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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1945



* 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) Nice for display. Alwa... See More  

Adolph Hitler's Kristallnacht: "Night of Broken Glass"...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., November 18, 1938



* re. Kristallnacht - crystal night

* Persecution of Jews

 

The top of the front page has five column headline: "NAZIS CALL ENVOY HOME TO REPORT FD ATTITUDE" with subheads. (see) This is coverage of  the recent "Kristallnacht", a series of coordinated attacks against the Jews in Nazi Germany.

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First Quebec Conference... FDR & Churchill...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1943



* First Quebec Conference - Quadrant

* Highly secret military discussion

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill



The front page has a four column photo headed: "At Quebec: The Men Who Will Determine Next Phases Of The War" Also a two column heading: "Eden Joins Quebec Parley; Political Phase Is Reached" (see images)

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Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 30, 1944 



* Battle of the Bulge - Belgium

* General George S. Patton

* U.S. First & Third Army

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SAY 25 DIVISIONS HIT NAZIS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...

THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, June 3, 1940 



* Hitler Bombs Paris - The Dunkirk Invasion...

* Great for framing



The ftpg. has the full banner heading: "RAIN BOMBS ON PARIS!", followed by the full banner: "Nazis in Desperate Drive at Dunkirk". The related articles also begin on this page which, although continued on inside pages which are not present, add to the graphi... See More  

1938 Adolph Hitler speech to the Reichstag....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 21, 1938



* Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag

* Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Hitler Tells World He's Prepared to Use Force to Carve an Empire" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with related photo.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor ... See More  

J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1945



* The Los Alamos National Laboratory secrecy

* Making the atomic bomb in New Mexico

* Project Y - physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SECRECY ASSAILED ON ATOMIC POWER" with subheads. (see images) A related article on the front page with a one column heading: "ATOM BOMB POLICY MAPPED AS TRUMAN, ATTLEE... See More  

re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 20, 1942 



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed 

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier 



The front page has two column photo of President Roosevelt giving Doolittle the Congressional Medal; of Honor with heading: "Plane Racer Bombed Tokyo" with brief text. (see images) This was when... See More  

Mussolini is ousted in 1943...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



Nice headline at the top of the front page announces: "ITALIAN ARMY TAKES OVER; HULL SEES END OF FACISM" with subheads and photo of Mussolini. (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More  

Franklin Roosevelt wins a never-to-be-equaled 4th presidential election...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, Extra, Nov. 8, 1944 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* 4th presidential election victory



The banner headline proclaims: "PRES. ROOSEVELT RE-ELECTED" with banner subhead and more including photo and result chart. Nice for display. This was his 4th presidential election victory, a later change in the Constitution would make this an unprecedented event.

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Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, 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 lives of more ... See More  

Digital Image: Very dramatic front page on Germany's invasion of Poland...

High-resolution digital image of the NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN--EXTRA, Sept. 1, 1939 (dramatic front page)



* World War II begins -- initial start

* Adolf Hitler defies the World



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1945 FDR death...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, April 13, 1945 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* Warm Springs, Georgia

* World War II - WWII



A displayable issue on the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with a patriotic themed front page with large photo and headline: "PRESIDENT DIES" Reporting on the following pages with 2 full page pictorials.

First section only with 18 pages, various tears arc... See More  

History making 3rd term of the presidency.....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 21, 1941



* Franklin D. Roosevelt

* 3rd FDR inauguration

* First time for 3rd term



The front page has a nice banner headline: "F. R. TAKES OATH, ASSERTS DEMOCRACY NOT DYING" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a light pinkish stain from a... See More  

Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 22, 1942



* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid

* World War II - U.S. Marines

* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James



The front page has a great banner headline: "MARINES WIPE OUT JAP LANDING IN SOLOMONS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good cond... See More  

U.S. declares war on Japan....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 10, 1941



* re. Pearl Harbor attack

* FDR fireside chat to the nation

* U.S. enters World War II



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FORCES BATTLING JAPANESE ON LUZON; TWO OF BRITAIN'S BIGGEST WARSHIPS SUNK; ROOSEVELT SEES LONG WAR AND VICTORY" with various subheads. (see images) More on the following pages. FDR's address to ... See More  

1945 concentration camp for children liberated...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 24, 1945



* Concentration camp for children found

* Jewish holocaust realization



The front page has a two column heading: "Camp of 'Slave Children' Freed by Russian Troops" First report coverage of a concentration camp for children that was found by Russian troops in Poland. What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then havi... See More  

Eve of World War II...

NEW YORK POST, August 29, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolf Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 2 days



The front page has a nice banner headline: "OUR FINAL ANSWER IS MADE, OUR TROOPS ARE ON THE MOVE--Chamberlain; HITLER REPLY IS STILL SECRET" with subheads. Nice for display. Germany would attack Poland 2 days later, starting World War II.

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is established...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1946 



* CIA Central Intelligence Agency is established (1st report) 

* President Harry Truman 



The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "Truman Creates a New Authority To Handle Foreign Intelligence" "Gathering and Dissemination Put Under Secretaries of State, War and Navy With a Central Director as Coordinator" First re... See More  

1940 Brenner Pass meeting... Hitler & Mussolini...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 18, 1940



* 1940 Brenner Pass meeting

* Austria & Italy border - Alps

* Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* re. Bolshevik Russia agreement



The front page has a banner headline: "Hitler and Ill Duce Confer At Brenner Pass" with subheads and two related photos. (see)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny bind... See More  

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  

1938 Will Rogers Memorial Museum dedication...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1938



* Will Rogers Memorial Museum dedication

* Claremore, Oklahoma - Rogers County

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT LEADS TRIBUTE TO ROGERS" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the dedication of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. I suspect this is one... See More  

G. I. Bill of Rights is signed by FDR...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1944 



* G. I. Bill of Rights is signed

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* World War II veteran benefits 



Page 7 has a one column heading: "Veterans' Aid Bill Signed By Roosevelt", with 4 paragraphs of supporting text. See images for details.

The front page has: "Large Japanese Naval Force Routed; Americans Fight Way... See More  

Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 22, 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 photo headed: "One Less Jap" Also a one column heading: "Yamamoto, Japs' Naval Chief, Killed" with subhead and related i... See More  

1938: Roosevelt describes his "New Deal"... Great color cover..

LIBERTY magazine, New York, Mar. 12, 1938  The color cover of has an illustration a puppy surprising his new owner with a kiss. The tag around the puppy's neck reads "Happy Birthday!" Also present is an article titled: "President Roosevelt's Own Story of the New Deal", which provides his own perspective on the program and includes several photos. Quite interes... See More