1942 Japenese attack on California coast...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942 



* Attack on California coast

* Ellwood oil field shelling

* Japanese submarine I-17



The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick w... See More  

1943 Boris III of Bulgaria assassination...

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.



background... See More  

1945 Operation Veritable... Allied pincer movement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1945



* Operation Veritable in Germany

* Battle of the Klever Reichswald forest

* Allied pincer movement - Canadian 1st Army

* Kleve- Lower Rhine region - Northwest Germany

* Final stages of World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH ENTER CLEVE, CUT FOE'S LATERAL ROAD; AMERICANS SMASH INTO OUTSKIRTS OF PRUEM" with subhead... See More  

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  

Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1943



* Marshall Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed

* Imperial Japanese Navy - combined fleet commander

* Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Midway leader

* World War II - Pacific War



The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ADMIRAL KILLED IN COMBAT" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.... 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)

Comple... See More  

1942 Cleo Wright lynching... Sikeston, Missouri....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1942



* Lynching of Cleo Wright - Negro

* Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri



Page 17 has a one column heading: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSOURI CROWD" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



Rag edition in great condition.... See More  

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  

1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945



* New super atomic bomb developed

* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.

Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.



Note: On September 24, 1945, U.S. Representative Leslie ... 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  

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. 



AI not... See More  

Landing in Solomons...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated September 8, 1942.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Japs Again Land in Solomons" "Nazis Rip Into Center of Russian Line Before Stalingrad" "FDR Will Lick Inflation With or Without Congress". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional detai... See More  

Tokyo Japan occupied by U.S. in 1945......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945



* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan

* American flag (old glory) raised over city

*  Japanese atrocities - Palawan Massacre



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

I ... See More  

Naples and Avellino Captures by Allies

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 2, 1943



* Naples and Avellino captured

* Allied invasion of Italy

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a five column headline: "FDR Pledges Liberation Of Pope; Allies Drive On From Fallen Naples!" with subheads. First report coverage on the allied forces capture of Naples and Avellino, Italy.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margin... See More  

First of this "Combat Edition" we have offered...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Fifth Army Combat Edition, Italy, Oct. 27, 1943  The motto in the dateline is "Be Alert And Live".

The banner head reports: "Nazis Flee Russ Trap" and smaller heads: "Disaster Looms" "Fifth Gains Heights" "Nazis Need Machinery" "You're In Italy".

Although there were many editions of this famous military n... See More  

Camp O'Donnell captured on Luzon Island...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1945



* Camp O'Donnell captured by U.S. Army

* Post Bataan Death March - Luzon Island

* Japanese brutality - horrors fame

* Rescue of allied prisoners underway

* Battle of the Bulge ending



The front page has a two column heading: "Camp for Bataan's Victims Captured by U. S. Troops" Related map on page 8. (see images)

Complete with 34 pages,... See More  

Capture of Koblenz... George S. Patton...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1945 (first/front section)



* Third & Seventh United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Capture of Koblenz, Germany

* General George s. Patton & more



The front page has a nice banner headline: "COBLENZ FALLS IN SWIFT ASSAULT BY 3RD ARMY; PATTON AND 7TH CLOSING TRAP ON NAZIS IN SAAR" with subheads and related map. (see images) ... See More  

Battle of Stalingrad ends with Nazis defeated...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1943



* Battle of Stalingrad ending

* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII

* One of the bloodiest battles in history



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS' STALINGRAD CHIEF CAPTURED, ONE OF LAST 2 POCKETS WIPED OUT" with subheads. Related map on page 2. (see) Coverage on the closing events of the Battle of Stalingrad which was con... See More  

Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940



* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate

* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen

* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More  

Kamikaze airplane attack in 1945...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 26, 1945



* USS Ingraham - destroyer

* United States Navy

* Kamikaze suicide airplane attack

* Battle of Okinawa - Japanese



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Destroyer Ingraham Hit By Suicide Craft" (see image)

I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the ... See More  

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

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939 



* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany

* World War II at the beginning - WWII

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page has a banner heading: "ATHENIA REPORTED SHELLED" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More  

The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940



* Philip Nowlan death

* Buck Rogers creator

* Science Fiction



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 41 that read: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'", "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia". See photos for brief text here.



Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, other... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1943 



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations 



This 46 page Sunday newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "New Threats Against Jews". See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the realit... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain... London bombings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1940



* Battle of Britain

* London, England  bombings

* World War II - WWII



The the top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER SWEARS TO CRUSH BRITAIN WITH GIANT NIGHT-RAIDING FORCES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 44 pages, a few archival mends along the right margin, a little margin wear with tiny b... See More  

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending events....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1945



* General Courtney Hodges

* 1st Infantry Division (United States)

* Battle of the Bulge ending events

* World War II - WWII Europe



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. FIRST ARMY STRIKES SUDDENLY IN BLIZZARD" with subheads and related photo. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with a few photos and map.

Complete with 28 pages, ... See More