World War II
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Hermann Goering captured... Albert Kesselring...
Item #648729
May 10, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1945
* Hermann Goering
* Albert Kesselring
* Franz Ritter von Epp
The front page has a three column headline: "GOERING TAKEN" with subheads: "Goering Yields to 7th Army; Kesselring, Quisling Taken" "Marshal Says Hitler Arrested Him, Ordered Him Executed, But Airmen Saved Him--von Epp Also Taken a Prisoner". First report covera... See More
HMS Trinidad torpodoes itself...
Item #628265
June 02, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1942
* HMS Trinidad sinking
* Torpedoes itself
* World War II - WWII
Page 10 has one column headings: "British Reports Loss OF 8,000-Ton Cruiser" "Trinidad Had Convoyed Ships to Russia--Captain Is Rescued" First report coverage on the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Trinidad disaster. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this Worl... See More
1945 Battle of Okinawa begins...
Item #670438
April 03, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa, Japan begins
The front page has a nice banner headline: "YANKS CUT OKINAWA IN TWO" with subheads. (see) More on page 4 with related map. Coverage at the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa.
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp in the masthead, some tiny binding holes along the spine, g... See More
B-29's bomb Tokyo, Japan...
Item #670567
November 25, 1944
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, War Extra, November 25, 1944
* Tokyo, Japan bombing mission
* B-29's Superfortress firebombing raid
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "U. S. BOMBS TOKYO" with subhead: "100 B-29'S Raid; Factories Damaged" (see)
Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 36 pages, a little wear at the central fold and margins with small... See More
Clanton AL bus explosion....
Item #639528
October 27, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1941
* Clanton, Alabama bus disaster
* Gasoline explosion
The back page has one column headings that include: "14 IN BLAZE BUS PERISH IN ALABAMA" and "Death of Eight Others Feared as Vehicle Hits Bridge Rail, Bursts Fuel Tank, Burns" and more (see photos). First report coverage on the gasoline explosion on a Montgomery-Birmingham passenge... See More
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.....
Item #564823
August 20, 1940
CLEVELAND NEWS, Cleveland, Ohio, August 20, 1940
* Famous Winston Churchill speech
* Never was so much owed by so many to so few
* World War II - WWII
This 20 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "BRITAIN TO OFFER DEFENSE BASES TO U.S. IN NEWFOUNDLAND, INDIES" with related map.
This was when his famous "Never in the field of human conflict... See More
Blitzkrieg... Beginning of WWII...
Item #663707
September 07, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 7, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Germans invade Poland
* World War II at the beginning
* Britain and France enter the war
The nice banner headline announces: "POLES TO BRITAIN: RUSH AID!; U. S. Patrols Sea; French in Germany! British in France!" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. More on the following pages. A few related photos on the back page.... See More
Battle of Stalingrad ends with Nazis defeated...
Item #659341
February 03, 1943
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 3, 1943
* Battle of Stalingrad ending
* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII
* One of the bloodiest battles in history
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RUSSIANS FINISH 'LIQUIDATION' OF 330,000 GERMANS" with subhead and related map. (see) First report coverage on the end of the Battle of Stalingrad which was considered the 1st major loss... See More
Eight Nazi Saboteurs caught...
Item #575227
June 28, 1942
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM, Elmira, New York, June 28, 1942
* FBI Agents Grab Several Accomplices of Eight Nazi Saboteurs; Others Sought
* German Agents, Landed to Blast U.S. Plants
This 32 page newspaper has nice banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "FBI NABS SABOTEURS LANDED BY U-BOATS" with subhead (see photos).
Other news of the day throughout including muc... See More
Race for Rocket warfare...
Item #589413
November 03, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1943
* Rocket warfare during World War II
* Secret Nazi weapon on Britain
This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 2: "War and Air Power", "German Development of Rocket Weapons Held Up as Example to Be Met by Allies" (see photos).
Other news of the day throughout including sports and advertisements with much on World Wa... See More
Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...
Item #666015
November 27, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 27, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Just a few days away - imminent
* Roosevelt knows something ?
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, small l... See More
Winston Churchill's 1939 radio broadcast on Russia...
Item #660266
October 02, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 2, 1939
* Winston Churchill radio broadcast speech
* "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia.
It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "CHURCHILL BARS A HITLER PEACE" with subheads. (see) Complete text of Churchill's radio address is on page 6.
Othe... See More
Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....
Item #644156
August 22, 1942
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, August 22, 1942
* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid
* World War II - U.S. Marines
* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James
The front page has a five column headline: "Marines Smash Axis Raid in Solomons" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
1940 Battle of Britain begins...
Item #590455
July 12, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, July 12, 1940
* Battle of Britain begins
* World War II original
* Nazis bomb London and more
This 34 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "MASSED GERMAN PLANES RAID BRITAIN" with subheads that include: "COASTS ATTACKED" "One City Badly Bombed but Nazi Loss Is Put at 24 Planes" and more. More on page 2.... See More
Bataan...
Item #546158
April 09, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 9, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Calls US to Attack Hitler". The front page photo features a lady looking at the photos of her eight brothers that are currently serving in different branches of the military. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
The centerpage map shows the Bataan area on the map and has an articl... See More
Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia fall in 1943...
Item #658759
May 08, 1943
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1943
* Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia captured
* World War II - WWII
* 5th Panzer Army (Germany) defeated
The front page has a great banner headline: "BIZERTE AND TUNIS TAKEN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 36 page... See More
1940 Battle of Britain begins...
Item #665412
July 10, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 10, 1940
* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)
* German bombers over United Kingdom
The front page has a one column heading: "British Down 11 Nazi Planes As 150 Battle" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the beginning of the "Battle of Britain" with the attack by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe).
Complete with all 40 pages, ligh... See More
Tensions with Japan are increasing... Pre-Pearl Harbor...
Item #666454
November 28, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 28, 1941.
* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Tensions with Japan increasing
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. WON'T YIELD ON CHINA" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with 42 pages, a few archival mends near the margins, small library stamp within masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
... See More
U.S. Army captures Cologne, Germany in 1945....
Item #658780
March 07, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 7, 1945
* Capture of Cologne, Germany
* First United States Army
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline: "WIN COLOGNE; CITY OF RUINS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, ligh... See More
Battle of the Bulge prelude... Courtney Hodges...
Item #664505
December 11, 1944
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
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany dies in 1941...
Item #576848
June 04, 1941
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 4, 1941
* Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany death report
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ex-German Kaiser, 82, Dies Today at His Holland Estate", with subheads (see images). Tells of the death of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condit
Jews forced to wear Star of David badge...
Item #590749
October 13, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1941
* The Yellow Star "Star of David" badge
* Jewish Holocaust heightens
* Jude - Jews - Judaica
The top of page 3 has a notable Judaica report, headed: "200 Jewish Suicides Reported In Berlin", "Toll Laid to Star of David Law--Slovakia Adds New Ban". The article reports that some of the Jewish populati... See More
Brazil declares war on Germany in 1942....
Item #660819
August 23, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1942
* Brazil enters World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column headline: "BRAZIL DECLARES WAR ON AXIS" with subheads that include: "New Ally In Fight" "Acts After Ship Losses" and more with related photo.
Other news of the day with much more on World War II. Complete 1st section only with all 44 pages, rag edition in ... See More
The Jewish brigade...
Item #568416
March 26, 1945
THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, March 26, 1945
* Famous World War II Title
* Jewish Brigade
The front page has an article near the bottom: "Jewish Brigade In Italy Fighting With 8th Army" which carries over to the back page. The two line banner head at the top is: "3rd Sweeps 35 Miles Beyond Rhine; Monty's Armies Expand Bridgehead".
This famous militar... See More
George S. Patton tank test...
Item #582572
June 17, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1941
* General George S. Patton
* Massive tank exercise field test
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14 that include: "TRIES FEAR TACTIC IN TENNESSEE 'WAR'"; "INVADERS PROWL IN TANKS" and more. This tells of the 1st tank warfare field test in Tennessee with George S. Patton as a main participant.
Other news of... See More
1942 Operation Millennium Cologne Germany....
Item #663745
June 02, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 2, 1942
* Cologne Germany 1,000 bomber raid
* Operation Millennium - World War II
The front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "20,000 REPORTED DEAD IN COLOGNE!" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage on the famous 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne Germany by the RAF during World War II.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at... See More
Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...
Item #672319
December 01, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1941
* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Just a few days away - imminent
* Cordell Hull - Secretary of State
Complete with 28 pages, light toning a little wear along the margins, more so along the spine wit... See More
The liberation of Rome, Italy...
Item #590029
June 04, 1944
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 4, 1944
* Fall of Rome, Italy - liberated by the allies (day of)
* D-Day invasion of France 2 days away
* World War II - WWII
This 30+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "NAZIS FLEE; LOOT ROME AREA; Yanks Sweep on Eternal City for Knockout Blow" with subheads and related map. Coverage on the fall or libera... See More
1941 Lend-Lease program signed into law...
Item #658438
March 12, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 12, 1941
* Lend-Lease program signed into law
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* World War II military aid abroad
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LIST NAVY SHIPS FOR BRITAIN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on FDR signing the Lend-Lease program which gave military aid any country which would be helpful t... See More
Winston Churchill loses election... Near the end of the war with Japan...
Item #667764
July 27, 1945
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, N.C., July 27, 1945
* Winston Churchill's upset defeat
* 1945 United Kingdom general election
* Clement Attlee & the Labour Party
* War with Japan near the end
The front page has a two column photo showing Clement Attlee with heading: "New British Premier" Also a two column heading: "Clement Attlee To Form New British Governmen... See More
1945 Attack on Yokosuka, Japan....
Item #674570
July 19, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 19, 1945
* Attack on Yokosuka - Japan
* United States Navy air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The front page has a great banner headline: "HALSEY HITS JAP NAVY IN HIDEOUT" with subheads and related photo. Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a few spots of stray ink writing throughout with one on ... See More
Landing at Salerno...
Item #590300
September 26, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 26, 1943 The front page has a six-column, three-line headline which reads "Russians Fight Way Into Kiev Suburbs After Taking Stronghold of Smolensk; Allies Push Ahead in Hills Above Naples" with subhead "Fifth Army Gaining", "Troops Forge Ahead in Heavy Artillery Fire From Both Sides"; "Crests Reported Seized"; &... See More
Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945... Hitler's last birthday...
Item #592121
April 21, 1945
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed
* Hitler's last birthday
This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration ... See More
1945 President Harry Truman speech...
Item #668463
April 26, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945
* President Harry Truman
* World Security Parley
* European war nears the end
The front page has a nice banner headline: "OPEN PARLEY TO END WARS" with subheads and complete text of Truman's speech on page 6. Much on World War II.
Complete with 36 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp wi... See More
1944 Formosa Air Battle....
Item #668231
October 15, 1944
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 15, 1944
* Formosa Air Battle - Philippine Sea
* United States Navy - Fast Carrier Task Force
* Imperial Japanese Navy - Army
The front page has a nice banner headline: "B-29S FIRE GREAT JAP BASE" with subheads that include: "BIGGEST FLEET OF SUPER-FORTS RAIDS FORMOSA" Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history report... See More
France's Maginot Line crumbling....
Item #651612
June 17, 1940
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 17, 1940
* Surrender of France almost complete
* Maginot Line penetrated
This 12 page newspaper has a nice three line banner headline on the front page: "FRANCE ASKS ARMISTICE BUT GERMANY DEMANDS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" with lengthy subheads (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor spine wear, o... See More
Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...
Neville Chamberlain "War Situation" speech...
Item #629816
October 04, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons
* Adolph Hitler & World War II
* Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...
The front page has a four column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN BARS HITLER PLEDGES; SAYS THREATS WILL NOT SWAY ALLIES; NAZIS SEE IN TALK CHANCE FOR TRUCE" with ... See More
Assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler...
Item #670437
November 10, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1939
* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt
* Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich
* The hunt for suspects in Nazi Germany
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "MAJOR NAZI OFFENSIVE FORECAST" with subheads that include: "Germany Is Tense" "Shocked by Munich Blast, People Now Feel Blow at Britain Is Near&quo... See More
Item #664522
December 06, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 6, 1941
* Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America
* Dated December 6, 1941 (EVE)
The front page has a two column heading: "Pacific Crisis: Japan Answers FDR---'Troops in Indo-China Don't Exceed Treaty Limit'" (see).
Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, two small mends at the margin, small library stamp within m... See More
The fall of Cherbourg, France imminent...
Item #658284
June 10, 1944
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1944
* Battle of Cherbourg - Normandy invasion
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
The front page has a great banner headline: "DRIVE ON CHERBOURG; Yanks Within 17 Miles of Big Port" with subheads. A few related maps on the following pages. Full back page pictorial shows invasion suc... See More
Belgium surrenders to Nazis...
Item #580805
May 28, 1940
THE NEWS, Frederick, May 28, 1940
* Belgium surrenders to Germany
* King Leopold III
This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"Belgium Surrenders; Leopold Called Traitor; Allied Army Facing Disaster" with subheads and related photo. Tells of the formal surrender of the country of Belgium to the Germans during World War II. Nice issue for display.
Ot... See More
American 1st entry into Germany.... 1944 WWII....
Item #648487
September 12, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 12, 1944
* First United States Army
* Americans enter Germany for 1st time
* Third Reich border is broken
The front page has a banner headline: "YANKS DRIVE FIVE MILES INTO GERMANY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the 1st Army crossing into German soil for the 1st time.
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 page... See More
Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...
Item #674393
October 07, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 7, 1939
* Adolph Hitler Reichstag speech
* Asks the World for peace ?
The front page has a nice headline: "Hitler Wants FDR to Ask a Truce As Allies Spurn His 'Peace' Bid!; Full Text of Der Fuehrer's Talk" with subheads. Inside contains Hitler's full speech and more. Loads of text.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor we... See More
Battle Of Midway beginning...
Item #580098
June 09, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 9, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The battles that changed the course of WWII
This 10 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Chinese Forces Wipe Out Japanese Invasion Troops" with subhead: "Expect Return of Jap Fleet for 'Face Saving'"... See More
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945
Item #666915
July 26, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1945
* Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea - Japan
* United States Third Fleet - air raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy sinkings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column headline: "20 JAPANESE WARSHIPS DAMAGED" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 34 pages, ... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #674844
May 19, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Hungary exterminations
Page 18 has an editorial with one column heading: "The Jews Of Hungary" See images for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Hungary.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Adolph Hitler orders Britain blockade....
Item #617475
August 17, 1940
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1940
* Adolph Hitler orders blockade on Great Britain
* London bombed by Germans
The front page has a two column heading: "HITLER CLAIMS FULL BLOCKADE IN FORCE FOR ENGLISH WATERS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 6 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More
Battle of Monte Cassino ends...
Item #581123
May 18, 1944
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 18, 1944
* Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy ends
* World War II - WWII
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Nazis Driven From Cassino; French Capture Outpost In Hitler Line" with subheads. Reporting on the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino which lasted from January 17 to May 18, 1944 during World War II in Italy.
Ot... See More
Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...
Item #664609
July 25, 1941
NEW YORK POST, July 25, 1941
* Prelude to a Pearl Harbor attack ?
* Imperial Japanese Navy maneuvering
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS MOBILIZE MILLION; U. S. TO ACT TOMORROW" with related illustration. (see) Nice headline more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp with... See More
Naples, Italy Captures by Allies
Item #674852
October 02, 1943
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, October 2, 1943
* Naples captured
* Allied invasion of Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a four column heading: "Planes Plaster Fleeing Nazis; Pursuing Yanks Race for Rome" with subhead: "NAPLES HAILS ALLIES; PORT WORK RUSHED" and related map. (See)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along ... See More
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