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  

Liberation efforts from the occupied Philippine Islands...

LEYTE-SAMAR FREE PHILIPPINES, Tacloban, Leyte [Philippine Islands], March 8, 1945  



* Rare U.S. military occupation publication



A very rare title that began on October 29, 1944 during the liberation efforts of the Philippines, existing thru March 18, 1945. It was published by the Psychological Warfare Branch.

The liberation began on October 20, 1944 when MacArthur famously waded ashore... See More  

Willie Mosconi 1st World billiards title...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1941 



* Willie Mosconi's 1st billiards title 

* World Straight Pool Championships 



The sport's section (page 34) has small & somewhat discrete one column headings: "MOSCONI CLINCHES TITLE"

"Gains Pocket Billiard Crown by Victory Over Lauri" First report coverage on Willie Mosconi's very 1st World Straight Pool ... See More  

Douglas MacArthur & Chester W. Nimitz promoted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1945



* Douglas MacArthur & Chester W. Nimitz

* Made top commanders in Pacific Theater

* World War II vs. Japanese



The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR HEADS U. S. ARMY IN PACIFIC" with subhead: "MacArthur and Nimitz Get Team Job to Deal Knockout" and photos. (see) Nice for display.

Other news, sports and advertisemen... See More  

Battle of the Bulge prelude... Courtney Hodges...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1944 



* General Courtney Hodges

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY HITS OUT ON 10-MILE ROER LINE" with subheads that include: "Hodges Only Two Miles From Last Key Enemy Base West of Rover" and more. Two related maps on page 5. See photos for partial cov... See More  

1940 "The Great Dictator" opening day ad (Chicago)...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 31, 1940



* "The Great Dictator" opening day advertisement

* Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film

* Political satire comedy-drama movie

* Adolph Hitler - Benito Mussolini - fascism



Page 20 has an advertisement for the famous Charlie Chaplin movie "The Great Dictator" This ad measures 7 x 6 inches and is for the opening day showing in C... 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  

Joe Louis Joins the Service, 1942...

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1943 The assassination of Boris III of Bulgaria...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 29, 1943



* King Boris III of Bulgaria assassination ?

* Tsar - czar of Kingdom of Bulgaria poisoned ?



The front page has a five column heading: "BORIS DIES AS NAZI ULTIMATUM EXPIRES" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo. 

Complete 1st section only with 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945



* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp

* Executions of Doolittle raiders told



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.

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1942 Battle of Midway naval victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1942



* Battle Of Midway loss admitted by Tokyo ?

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "TOKYO PRESS HINTS AT MIDWAY DEFEAT" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 42 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice condition.



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1945 Irma Grese and Josef Kramer trial begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1945



* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese amongst others

* Bergen-Belsen trial begins - World War II

* Concentration camp leaders - war crimes 

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* Gas chamber survivor Sophie Litwinska 



The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "OSWIECIM VICTIM ACCUSES GERMAN" with subhead. Also a five ... 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  

Joe Louis defeats Arturo Godoy (1940)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1940



* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight - Arturo Godoy

* "This was the worst fight I ever had"



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Louis Wins, Keeps Title; Godoy Avoids a Knockout" and more. Much more on page 10 with a banner headline, photos and more. The coverag... See More  

Movie Casablanca wins best picture...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1944



* Movie Casablanca wins best picture

* Academy Awards

* Humphrey Bogart - Ingrid Bergman



Page 17 has one column headings that includes: "MOVIE AWARD GOES TO JENNIFER JONES" "Chosen Best Actor of Year---'Casablanca' Takes 'Oscar' as the Top Picture" and more. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this p... See More  

Tugboat 'Admiral' Lake Erie sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 3, 1942 



* Tugboat Admiral sinking 

* Lake Erie disaster 



This 52 page newspaper has a small, discrete one column headline on page 29: "14 Drowned in Lake Erie"



This tells of the tugboat Admiral sinking in Lake Erie. Unfortunate for such a small report, but it is what it is, a 1st report.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Austria exterminations



The top of page 6 has one column headings that include: "GERMANS WIPE OUT JEWS IN AUSTRIA" "Almost All the Original 200,000 Have Been Killed or Sent to Eastern Ghettos" "All Prisons Are Jammed" and more. (see) Coverage on the ongoing atr... See More  

Leonard Bernstein... Symphony # 1 NY debut....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1944



* Leonard Bernstein - conductor composer

* Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah debut

* New York Philharmonic



Page 19 has a one column heading: "BERNSTEIN SCORES IN OWN SYMPHONY" with subhead: "Conducts the Philharmonic in Premiere of 'Jeremiah'--Jennie Tourel Soloist". First report coverage on Leonard Bernstein's 1st symphony prem... See More  

Cincinnati Reds win World Series...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1940



* Cincinnati Reds win World Series

* Detroit Tigers



The front page has one column headings that include: "REDS TRIUMPH, 2-1, OVER TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-3" Team's First Championship in 21 Years Sets Off Rousing Celebration in Cincinnati" and more. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headlines, subheads, photos ... See More  

Joe DiMaggio plans to enlist in U.S. Army...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1943



* Joe DiMaggio decides to enlist in U.S. Army

* New York Yankees

* Marriage troubles with Dorothy Arnold



This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "Joe DiMaggio, Reconciled With Wife, Plans to Enlist; Reiser, Dodgers, in Army" with subheads that include: "YANKEES WILL LOSE THEIR OUTFIELD ACE" "DiMaggio, After Sett... See More  

re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 20, 1942 



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed 

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier 



The front page has two column photo of President Roosevelt giving Doolittle the Congressional Medal; of Honor with heading: "Plane Racer Bombed Tokyo" with brief text. (see images) This was when... See More  

George S. Patton assigned to Europe...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1944 



* General George S. Patton reassigned 

* European theater of war 



This 26 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "PATTON GETS POST LINKED TO INVASION" and "General Arrives in Britain--Command Not Specified by Assault Role IS Indicated" Report continues on page 3 with photo of Patton with caption: &qu... See More  

Fritz Von Opel arrested in 1942 U.S...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942



* Fritz von Opel arrested in America

* Rockets - rocketeer - rocketry



This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "Von Opel Arrested In Florida as Alien" with photo of Opel (see photos). He was considered a dangerous alien during wartime with Germany with his great knowledge of rocketry at the time.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Rovno, Eastern Poland prison camp massacre



Page 6 has a brief article headed: "Whole Population Of Prison Executed" "Germans Retaliate for Attempted Break Fatal to Two Guards" (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being know... See More  

Byron Nelson 18th victory record....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 1945  This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Nelson Rallies to Beat Furgol in Canadian Open".



This tells of Byron Nelson's famous 18th win in 1945 which is still a single season record and considered by many as the most impressive record in golf history. This wa... See More