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Neville Chamberlain on Appeasement speech....

Item # 727244 ·

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1938

  • Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
  • Appeasement speech re. Adolf 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.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$48
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.