Neville Chamberlain on Appeasement speech....
Item # 727244
September 28, 1938
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1938
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression
* Pre World War II tensions growing in Europe
The front page has a banner headline: "WAR! NAZIS SET HOUR; Deadline Today for Czech Surrender" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
Background: This specific September 28, 1938, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune stands as an incredibly rare and poignant historical artifact, capturing a fleeting, high-stakes moment in time just twenty-four hours before the signing of the Munich Agreement permanently altered the course of global history. Its screaming front-page banner headline, "WAR! NAZIS SET HOUR," perfectly encapsulates the zenith of pre-World War II European tensions, vividly documenting British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s agonizing "far-away country" speech and the absolute terror of a world teetering on the edge of total conflict as Hitler's Sudetenland ultimatum expired.
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression
* Pre World War II tensions growing in Europe
The front page has a banner headline: "WAR! NAZIS SET HOUR; Deadline Today for Czech Surrender" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
Background: This specific September 28, 1938, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune stands as an incredibly rare and poignant historical artifact, capturing a fleeting, high-stakes moment in time just twenty-four hours before the signing of the Munich Agreement permanently altered the course of global history. Its screaming front-page banner headline, "WAR! NAZIS SET HOUR," perfectly encapsulates the zenith of pre-World War II European tensions, vividly documenting British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s agonizing "far-away country" speech and the absolute terror of a world teetering on the edge of total conflict as Hitler's Sudetenland ultimatum expired.
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