1942 Battle of Bataan ending events...

THE BOSTON POST, April 7, 1942



* Battle of Bataan ending close

* Allies surrender to Japanese

* Philippines Campaign

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "YANKS FORCED BACK IN BIG BATAAN FIGHT" with more. (see) The end of this battle would be officially announced on April 9th. A nice issue for display. The Japanese capture would ... See More  

Cherbourg, France captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1944



* Capturing Cherbourg, France

* Post D-Day - Normandy landings

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "ATTACK ON CHERBOURG GAINS; EARLY FALL SEEN" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... official report...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 21, 1943



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan official report

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

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier



The front page has a nice banner headline: "FULL STORY OF TOKIO RAID!" Nice for display. First report coverage continues on pages 8 & 9 with nice photos. (see) This was the official report on the Jimmy Doolittle ... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations

* Lomza & Bialystok ghettos



Page 3 has small and somewhat discrete one column headings: "2,500 Poles Executed" "Mass Executions in Lomza and Bialystok Reported" (see image)

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Internment of Japanese during World War II begins...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 22, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans begin

* re. FDR's Executive Order 9066

* re. Alien control order

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "12,800 More Japs Ordered To Evacuate" Coverage continues inside.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small library label on the front page, some small bind... See More  

Internment of Japanese during World War II begins...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 17, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans begin

* re. FDR's Executive Order 9066

* re. Alien control order

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "FBI Stages Statewide Jap Roundup" Lengthy text continues on page 6. FDR's Executive Order 9066 signing was just 2 days away.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at ... See More  

Winter War in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1939



* Battle of Suomussalmi

* Winter War  - Finland

* Soviet Union - Soviets

* World War II - Finns



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE IN ARCTIC; 22 BELOW" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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Blitzkrieg... Beginning of WWII...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, September 7, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Germans invade Poland

* World War II at the beginning

* Britain and France enter the war



The nice banner headline announces: "FRENCH PIERCE SIEGFRIED LINE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally... See More  

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands... USS Wasp sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942



* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II

* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking



The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT FOE'S SEA FRONT OFF ISLAND IS UNBROKEN" with subheads. (s... See More  

German occupation of the Channel Islands...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 1, 1940



* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)

* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel



The top front page has a six column headline: "NAZIS OCCUPY TWO BRITISH ISLANDS" with subheads. (see images) Two blurry photos of Hitler in conquered Paris, France.

Complete with 20+ pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding hol... See More  

1914 First Battle of the Aisne...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1914



* First Battle of the Aisne River - France

* German Empire vs. France & United Kingdom

* General Alexander von Kluck captured



The front page has a banner heading:  "Second Great Battle Is Being Fought in France"  with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" ... See More  

Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...

NEW YORK POST, Sept. 1, 1945



* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp

* Executions of Doolittle raiders told

* Day of the official surrender on USS Missouri



The front page has a headline that reads: "GIs' STORY OF JAP TORTURES" Page 2 has: "95 Freed GIs Detail Jap Prison Bestiality" (see images) This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.

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World War II in Europe is over...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 9, 1945 



* World War II - WWII

* Germany surrenders

* European theatre ends



The front page has a banner headline: "SURREDNER ORDERS RATIFIED" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, irregular along the spine, other minor margin wear, generally nice.

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1944 Warsaw Uprising... WWII Poland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1944 



* Warsaw Uprising 

* Polish resistance Home Army 

* Nazi Germany 



Page 14 has an editorial with one column headings: "Poland Continues to Fight" and "Warsaw in Midst of Third Attempt to Oust Enemy Occupants" See images for text on the Warsaw Uprising. Germany would eventually take control once again. This is not t... See More  

D-Day invasion, day 2...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 7, 1944 



* D-Day invasion of France

* World War II German defense



The banner headline announces the successes of the Allied forces' D-Day invasion one day later: "NEW LANDINGS IN FRANCE" with subheads, related photo" and map showing the invasion area.

The complete 18 page issue, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little c... See More  

1943 Battle of Makin... Gilbert Islands...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 22, 1943



* Battle of Makin

* Gilbert Islands

* World War II - WWII

* FRONT LEAF ONLY **



The front side has a banner headline: "U.S. INVADES TWO GILBERT ISLANDS; Beach Heads Secured on Jap Strongholds" with subhead. (see images)

Front leaf only (pages 1-2), nice for display as such.... See More  

Nazis surrendering in 1945 Europe...

SUNDAY NEWS, New York City, May 8, 1945



* Nazis surrendering in Europe

* General George S. Patton's Army



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PATTON'S MEN TAKE PILSEN" with photo of surrendered German forces. (see images)

Tabloid size. Incomplete issue containing 22 of the 32 pages, nice condition and for display as such.



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The "fattest Nazi"...

THE STARS & STRIPES, Germany Edition, May 13, 1945  The front page features a photo headed: "He Used to Throw a Lot of Weight Around" and the caption noting: "Reich Marshal Herman Goering, perhaps the fattest Nazi in captivity." with front page text on him & other end of war items. One report is headed: "Goering Admits He Ordered Terror Bombing of Coventry&quo... See More  

World War II comes to an end...

HERALD EXPRESS--VICTORY EXTRA, Los Angeles, Aug. 14, 1945 



* World War II ends

* Japanese surrenders

* Nice for display



A large, bold banner headline dropped out of a black box announces: "JAPAN WAR ENDS" with also: "Truman Announces Full Nip Surrender" and other related subheads.

Complete with 20 pages, minor margin wear, a little light foxing and minor wear at t... See More  

The "Battle of Los Angeles" explained...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 1945  The "Battle of Los Angeles" in February, 1942 was a curious incident of World War II, the result of a rumored attack by the Japanese upon the coast of California. It was ultimately a false alarm attributed to a case of "war nerves" likely triggered by a lost weather balloon and exacerbated by stray flares and shell bursts from adjoini... See More  

The Dunkirk evacuation, 1940...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 28, 1940 



* Battle of Dunkirk (evacuation) - France

* Operation Dynamo "Miracle of Dunkirk"

* Allied soldiers on English Channel beaches



The front page has a nice banner headline relating to the stranding of allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk, the focus of a motion picture, with: "BELGIANS DETHRONE KING FOR SURRENDERING ARMY; Entire Lef... See More  

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

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL--Pacific Coast Edition, San Francisco, Dec. 15, 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: "Huge Reserves, Big Crops Assure U.S. Abundant Wartime Food Supply" with various subheads and more. As might be expected from a finance newspaper, there is much conten... See More  

1945 Battle of Iwo Jima...

NEW YORK POST, February 20, 1945



* U.S. Marines land at Iwo Jima Island Japan

* World War II battle beginning

* United States Flag planting close



The bottom 1/3 of the front page has a banner headline: "WE TAKE IWO AIRFIELD" Page 2 has a heading: "TAKE IWO AIRFIELD; TOUGHEST BATTLE" and more with aerial photo of the infamous island. (see images).

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Hitler drafts Jews for work... Gandhi weakens during his fast...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1939 



* Mahatma Gandhi - "Fast Unto Death"

* Jews and Aryans - separated at work



Two notable front-page reports, the first with two column heads: "Germany Drafts Jews for Work; Sets Them Apart from 'Aryans' " "Aim Is to Meet Pledge Made to Rublee and to Free 'Germans' for 'State-Political' Jobs---'100-a-... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1944



* Operation Hailstone - Truk Island (Chuuk)

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "TRUK ATTACKED BY STRONG U. S. SEA-AIR FORCES" with subheads and related map. (see) First report coverage on "Operation Hailstone" which was a massive naval air and surface attack on Truk Island. Always nice to have... See More