Printed on-board an escort carrier during World War II..
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July 11, 1945
THE WAKE, U.S.S. Wake Island, July 11, 1945
* United States Navy WWII aircraft carrier publication
This was a "camp" newspaper from World War II printed onboard the escort carrier U.S.S. Wake Island. It was involved in the action in the Pacific during the closing months of the war.
The full front page is a map of Wake Island.
Eight pages, 8 by 13 inches, crudely produced (as most camp newspapers were), it was once stapled but now they are individual sheets., good condition.
Background: This isn't just a newspaper; it is a survivor’s pulse from the final, thundering crescendo of World War II. Printed on the high seas aboard a "Jeep Carrier" that had already cheated death by surviving a kamikaze strike, this July 11, 1945, edition of The Wake captures the raw electricity of the Pacific Theater just weeks before the atomic age changed the world forever. Featuring a striking, full-page tactical map of its namesake battlefield—the site of one of America's most defiant early-war stands—this eight-page relic bridges the gap between the tragedy of 1941 and the looming victory of 1945. It is an extraordinary, "boots-on-deck" artifact that places you directly in the hands of a sailor scanning the horizon for Zeros, offering an immersive, visceral connection to the Greatest Generation that no history book can replicate.
* United States Navy WWII aircraft carrier publication
This was a "camp" newspaper from World War II printed onboard the escort carrier U.S.S. Wake Island. It was involved in the action in the Pacific during the closing months of the war.
The full front page is a map of Wake Island.
Eight pages, 8 by 13 inches, crudely produced (as most camp newspapers were), it was once stapled but now they are individual sheets., good condition.
Background: This isn't just a newspaper; it is a survivor’s pulse from the final, thundering crescendo of World War II. Printed on the high seas aboard a "Jeep Carrier" that had already cheated death by surviving a kamikaze strike, this July 11, 1945, edition of The Wake captures the raw electricity of the Pacific Theater just weeks before the atomic age changed the world forever. Featuring a striking, full-page tactical map of its namesake battlefield—the site of one of America's most defiant early-war stands—this eight-page relic bridges the gap between the tragedy of 1941 and the looming victory of 1945. It is an extraordinary, "boots-on-deck" artifact that places you directly in the hands of a sailor scanning the horizon for Zeros, offering an immersive, visceral connection to the Greatest Generation that no history book can replicate.
Item from last month's catalog - #364 - released for March, 2026.
Category: 1900-1916
