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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, 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: "AMERICANS SQUEEZE GERMAN SALIENT TIGHTER; PATTON'S ADVANCE CUTS ITS WAIST TO 13 MILES; FOE'S SPEARHEAD DRIVEN BACK TO ROCHEFORT" with subheads and related photo. (see)... See More  

The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 30, 1940 



* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France

* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"

* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches



The ftpg. has a nice banner headline relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, the focus of a recent motion picture: "ESCAPE NAZI TRAP, FRENCH; Fleeing Allies Reported Leaping In... See More  

1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1943



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure

* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities

* Jewish resistance - Jews



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "ALL WARSAW JEWS HELD 'LIQUIDATED'" "Rabbi Miller Gets Report of Final Massacre After 60 Nazis Had Been Slain in Ghetto" See photos for text on the end of the Wa... See More  

"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  

Battle of Saipan... U.S. Marines...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1944



* Battle of Saipan ends w/ victory

* Marines at the Mariana Islands

* Imperial Japanese Army



The front page has a nice headline: "YANKS WIN ALL OF SAIPAN" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamps within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

War with Germany has ended...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 7, 1945 



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit



The bold banner headline announces: "SURRENDER!" with lead in: "Germans Announce:" with subheads and related photo. (see)

Incomplete issue containing pages 1-4 & 9-12 of the 1st section only, tiny tears at the margins, some archival mending on page 2, nice for display.... 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.

Com... See More  

Drop of the 2nd atomic bomb...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 10, 1945



* Nagasaki Japan atomic bombing

* World War II coming to an end



The front page has a banner headline: "Pillar of Flame Seethed Up 60,000 Feet" with lead in: "U.S. Scientists Describes Atom-Bombing Of Nagasaki" and subheads. (see)

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

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  

Mussolini is ousted...

LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



The bold banner headline announces: "MUSSOLINI OUT" with: "King Takes Over Command of Army; Marshal Badoglio Appointed Premier" and various subheads. Great for display.

Complete with all 3 sections (32 pages), light toning along central fold a... See More  

A broadside "newspaper" covering World War II...

TEL-PICS, New York, a lot of five issues: Sept. 16, 29, Oct. 3, 11, Dec. 21, 1944  This was a broadside (printed on one side only) newspaper originally meant to be displayed in store windows, mostly taken up with a large photo of the war, plus a caption. A very unusual item.

Each measures 10 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches, once folded to envelope size with a mailing address on the reverse, good condit... 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  

Japan surrenders, ending World War II...

THE OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Aug. 14, 1945 



* World War II ends

* Japanese surrenders

* Nice headline for display



See the photo for the nice--if not politically correct--front page with the banner headline in red ink above the masthead: "NIPS SURRENDER". This is a special "EXTRA" edition, as noted in red ink as well.

Complete in 8 pages, generally good condition. ... 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  

1911 newspaper color comcs...

LOS ANGELES HERALD (Sunday Comic Section only), Jan. 1, 1911



* Granny Goodthing

* Little Black Sambo



Offered is the Sunday Comics section which includes "Granny Goodthing" "Little Black Sambo" "Poor Old Robinson Crusoe" and more.

Four pages, irregular and partially loose along the spine, generally good.

The war in Europe is over...

THE OREGONIAN, Portland, May 8, 1945  The banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER, LONG WAR ENDS; ALLIES DESIGNATE TUESDAY V-E DAY" with related subheads.

Present are 24 pages as are called for, although the pagination is odd. Library stamp in the masthead, nice condition.

Herman Goering is captured, and he talks...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 10, 1945  The banner headline announces: "GOERING TALKS---Captured Nazi Leader Says He Escaped After Hitler Ordered Death" with two photos headed: "Berlin Surrender Ceremony Completes Fall of Nazis" as well as a photo of Herman Goering.

Complete with both sections and 22 pages. Two small corners missing from the front leaf affect little, various wea... See More  

V-E Day is official...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, May 8, 1945



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit



 The banner headline announces: "V-E DAY IS OFFICIAL TODAY" and also: "Truman, Churchill, Stalin, de Gaulle Will Broadcast Victory Manifestoes" with various subheads, including: "Nazis to Sign Final Pact This Morning". There is also a related photo.

The complete first section (o... See More  

General Wainwright's story: a three issue set...

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, California, a trio of issues for Oct. 7, 8 & 9, 1945, each containing a portion of General J. Wainwright's story on his imprisonment & the mistakes that were made in the Philippines. 

Each issue is the first section, generally good condition with a few very minor defects.