1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 19, 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 a great banner headline: "STORY OF RAID ON TOKYO; Doolittle Led U. S. Plane Attack" with subhead and photo of Doolittle. (see) Nice for display. This was when it was first repor... See More  

Planning for surrender in 1945...

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1945 



* Japan's surrender terms stated

* Douglas MacArthur to be in charge

* V-J Day days away



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES TO LET HIROHITO REMAIN SUBJECT TO OCCUPATION CHIEF; M'ARTHUR IS SLATED FOR POST" with various related subheads and a photo of: "Gen. Douglas MacArthur" .

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1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...

DAILY NEWS, Los Angeles, April 23, 1943



* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

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

* Realization of Japanese executions



The front page has a two column heading: "U.S. senators, Doolittle cry for Jap raids" (see) This was when it was first reported that the Japanese has executed some American airmen that were captured during the Doolittl... See More  

1943 USS Ranger sinking hoax by Germany...

DAILY NEWS, Los Angeles, April 26, 1943



* USS Ranger (CV-4) Sinking hoax by Nazis

* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII



The front page has a five column heading: "Sub claims U. S. carrier" with subhead: "Ranger sunk by U-boat say Nazis" (see)

Other World War II reporting. Complete with 32 pages, larger tabloid size measuring 19 x 13 inches, light toning and mino... See More  

Financial aspect of U.S. entering WWII.......

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL--Pacific Coast Edition, San Francisco, Dec. 11, 1941



* Financial aspect of Pearl Harbor attack (4 days prior)

* United States is at war with the Axis



The banner headline across the top reads: "Permanent Light Controls to Enforce Blackouts Faced on Coast" with various subheads and more. As might be expected from a finance newspaper, there is much content con... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 19, 1942



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "JAPAN WARNED OF MORE RAIDS BY U.S. PLANES" with subhead: "Bombers Come from Carriers, Report". Coverage continues on page 8 with related map and 3 photos. This was the ... See More  

Kamikaze airplane attack on 1945 Okinawa...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 26, 1945



* Kamikaze suicide airplane attack

* Battle of Okinawa - Japanese

* Heinrich Himmler suicide photo



The front page has a nice banner headline: "18-HOUR JAP SUICIDE AIR ATTACK" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Japanese special operations suicide attack on Yontan Airfield during the Battle of Okinawa.

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"Silver Shirts" founder is arrested...

PHOENIX GAZETTE, Phoenix, Arizona, April 4, 1942 



* William Dudley Pelley's arrest

* Founder/leader of the "Silver Shirts of America"



The front page of "front page #2" has the full banner headline: "'SILVER SHIRTS' LEADER IS ARRESTED", with subhead: "Faces Prison Term Up To 20 Years, Heavy Fine".  The coverage tells of the arrest... See More  

1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 14, 1942



* Battle of Stalingrad beginning

* World War II - WWII

* Volograd, Russia



The front page has a one column heading: "Reds' Bayonet Repulse Nazis At Stalingrad" with subhead. Related map is on page 2. Coverage near the start of the Battle of Stalingrad which is currently named Volograd, Russia.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning an... See More  

Plane crashes into the Empire State Building...

MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1945 



* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash

* Empire State Building



The front page has a two column heading: "13 Now Dead in B25 empire State Crash" with subhead and a few related photos.Five more photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the B-25 Mitchell bomber airplane crash into the Empire State Building in New York City.

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Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939 



* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany

* World War II at the beginning - WWII

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page has a banner heading: "Torpedoed Ship Survivors Reach Port; Tell of Horrors" with subheads. (see) More on page 4.

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding hole... See More  

1943 Invasion of Italy... Operation Avalanche...

DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, September 3, 1943 



* Operation Avalanche

* Allies invade Italy



The bold banner headline above the masthead: "GERMANS RACE FROM SO. ITALY" with: "Allied invaders open 2nd Front" with subhead. Nice for display.

Complete with 44 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, some margin wear, generally good.... See More  

Operation Hailstone... Truk Island attacked....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 18, 1944



* Operation Hailstone - Truk Island (Chuuk)

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a terrific banner headline announcing: "BOMB JAP FLEET AT TRUK" with subheads and related map. (see) First report coverage on "Operation Hailstone" which was a massive naval air and surface attack on Truk Island.

Complete with 20 pages, light to... See More  

The D-Day invasion begins...

BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS--EXTRA, New York, June 6, 1944 



* D-Day invasion of France (1st report)

* World War II German defense



The banner head proudly proclaims: "INVASION BEGINS ! " "Troops Strike in Northern France" with many more related subheads. Also photos of General Eisenhower and General Montgomery.

Complete in 18 pages, very nice condition.... See More  

Just before the Battle of the Bulge...

STARS AND STRIPES, Paris edition, Dec. 15, 1944 



* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)

* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)

* World War II - WWII



The official newspaper of the: "...U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater...". The ftpg. has some content concerning the events just prior to the famous Battle of the Bulge with: "Hodges Men Move to Outflank Roer; Siam ... See More  

Dramatic headline on the death of President Roosevelt...

THE DAILY SENTINEL, Grand Junction, Colorado, April 12, 1945  



* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death

* Great issue for display



The screaming banner headline--in red ink--takes the top on-third of the front page: "ROOSEVELT DIES TODAY" with the subhead: "President Dies, Cerebral Hemorrhage This Afternoon at Warm Springs, Ga. Truman Notified; Cabinet Is Called" with photo... See More  

President Eisenhower graduates from West Point in 1915...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, June 5, 1915 



* Dwight D. Eisenhower graduation

* West Point Military Academy

* Future General and President



The masthead notes this is the "Gazette Of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such contains all things military.

Of special note is a complete list of the West Point Military Academy list of graduates for 1915 and within th... See More  

1943 Allied Invasion of Italy...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, September 4, 1943 



* Allied Invasion of Italy

* Italian Campaign

* World War I



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "NEW INVASION ARMY STRIKES AT ITALY" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 28 pages, minor margin swear, generally nice.... See More  

Best of the Stars & Stripes "Peace" editions...

THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, Southern France Edition, Aug. 14, 1945 



* Terrific issue for display

* Best publication to be had



Of the several editions of this newspaper--and there were many published at various locations in Europe & elsewhere--this is one of just two which reported the end of World War II on the 14th (other was the Paris edition). The other editions carried the re... See More  

Germany surrendering...

HERALD EXPRESS, War Extra, Los Angeles, May 5, 1945 



* Nazis surrendering

* V-E Day nears



The front page features a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "ALL EUROPE FIGHTING IS ENDED FOR YANKS" with many subheads and related photo showing several captured Germans. Nice for display. More on the following pages.

Complete with 20 pages, a little wear and archival mending alo... See More  

Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 23, 1941



* Prime Minister Winston Churchill

* Arrives in Washington D.C.

* Visits the White House w/ FDR

* Post attack on Pearl Harbor - WWII



The front page has a nice headline: "CHURCHILL IN U. S.!" with subheads and photo.(see) First report coverage continues inside with another photo.

Complete with 28 pages, a few small tape mends at the mar... See More  

Labor union newspaper for the aircraft industry...

AIRCRAFT MACHINIST, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 7, 1943  From the midst of World War II, this is a in-house newspaper by the AFL, the 'Voice of Aircraft Labor" as noted in the masthead. Southern California was a hotbed of aircraft construction at the time.

Four pages, minor margin tears, good condition.

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  

Air battle continues after the Japanese surrender...

LOS ANGELES HERALD EXPRESS, August 17, 1945



* Takijirō Ōnishi suicide death

* "Father of the kamikaze attacks"



In a rather rare war-related headline some 3 days after the surrender of Japan essentially ending the war, the banner head above the masthead announces: "JAPS BATTLE YANK PLAINES OVER TOKIO" plus; "Jap Kamikaze Corps Chief Takes Own Life" with other re... See More  

Death of famed politician Wendell Willkie...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, Oct. 8, 1944  The banner headline reports on a notable death and advancements in the war: "WENDELL WILLKIE DIES IN N.Y." and: "YANKS TAKE 8 GERMAN TOWNS" with many related subheads. The ftpg. also features a photo of Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican nominee for President.

The complete first section (of 6, being a Sunday paper) with pages 1-14. Mi... See More