1939 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1939



* Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

* Adolf Hitler occupation of Czechoslovakia

* Slovakia Independence - Pre World War II



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "SLOVAKIA NOW HITLER 'PROTECTORATE'" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on pages 4 & 5 with related photos. Loads of tex... See More  

American & Russian armies meet in Germany...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1945



* United States Army join Russian troops in Germany 

* Historic meeting - World War II 



A banner headline announces: "TRUMAN REPORTS ALLIED JUNCTURE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1943 Potenji River Conference... FDR... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1943



* Potenji River Harbor - Natal Conference

* Brazil role in World War II discussed

* President Getulio Vargas & Franklin D. Roosevelt



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT, VARGAS AFFIRM AIM TO MAKE ATLANTIC SAFE FOR ALL" with subheads. See below for further information.

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Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling... Rematch...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 22, 1938



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Max Schmeling (German fighter)

* Famous rematch - boxing (day of)

* Joseph Goebbels speech in Berlin

* Rid Germany of the Jewish population



The front page has a heading: "$1,000,000 Fight Gate !" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "IT'S ON TONIGHT! SCHMELIN... See More  

Battle of Metz... George S. Patton...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 18, 1944



* General George S. Patton

* Battle of Metz, Nazi Germany

* Lorraine Campaign - World War II



The front page has a banner headline: "BIG ALLIED DRIVE GAINING; PATTON SMASH NEARS SAAR" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear along the margins, irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Detroit race riots.... Rudger Clawson death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1943



* Rudger Clawson death

* Mormons - Mormonism

* Detroit race riot of 1943

* World War II - WWII

* African Americans taking jobs



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "23 DEAD IN DETROIT RIOTING; FEDERAL TROOPS ENTER CITY ON THE ORDERS OF ROOSEVELT" with subheads. Coverage continues inside with related pictorial. The top of page ... See More  

FDR responsible for Pearl Harbor attack ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1945



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor ?



The front page has a interesting banner headline: "'F.D.R. KEPT NAVY IN HAWAII'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Supposedly President Roosevelt was warned about a possible attack by Japan but ignored it.

Complete with 38 pages, light to... See More  

Start of World War II imminent in 1939...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 28, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolf Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 3 days



The front page has a terrific banner headline in bold lettering: "FRANCE DRAFTS NEW PEACE PLEA AFTER HITLER OPENS DOOR" with various subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Germany would attack Poland 3 days later, starting World War II.

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Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 20, 1943



* Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress

* Progress of the War Against Germany & Japan

* World War II - WWII Axis



The front page has a two column heading: "Britain Will Fight Japs To End, Churchill Claims; Still No. 1 Foe, Chandler Insists" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little ... See More  

Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet in Rome...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1938



* Dictators Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* Pre World War II meeting in Rome, Italy



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "MUSSOLINI GREETS HITLER IN A RESPLENDENT ROME; 300,000 APPLAUD VISITOR" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related wire photos.

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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  

Tokyo War Crimes Trial begins... Tojo indicted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1946



* Tokyo War Crimes military Trial - Tribunal begins

* Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo & others indicted

* Crimes of aggression against humanity - peace



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ALLIES INDICT TOJO AND 27 FOR A PLOT TO RULE THE WORLD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the In... See More  

Hitler escapes a bomb...

DAILY MIRROR, New York, Nov. 9, 1939  



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Pre Operation Valkyrie

* Bürgerbräukeller - George Elser

* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***



Note: this is the front leaf only.

Over half of the front page is taken up with: "HITLER ESCAPES BOMB" with a subhead: "6 Nazis Killed In Beer Hall Plot". Also a photo showing Adolf Hitler with Goe... See More  

Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...

NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 24, 1944  



* Rare allied issue dropped from aircraft

* Occupied France World war II - WWII



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 from just weeks before the D-Day invasion.

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1938 Adolf Hitler speech to the Reichstag....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 21, 1938



* Adolf 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 a... See More  

Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1941...

CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1942  



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Heinrich Himmler takes charge

* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered

* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report



Although the banner headline announces: "NAZIS LOSE NEARLY 100,000 IN STALINGRAD BATTLE", the most notable report is much smaller at the bottom of the front page: "American Jew... 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  

George Patton slaps soldier in 1943...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., November 23, 1943.



* General George S. Patton slaps soldier

* World War II - WWII (1st made public)



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Disclose Patton Offered Apology To Officers, Men" with photo of Patton. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 7 with a detailed account of what happened.

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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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War Is Over...

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Ohio, Aug., 15, 1945  



* World War II ends - V-J

* Japanese surrenders



The triple banner headline announces: "WAR IS OVER, TRUMAN ANNOUNCES; M'AETHU PICKED TO RULE JAPAN" with various subheads including: "President Calls 2 Legal Holidays".

Two front page photos show Truman and a celebratory crowd in Cleveland. Much related reporting insi... See More  

Notable headline from the occupied Philippine Islands...

MANILA DAILY MAIL, P.I. [Philippine Islands], April 19, 1945



* Rare U.S. military occupation publication



A very rare title that began earlier in the month, this being the volume 1, number 5 issue.

The liberation of the Philippines began on October 20, 1944 when MacArthur famously waded ashore. The U.S. First Calvary arrived at Manila on February 3, 1945. Major inroads by the Allies were mad... See More  

Assassination attempt upon Adolf Hitler...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1939 



* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt

* Hunt for the suspects - pre Valkyrie

* Resistance fighter Georg Elser



The front page has one column headings: "NAZIS ARE BAFFLED BY MUNICH BLAST" "Unable to Find Perpetrator, but Assert Bomb That Hitler Escaped Had Foreign Origin". Reporting continues on page 2. This was the work of res... 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  

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.

Complete wi... See More