1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1944 



* Battle of Leyte Gulf - Sibuyan Sea 

 * Philippines - William Halsey

* Largest naval battle in history 



The front page has a three column heading: "LEYTE DRIVE GAINS" with subheads that include: "JAPANESE SET BACK" and more. Coverage continues on page 10 with related maps. (see images)

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1942 USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea... Midway...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* Battle of Midway aircraft carriers - sailors 

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "FLAMES ON CARRIER FOUGHT TO THE END" with subheads. Also four photos with heading: "As Coral Sea Battle Raged; First Blow To Lexington And Sinking Of Japanese Carrier" (se





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The Battle of Britain...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1940 



* Battle of Britain

* London bombings

* WWII Nazi bombers



The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN FIGHTS 400 RAIDERS; Great Air Battles Rage Over 300 Miles of Channel Coast" with subheads. (see images) Related map is on page 2.

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Big three meet in Yalta... Battle of the Bulge...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1945 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Churchill - Stalin

* Yalta Conference re. Germany & post war Europe

* Battle of the Bulge - General George S. Patton

* Photos at Camp O'Donnell - "Bataan Death March" 



The front page has a banner headline: "BIG 3 SET FINAL STEPS TO CRUSH GERMANY, TURN TO PEACE ISSUES IN BLACK TALK; U. S. 3D AR... See More  

Harriot Stanton Batch death... Women's suffrage movement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 21, 1940



* Harriot Stanton Batch death w/ photo

* Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter 

* Woman's - Women's suffrage movement

* Known for organizing historic marches 



The top of the 1st column of page 29 has a one column heading: "MRS. BLATCH DEAD; FAMED SUFFRAGIST" with subheads and photo. (see images) 

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1950 Valentina Cortesa magazine cover photo...

THIS WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1950



* Italian actress Valentina Cortesa

* 1950 magazine color cover photo 

* Making her presence in Hollywood



The front page of this section has a nice photo of new Hollywood actress Valentina Cortesa. Nice for display. Related biography and two more related photos inside. (see images)

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Initial 1945 Iwo Jima landing....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.



* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima

* Famous World War II battle beginning



The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces. 

Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map. (see images)

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Eisenhower to lead in the D-Day invasion...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Extra, Dec. 24, 1943



* D-Day invasion leader named

* General Dwight D. Eisenhower



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "EISENHOWER ALLIED LEADER" with subheads and photo. (see images)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally in good condition.



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

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 15, 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 The Chicago Tribune.

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1942 USS Lexington aircraft carrier captain honored...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 8, 1942



* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Captain Frederick C. Sherman awarded

* Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "LEXINGTON CAPTAIN DECORATED BY NAVY" with subheads. (see images)

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Battle of the Bulge begins... Initial attack by the Germans...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 19, 1944



* Battle of Bulge begins

* Initial German attack

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a four column heading: "Germans Drive Yanks Back 4 Miles, Lose 143 Planes" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small ink notations on the inside pages only, generally good... See More  

Battle of the Bulge....

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 7, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Kraut Saar Drive Gains Momentum" with related map. A related photo is on the back page. (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.

Other World War II news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.



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Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1942.



* Dutch Harbor, Alaska

* Japanese airplane attack

* Battle of Midway eve



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPANESE BOMB DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA, TWICE" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display. More inside with related photos.

Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 27, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* About one week away - imminent

* Roosevelt knows something ?

The top of the front page has a four column heading: "ROOSEVELT SEES TOKYO ENVOYS" with subheads. (see images) Japan would attack Pearl Harbor two Sundays later.

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1938 Northwest Arline Flight 2 disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1938



* Northwest Airlines Flight 2 disaster

* Lockheed Super Electra airplane

* Bridger Mountains - Montana



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "10 Killed as Airliner Hits Peak of Montana Mountain" with subhead. (see images)

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Battle Of the Coral Sea & Midway in 1942...

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Hermann Goering's suicide & others hang in 1946...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946 



* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany 

* German Nazis - war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide by poison

* Jewish holocaust perpetrators



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various subheads. (see images)

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1942 Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1942



* Battle Of Midway ends w/ win

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* Great eyewitness account - George H. Gay Jr.



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U. S. FLIER SAW 3 ENEMY CARRIERS AFIRE; BIG ONE AMONG THOSE LOST OFF MIDWAY" with subheads that include: "Flier Down On Sea" "He Saw Japanese Planes Circle Blazing Carriers... See More  

Operation Dragoon in 1944 WWII... Southern France...

THE BOSTON POST, August 17, 1944 



* Operation Dragoon

* Southern France invasion 

* Allies invade Nazis 

* Gen. George S. Patton 



The front page has a four column headline: "NAZIS ISOLATED IN RIVIERA FIGHT" with subhead. Also a front page photo with small heading: "Fighting General At His Headquarters" (see images)

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1942 Battle Of Midway victory... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1942



* Battle Of Midway - Carriers

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "ARMY FLIERS BLASTED TWO FLEETS OFF MIDWAY" with subheads. (see images) More reporting inside. Coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway.

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Battle Of Midway Won In 1942...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1942



* Battle Of Midway ends w/ win

* Japanese vs. American Navy

* World war II original - WWII



The front page has a nicet three line banner headline: "JAPANESE DESTROYER SUNK, TWO CRUISERS HIT, U.S. DESTROYER LOST, MOST OF THE CREW RESCUED; ENEMY WITHDRAWS, MIDWAY 'SECTION IS QUIET'" with subheads. (see) More on page 5 with related map. Always... See More  

Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946



* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis 

* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”

* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews 

* Films showing mass murders at camps



The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)

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Partition of India prelude... Muhammad Ali Jinnah...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1940



* Muhammad Ali Jinnah speech

* Separate Muslim homeland  

* Partition of British India prelude 

* India and Pakistan independence



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "DIVISION OF INDIA URGED BY MOSLEM" with subheads. (see images) Prelude to the partition of the British Indian Empire into the Dominion of Pakistan and the U... See More  

Jane Bolin, 1st African American Woman takes the bench...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1939 



* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)

* 1st African-American black Woman

* Best publication to be had ? 



Page 21 has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading: "Woman Justice On Job" with subhead. (see image) Nice to have in this famous NYC publication, the city where she served.

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Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame football in 1939...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* NCAA college football

* Many other games w/ photos



The front page of this section has a four column heading: "NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY, 14-0" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos and stats.

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