Bill Newton's beheading made public...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945



* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading

* Made public for the first time

* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers including a report of a Australian pilot being ... See More  

Battle of Kasserine Pass... Tunisia Campaign...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 25, 1943



* Battle of Kasserine Pass - Tunisia Campaign - Africa

* 1st major battle between American & German forces



The front page has a nice banner headline: "HOW WE BEAT ROMMEL" with lead-in: "What Did It?---The Courage Of American Boys" and subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Battle of Kasserine Pass duri... See More  

Laura Ingalls sentenced as Nazi spy....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 20, 1942



* Laura Ingalls (aviator)

* Sentenced for treason

* Nazi - German spy



The front page is a one column heading: "LAURA  INGALLS GETS 8 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Much coverage on World War II. Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1942



* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"

* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)

* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan

* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft



Page 3 has a one column heading: "2 A. V. G. Fliers Aided In Defending Yunnan" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition. 



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First Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1941



* Louis D. Brandeis death (1st report)

* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice



The front page has a great banner headline: "BRANDEIS, NOTED JURIST, DIES" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.

Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp in the masthead, small binding holes ... See More  

1944 Battle of Aachen, Germany...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1944



* Battle of Aachen, Germany

* World War II - WWII urban fighting

* 1st city on German soil to be captured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AACHEN BLASTED AFTER DEFYING UNTIMATUM; GERMANS REPORTED FLEEING THE BURNING CITY" with subheads and related map. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in very nice conditi... See More  

1944 Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1944



* Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends

* Southern Ukraine - Soviet Red Army victory

* Rodion Malinovsky & the 3rd Ukrainian Front



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIANS 10 MILES FROM RUMANIA" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

1943 Withholding tax bill signed into law...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1943



* Withholding tax bill signed into law

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

* World War II era



The top of the front page has a one column headings: "PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX IS SIGNED INTO LAW; IN EFFECT ON JULY 1" "Wage and Salary Earners Will Find 20% Withheld to Put Then on Current Basis" and more. (see) First report coverage continues o... See More  

1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 3, 1944



* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll

* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan

* United States Marine Corps (USMC)

* Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign



The front page has a four column headline: "U.S. FORCES CAPTURE MAIN AIRFIELD, SEIZE TWO MORE ISLETS IN MARSHALLS AREA" with subheads and 2 photos of the commanding Generals. (see)

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Jewish homeland in Palestine?....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943



* Jewish rescue in Palestine?

* Extermination of Jews in Europe



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.

Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, light ton... See More  

The Blitz of 1940 begins over London...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1940 



* The Blitz (1st Phase) BEGINS

* Germany bombs London England 

* World War II - WWII campaign



The top of the front page has four column headline: "GERMAN PLANES RAID LONDON ALL DAY..." with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the very beginning of The Blitz.

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Racehorse Seabiscuit retires in 1940....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 12, 1940



* Seabiscuit retires (1st report)

* Underdog thoroughbred racehorse champion



This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline in the sport's section (page 11): "Seabiscuit, Greatest Money Winner of American Turf, Retired to Stud by Howard" with subhead: "Mighty Horse's Victory in Santa Anita Handicap Was 89th ... See More  

`945 Kamikaze attack on USS William D. Porter...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 5, 1945



* Japanese Kamikaze suicide attacks

* USS Twiggs & USS William D. Porter

* United States Navy Destroyers

* Battle of Okinawa - Japan



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Jap Aerial Attacks Sink 2 Destroyers" (see images) Coverage on the Japanese Kamikaze attack on the USS Twiggs & the USS William D. Porter during the Batt... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 21, 1942



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier



The front page has a one column heading: "Raiders Came From Carriers, Tokyo Says". (see images) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to s... See More  

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands... USS Wasp sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942



* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II

* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking



The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT FOE'S SEA FRONT OFF ISLAND IS UNBROKEN" with subheads. (s... See More  

Johnny Nettleton...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated June 10, 1942.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Congress Lays An Egg - But Soldiers' Families Can't Eat It". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



Also featured is coverage of the parade held in New York City for 15 war heroes, one of which was Johnny Nettleton.



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FDR declares America will not enter war...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1941



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* United States not close to entering WWII

* Tensions with Japan re. American hostages ?



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECLARES U. S. IS NO NEARER WAR; REVEALS FULL ACCORD ON WORLD CONFLICT" with subheads and related photo. Also a two column heading: "Japan Refuses to... See More  

1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 10, 1941 



* Strand Theatre fire disaster

* Firemen - firefighters

* Brockton, Massachusetts



 Near the bottom of the front page is a brief, same day report with a one column heading: "Snow Crushes Roof; 12 Firemen Killed" (see image)

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Battle of Kula Gulf...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 6, 1943



* Battle of Kula Gulf - Solomon Islands

* World War II naval battle - WWII

* United States Navy - Japanese Imperial



The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Fleet Heavily Damages Jap Naval Forces In Battle Of Kula Gulf, Navy Reports On Incomplete Information" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the battle of Kula Gulf.

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Operation Barbarossa... German invasion of Russia... Moscow...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 9, 1941



* Operation Barbarossa - German invasion of Russia

* Battles for Moscow - Soviet Union 



The front page has a banner headline: "3 MILLION HURLED AT MOSCOW" with subheads. (see)

Complete with all 38 pages, archival mend along the right margin, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 25, 1942



* Battle Of Midway Victory

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* United States Marines' account



The front page has a one column heading: "MARINES' ROLE IN BATTLE OF MIDWAY TOLD" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within the masthead, gene... See More  

USS Saratoga... Japanese kamikaze attacks...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1945 



* USS Saratoga - aircraft carrier - USS Hazelwood

* Japanese kamikazes - Iwo Jima

* Joachim von Ribbontrop captured





This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "RIBBONTROP IS CAPTURED IN HAMBURG" with subheads. (see photos) Also on the front page are one column headlines: "CARRIER SARATOGA BADLY HIT OFF IWO&q... See More  

Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass.., August 29, 1945



* Official Pearl Harbor attack report

* President Harry S. Truman releases

* Japan occupation just before peace signing



On August 29, 1945, with America’s enemies vanquished, President Harry S. Truman released the results of secret Army and Navy investigations into the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took the live... See More  

1945 Battle of Okinawa... Yonabaru...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1945



* Yonabaru (port city) captured

* Battle of Okinawa, Japan

* United States Army (USA)



The front page has a nice displayable headline: "CAPTURE KEY OKINAWA CITY" with subheads. related map on page 2. (see)

Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small address stamp within the masthead, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More  

General George S. Patton welcome home....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 8, 1945



* General George S. Patton

* Welcome home celebration

* Post European theater



The top of the back page has a photo of Patton with family headed: "Gen. Patton Arrives in U.S." Page 13 has a one column heading: "NOISY BOSTON CROWDS GREET PATTON RETURN" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on General George S. Patton's welcome home i... See More