Patton's Third Army battles along the Rhine......

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1945



* 1st & 7th United States Army

* Generals Patch and George S. Patton

* Rhine river - Rhineland crossing

* Limburg & Frankfurt, Germany



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "7 ARMIES OVER RHINE; Patch Crosses River; 1st Races On 35 Miles" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Related map on page 2. A few rela... See More  

Battle of Guadalcanal Statrts in 1942... WWII...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 10, 1942



* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning

* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "JAP BASES BLASTED As Solomon Battle Rages" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally n... See More  

Battle of Greece w/ Salonika capture...

HERALD EXPRESS, 6th WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, April 9, 1941



* Battle of Greece

* Salonika capture

* Greco-Italian War



The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "SALONIKA FALLS TO NAZIS; CAPTURE 300,000 GREEKS" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central fold, generally nice.

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The Nazis invade Holland...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 10, 1940 



* World War II Germany - Nazis

* Germans Invade Western Europe



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOLLAND BATTLES RAGING NAZIS REPORTED CHECKED" with a subhead and related map. (see images) A nice headline on early efforts of Hitler to conquer Western Europe.

Complete with 42 ages, light toning, some small binding holes and a l... See More  

Boston College wins Lambert Trophy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1940



* Boston College Eagles football

* Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

* Northeast Division 1 best



The sport's section (page 40) has one column headings: "TROPHY PRESENTED TO BOSTON COLLEGE" "Very Rev. W.J. Murphy Accepts Lambert Award on Behalf of Unbeaten Eleven" and more with photo. (see) First report coverage on the Boston College E... See More  

1945 Irma Grese captured photo...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1945



* Female SS guard Irma Grese

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* Related photos - including one showing female SS-Guards



While the front page has a nice banner headline concerning the last days before Germany would surrender, the back page has a somewhat famous photo showing female SS Guards. Wh... See More  

1941 Brooklyn waterfront explosions & fire disaster...

NEW YORK POST, Aug. 18, 1941



* Brooklyn, New York City sabotage ?

* Waterfront explosions & fire

* Pier 27 conflagration disaster



The front page has a very nice banner headline for display: "SHIPPING AND PIERS AFIRE; 25 EXPLOSIONS IN HARBOR" and large photo. (see images) Another related photo inside. The attack on Pearl Harbor was just a few months away.

Complete with all 1... See More  

Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 24, 1942



* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid

* World War II - U.S. Marines

* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS KNOCK OUT JAP ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA" with subhead and two related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with few more related photos, one showing Evans Carlson... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1944 



* General George S. Patton 

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY POURS ACROSS THE SAAR" with subheads that include: "Third of Sarreguemines Is Taken as Patton Speeds Offensive" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Force Foe Ba... See More  

Plane crashes into the Empire State Building...

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 



* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash

* Empire State Building

* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall



The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"

Page 5 has a three column heading: "Army Investigating Empire State Crash; Sailor's Body Found" with 2 related photos.

Also of interest is a four column heading on the same page: "The... See More  

1945 Attack on Yokosuka, Japan....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1945



* Attack on Yokosuka - Japan

* United States Navy air raid

* Imperial Japanese Navy



The front page has a great banner headline: "CARRIER PLANES LASH REMNANTS OF FOE'S NAVY AS OUR WARSHIPS SHELL TOKYO BAY ENTRANCE" with subheads. Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Comple... See More  

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, War Extra, June 16, 1941



* Prelude to a Pearl Harbor attack ?

* Japanese Imperial Navy fleet on the move



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPAN ARMADA MOVES; Huge Fleet Steams South From China" with subhead: "Major Action Predicted in Pacific Waters" (see) Was this the fleet that ultimately attacked Pearl Harbor ? Nice headline more than ... 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  

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  

1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1944



* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll

* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan

* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FORCE WINS BEACHES ON MARSHALLS ATOLL; BATTLES RAGE ON FIRST JAPANESE SOIL INVADED" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fam... See More  

Nazis prepare for a D-Day invasion...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), June 2, 1944 



* Rare German occupation publication

* Nazis prepare for D-Day invasion

* World War II - WWII - William Joyce



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 is: "Fortification on the European ... See More  

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

NEW YORK WORTLD-TELEGRAM, April 10, 1942



* Battle of Bataan ends

* Allies surrender to Japanese

* Philippines Campaign

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice headline: "3500 ESCAPE FROM BATAAN" with subhead. (see images) The Japanese capture would lead to the infamous Bataan Death March.

Complete with 34 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small bin... See More  

The war in Europe has ended...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, May 8, 1945 



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Germany's Surrender" Unusual to have a first report from America's financial publication.

Complete with 8 pages, a little margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1939 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 winner 



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&... See More  

1945 Malmedy massacre... Battle of the Bulge.....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 14, 1945



* Malmedy massacre in Belgium (1st report)

* Battle of the Bulge nears the end

* 1st SS Panzer Division - perpetrators



Page 6 has a one column heading: "Bodies of 100 Massacred GIs Are Found" (see image) This war crime "Malmedy Massacre" was actually committed about a month earlier but wasn't realized until more allied troop... See More  

1944 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1944



* Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination

* Anglo-Irish politician - Middle East minister

* Jewish terrorist group Lehi - Stern Gang



The front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH DIPLOMAT IS SLAIN IN CAIRO" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo of Lord Moyne.

Complete with 40 pages, rag editio... See More  

1944 Lupe Velez suicide... Mexican actress...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Lupe Velez suicide death

* Mexican film actress



The back page (pg. 36) has one column headings: "LUPE VELEZ SUICIDE BY SLEEP TABLETS"

"'Tempestuous' Actress Was Depressed by Failure of Romance With French Actor" with smaller subheads and one column photo of Velez. First report coverage on the suicide death of famous Mexica... See More  

Joe Louis Joins the Service, 1942...

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Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island in 1942....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 22, 1942



* Makin Island raid

* United States Marines Corps

* Evans Carlson & Chester Nimitz

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "U. S. Marines Annihilate Two Jap Units" and more. (see)

Other news of the day throughout with much more on World War II. Complete in 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, s... See More  

Rome falls to the Allies...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 5, 1944 



* Fall of Rome, Italy  - liberated by the allies

* D-Day invasion of France 1 day away

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROME FALLS TO ALLIES" with subhead and photo of American troops rolling into Rome. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete in 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the marg... See More