"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans

* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)

* Alien control order

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Congressmen Demand All American-Born Japs Be Moved From Coastal Areas" with lead-in: "Enemy Aliens" and subhead. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 on this d... See More  

Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...

NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 22, 1944  A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis...

"The Voyage of the Damned" ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned" ENDS



The front page has one column heading: "907 REFUGEES END VOYAGE IN ANTWERP" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)

* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS AN OPENING" with subheads. Two related maps are on page 4. The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin the very next day.

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1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942



* Battle of the Eastern Solomons

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese



The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.



Note: Later in August, the Battle of the... See More  

1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes



Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 2nd installment out of 15 he wr... See More  

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

1942 USS Lexington (CV-16) launching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942



* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching

* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"

* World War II - United States Navy

* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame



The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top of page 45 has a one column heading: "... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 26, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (eve)

* Judy Garland and more



Page 19 has an iconic advertisement in early film history. See images for a 8 x 4 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This was the day before the opening for this famous movie.

Complete w... See More  

General Patton close to death (eve)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945



* General George S. Patton day of death

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)



The front page has a one column heading: "Patton Contracts Infection" (see image) Patton would die on this day.

FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small binding holes along the left margin, good condition.... See More  

Italy enters World War II in 1940....

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940



* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)

* Benito Mussolini's announcement



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "DUCE DECLARES WAR" with lead-in: "Italians Invade South Europe". (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, good... 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)

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1945 Japanese officers commit Seppuku (Harakiri)...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, June 27, 1945



* Mitsuru Ushijima & Isamu Cho

* Imperial Japanese Army officers

* Seppuku - Harakiri - Ritual suicide

* Battle of Okinawa - re. Japanese defeat

* World War II - WWII nearing the end



The bottom of the front has a two column heading: "Jap Army and Naval Chiefs On Okinawa Commit Hara Kari (sic)" with subhead. (see images)

Complete wit... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day close...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 16, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (2 days away)

* Judy Garland and more



The bottom of page 38 has an historic advertisement in early film history. See images for a non-illustrated 7 1/2 x 6 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. (see images) This was 2 days before the openin... See More  

1943 Battle of Rennell Island...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, Feb. 3, 1943



* Battle of Rennell Island - Solomons

* Last major naval engagement

* During the Guadalcanal Campaign

* World War II - WWII Pacific theater



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIC BATTLE RAGES; U.S., JAP SHIPS SUNK" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small b... See More  

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor warning ?....

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 3, 1943



* Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii warning

* Joseph Grew warned the State Department



The front page has a two column heading: "Japan's Plans Long Known, '31-'41 State Papers Reveal" Lengthy text continues on page 36. This was when this report was first made public to the American citizens.

Complete 1st section only with all 46 pages, rag ed... 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  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 22, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" film premiere

* Opening week movie advertisement

* Judy Garland and more



Page 6 has a nice advertisement in early film history. See images for the 9 1/2 x 2 inch ad for the opening week of the film "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. This particular ad has images of the main characters. (see images) Th... See More  

1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1944



* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll

* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan

* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FORCE WINS BEACHES ON MARSHALLS ATOLL; BATTLES RAGE ON FIRST JAPANESE SOIL INVADED" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fam... See More  

1945 Battle of Iwo Jima w/ photo....

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, February 21, 1945.



* Battle of Iwo Jima w/ photo

* Fighting on Mount Suribachi

* United States Flag planting close



The front page has a somewhat brief report with small heading: "Marines Take Iwo Airfield..." and more. (see image) The iconic flag raising on Mount Suribachi would occur two days later. Given the small report here, it is somewhat surprising... See More  

King and Queen of England visits the Big Apple...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1939.



* King and Queen of England (George VI)

* New York City - visits the big apple



The front page has a six column headline: "3,500,000 CHEERING NEW YORKERS GREET KING AND QUEEN; THEY ARE OFFICIALLY WELCOMED AT BATTERY AND FAIR, VISIT COLUMBIA, DRIVE TO HYPE PARK FOR DAY'S REST" with many subheads. (see images) Much more on the following pages, load... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1942 



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* Nazi-occupied Europe persecution 



This 42 page newspaper has one column headings on page 13: "WAR ON JUDAISM BY NAZIS RELATED" "7,000,000 Jews Under German Rule to Be Denied Religious Rites on Rosh ha-Shanah" "Record Is Documented" and "Martyring of Ra... See More  

Battle of Guadalcanal Statrts in 1942... WWII...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 10, 1942



* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning

* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "JAP BASES BLASTED As Solomon Battle Rages" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally n... See More  

Jimmy Doolittle to lead D-Day air attack...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1943



* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle

* New commander of the Eighth Air Force

* Promoted Lieutenant general

* To lead air attack on D-Day



The front page has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE TO GUIDE INVASION AIR BLOW" with subhead. (see images)

Other World War II events of the day. Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... 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 their was really no reason to save it at the time.

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