviet troops....

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 1941



* First Battle of Kiev (1941)

* Encirclement of Soviet troops

* Axis invasion of Soviet Union - Russia



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "THOUSANDS PERISH IN KIEV" with subhead. (see) Great for display.

Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.... See More