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  

1945 Potsdam Conference...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, July 16, 1945



* Potsdam Conference (Germany)

* The Big Three meeting

* Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, & Winston Churchill



This 42 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: " 'Big Three' In Potsdam For Historic Meeting", with nice photo of Harry Truman with caption: "Ready For Conference". Other news of the day through... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes public reality...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia exterminations



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "20 OF 12,000 JEWS ALIVE IN BELGRADE", "1,000 Fled Systematic Murder and Torture by Germans--Children Were Hanged". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavi... See More  

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1941



* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?

* Japan bombs USS Tutluila



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "U. S. PROTESTS JAP BOMBING OF RIVER GUNBOAT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo. This event happened more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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Battle of the Bulge beginning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1944



* Battle of the Bulge beginning

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS DRIVE 9 MILES INTO GERMAN FLANK, BUT ENEMY SPEARHEADS CUT TWO VITAL ROADS" with subheads and map. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage near the beginning of the famous Battle of the Bulge. Nice to have ... See More  

Siege of Budapest ends w/ capture... General Patton...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1945



* Siege - Battle of Budapest ends w/ capture - Hungary

* Post-Battle of the Bulge - General George S. Patton



The front page has a nice banner headlines: "BUDAPEST IS TAKEN AT COST OF 159,000 TO FOE"& "BRITISH CLEAR REICHSWALD, PATTON PUSHES ON" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside.

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Japanese Army & Navy Generals ousted in 1944...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1944



* Admiral Osami Nagano

* Imperial Japanese Navy

* Field Marshall Hajime Sugiyama

* Hideki Tojo removes both officers

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has six column headlines that include: "JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY CHIEFS OUSTED" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with photos of the two Japanese officers.

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied exterminations - Gassing tests

* New Britain Campaign begins w/ U.S. troops ashore



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. TROOPS INVADE NEW BRITAIN, WIN FOOTHOLD"  with subheads that include: "Americans Ashore" and more.

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1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 2, 1942



* Battle of Alam el Halfa

* Al Alamein, Egypt

* Western Desert Campaign

* Panzer Africa vs. British Eighth Army

* Erwin Rommel vs. Bernard Montgomery



The front page has a five column headline: "U.S. FORCES OPPOSE ROMMEL" with subheads that include: "Land and Air Forces Join British Against New Axis Offensive" Coverage on beginning... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1943 



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations 

* Help on the way ? 



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14: "JEWISH CONGRESS ASKS AID IN EUROPE", "Chicago Division to Push Succor Programs for the 5,000,000 Jews There" and more (see photos). See photos fo... See More  

From the beginning of Nazi occupation of this British island...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, July 16, 1940 



* Rare Nazi occupation issue

* Beginning of the siege



A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi. This is a very early issue from during the occupation by the Nazis, as the came on to the island in early July & took it with no resistance. The b... See More  

Mahatma Gandhi released from jail...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1944  



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

* The Mahatma jail release



This 30 page newspaper has a 2 column headline on the front page: "Gandhi Freed Unconditionally; British Act on Health Grounds"

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Very nice condition.... See More  

General George S. Patton in 1943...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 25, 1943



* re. General George Patton slaps soldier

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading "See Promotion for Ike Periled by Patton Slap" (see) Coverage on General George S. Patton's possible removal from command for slapping and insulting a shell shocked soldier. Some stray pencil markings with this report.

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Attempt to kill Hitler... Real life "Valkyrie" event...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, July 23, 1944.



* Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot

* Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Hitler Attempts To Rally Army" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete in 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, general... See More  

Joe DiMaggio continues the consecutive game hitting streak (51)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 13, 1941 



* Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees baseball

* All time MLB hitting streak record continues (51)



The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "DIMAGGIO'S 2 HITS HELP YANKS TAKE 12TH STRAIGHT, 7-5" with subheads that include: "Browns Beaten as Joe Lifts Record to 51 Games..." and mo... See More  

Werner von Fritssch killed....

BOSTON TRAVELER, September 26, 1939



* General Werner von Fritsch killed

* Supreme Commander of the Army

* German High Command member



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead announcing: "FRITSCH MURDERED NAZI PRISONERS DAY" with subheads. (see) Very nice for display.

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The Nazi party newspaper...

VOLKISCHER BEOBACHTER, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 10, 1940   This was the newspaper of the Nazi party in Germany and for 25 years it formed part of the official public face of the Nazi party. Totally in the German language.

The top banner headline translates to: "The War Speech of the Fuhrer to the Old Guard". A rather large front page photo showing Adolf Hitler at the podium. ... See More  

Rudolph Hess parachutes in 1941...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, May 13, 1941.



* Rudolph Hess Scotland jump mystery (1st report)

* Adolph Hitler's right hand man



This 8 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "British Claim Nazi Break Shown", with subheads that include: "REJOICE OVER ARRIVAL OF HESS", "Claim Examination Shows Man Who Made Flight Escape Is Sane", and more (see ... See More  

Major Jimmy Stewart, pilot in World War II...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1944 



* Jimmy Stewart as a World War II pilot

* American Hollywood movie actor



Page 3 has a small, rather inconspicuous report of famed actor Jimmy Steward  co-piloting a Liberator plane over Germany. Headed: "Stewart Co-Pilot in New Attack" it includes: "Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former film star, led one group of Liberators over Oberpfaffenhof... See More  

Hitler & Eva Braun had children?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1945



* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?

* World War II - WWII



This 36 page  newspaper has a very interesting but discrete report on page 6 with small one column headings: "Tells Of Hitler Children", "Swede Reports Hunt for Them--No Comment at Shaef". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young ch... See More  

Germany invades Denmark & Norway....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 9, 1940



* Germany invades Norway & Denmark

* Operation Weserübung - World War II



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIR BATTLE ON OVER OSLO; Capital Surrendered Without a Fight; FLEETS CLASH OFF NORWEGIAN COAST" with subhead and related photo. (see) More on pages 2 & 3.

Complete with all 34 pages, some spine wear, small library... See More  

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter gets guilty verdict.......

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How Berlin was divided just after the war...

NORDWEST-NACHRICHTEN, Germany, Sept. 28, 1945  A notable post-war newspaper--totally in the German language--concerning the creations of the four districts of Berlin, noting the American, British, French, and Russian districts, the latter to be known as East Berlin.

The title translates: "Northwest News - News Bulletin of the Allied Military Authority". The map caption translates: ... See More  

Frank Knox & Henry Stimson named to war cabinet....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1940



* Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson

* France close to surrender to the Nazis



This 44 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page that reads: "KNOX AND STIMSON ARE NAMED TO CABINET" with subheads (see image). This tells of Frank Knox being named Secretary of the Navy and Henry L Stimson being named Secretary of War.



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"Lone survivor" of the Iwo Jima flag-raising...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945 



* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising

* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor



A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous Mt. Suribachi flag-raising picture... See More