Historic Newspapers: World War II
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Item #592061THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 1945
* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?
* World War II - WWII
This 16 page newspaper has a very interesting but small report on the front page with one column heading: "Report Allies Hunt 2 Hitler Offspring". This report claims that Hitler & Braun had two young... Read full description -
Item #688490THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940
* George de Bothezat death (1st report)
* Russian American engineer & businessman
* Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications... Read full description -
Item #699006NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1944
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma jail release
This 30 page newspaper has a 2 column headline on the front page: "Gandhi Freed Unconditionally; British Act on Health Grounds"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Very nice condition. -
Item #638205BOSTON TRAVELER, September 26, 1939
* General Werner von Fritsch killed
* Supreme Commander of the Army
* German High Command member
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead announcing: "FRITSCH MURDERED NAZI PRISONERS DAY" with subheads. (see) Very nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, nice condition. -
Item #672184CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 25, 1943
* re. General George Patton slaps soldier
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading "See Promotion for Ike Periled by Patton Slap" (see) Coverage on General George S. Patton's possible removal from command for slapping and insulting a shell shocked soldier. Some stray pencil... Read full description -
Item #570436THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 24, 1943
* Palermo, Sicily, Italy
* World War II original
This 26 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "AMERICANS CAPTURE PALERMO, TRAP 30,000; AXIS FORCES DRIVEN TO NORTHEAST SICILY" with subheads and related photo.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World... Read full description -
Item #585569THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939
* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 35): "Kinnick Outstanding Grid Star in Western Conference", "Iowa Back Only Unanimous... Read full description -
Item #580601THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945
* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising
* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor
A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe... Read full description -
Item #585123THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1940
* Nile Kinnick receives All-America award
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football
This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has small one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section: "Kinnick, Iowa, Honored", "Receives All-America Board's Captain's Cup Here". See photo for text here. Other... Read full description -
Item #676211NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 9, 1940
* Germany invades Norway & Denmark
* Operation Weserübung - World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIR BATTLE ON OVER OSLO; Capital Surrendered Without a Fight; FLEETS CLASH OFF NORWEGIAN COAST" with subhead and related photo. (see) More on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #574748THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1939
* Very 1st NFL football game on television
* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 23 that include: "Dodgers Vanquish Eagles, 23-14, As Kercheval and Manders Excel" and more with smaller subheads and game stats and lineups (see images).
Though... Read full description -
Item #639505NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1944
* Jimmy Stewart as a World War II pilot
* American Hollywood movie actor
Page 3 has a small, rather inconspicuous report of famed actor Jimmy Steward co-piloting a Liberator plane over Germany. Headed: "Stewart Co-Pilot in New Attack" it includes: "Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former film... Read full description -
Item #599001THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1945
* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's children?
* World War II - WWII
This 36 page newspaper has a very interesting but discrete report on page 6 with small one column headings: "Tells Of Hitler Children", "Swede Reports Hunt for Them--No Comment at Shaef". This report claims... Read full description -
Item #647431THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1942
* Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
* Lehigh Portland Cement Company
* Limestone quarry explosion disaster
The front page has one column headings that include: "31 BLOWN TO DEATH AS QUARRY BLAST JARS 2-STATE ZONE", "Premature Explosion of 21 Tons of Gelatinite Near Easton Is Felt... Read full description -
Item #580572THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1940
* Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson
* France close to surrender to the Nazis
This 44 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page that reads: "KNOX AND STIMSON ARE NAMED TO CABINET" with subheads (see image). This tells of Frank Knox being named Secretary of the Navy and Henry L... Read full description -
Item #618692THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1944
* Thomas Midgley Jr. death
* Ethyl gasoline inventor
Page 21 has one column headlines: "THOS. MIDGLEY DIES; NOTED CHEMIST, 55" "Inventor of Ethyl Gasoline Is Accident Victim--A Pioneer of Synthetic Rubber" with photo. (see) 1st report coverage on the freakish death of ethyl gasoline... Read full description -
Item #624157THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1940
* Albany, Georgia tornado disaster
The front page has one column headings: "23 KILLED, 500 HURT BY GALE IN GEORGIA" and "Homes and Business Buildings Leveled in Dawn Storm--Loss at 5 to 10 Millions" Reporting continues on page 19 with a photo of the town's destruction. (see) 1st... Read full description -
Item #545679PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated January 25, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Naval Battle! U.S. Blasts 3 Jap Ships" "Soviets Smash Toward Latvia" "Carole Lombard's Last Movie - Exclusive Preview" (this is published just a week after her death). The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue... Read full description -
Item #705016THE SUN, New York, Dec. 10, 1941
* United States at war in Pacific
* Post Pearl Harbor attack
* America enters World War II
Large front page banner headline from just 3 days after Pearl Harbor: "U.S. FORCES BATTLE INVADERS ON LUZON" with various related reports. Included is a map headed: "Invasion Of Philippines".
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Item #684327PHOENIX 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... Read full description -
Item #594795THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1939
* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt (1st report)
* Pre Operation Valkyrie
* Bürgerbräukeller
This 24 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "BERLIN BLAMES BRITAIN FOR ATTEMPT AGAINST LIFE OF REICHSFUEHRER HITLER" with... Read full description -
Item #651521THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 24, 1940
* Rhythm Club fire disaster (1st report)
* Natchez, Mississippi - Negroes
* Dance hall holocaust
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "100 to 150 Negroes Die in Fire at Natchez; Trapped as Flames Sweep a Dance Hall" First report coverage on the fire at the... Read full description -
Item #696899THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 20, 1942
* Oregon State Hospital - Salem
* Mass food poisoning disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "Poison Mixed With Eggs Caused Deaths, Tests Show" with subhead. (see)
Much on World War II events of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #577417THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 11, 1940
* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)
* Nazis reach Paris France
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Italian Army Is Said to Be Invading France" with subheads (see photos).
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #691685ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 18, 1941
* Admiral Chester W. Nimitz promoted
* Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
* Husband E. Kimmel loses position
* Post bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The front page has a banner headline: "HAWAII NAVAL, ARMY, AIR COMMANDERS OUSTED" with subheads and a few related photos. (see) First report... Read full description -
Item #664519THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 6, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees
* All time MLB hitting streak record continues (46)
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "YANKEES WIN, 10-5, WITH FIVE HOMERS, ONE BY DIMAGGIO" with subheads that include: "Joe, on First... Read full description -
Item #661646NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 2, 1942
* Bombing of Essen, Germany
* Thousand bomber-raids
* Krupp factory
The front page gas a great banner headline: "1036 PLANES RAID ESSEN" with subheads that include: "Krupp Plant Battered By 3000 Tons of Bombs" and more. Nice for display.
Completer with all 26 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #555934THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 7, 1944
* United States Air force 1st jet airplane goes into production
* Bell P-59 jet fighter
* Pappy Boyingtion missing
This 34 page newspaper has a two column headlines near the bottom of the front page:
* Jet-Driven Planes Built for Army; Extreme Speeds Attained in... Read full description -
Item #700597CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII starts
* Nazis invade Poland
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB SIEGFRIED LINE FORTS; Nazis Strike at Polish Morale by Fake Warsaw Broadcasts" with various subheads. (see images) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.
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Item #612703THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1941
* Lou Gehrig tribute (re. death)
* Cooperstown, New York
Page 12 has one column headings: "GEHRIG MEMORIAL AT COOPERSTOWN" "Taps Blown at Baseball Shrine Before Big Leaguers Meet...." and more (see). 1st report coverage on the tribute to Lou Gehrig at Abner Doubleday Field shortly after his... Read full description -
Item #683459THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1940
* Joe DiMaggio wins batting crown
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The sport's section (page 37) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Took League Batting Crown for 2d year in Row" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history... Read full description -
Item #665802HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 1941
* First Battle of Kiev (1941)
* Encirclement of Soviet troops
* Axis invasion of Soviet Union - Russia
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "THOUSANDS PERISH IN KIEV" with subhead. (see) Great for display.
Complete 1st section only... Read full description -
Item #591640THE SUNDAY STAR-TIMES, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 5, 1944
* Eighth Air Force 1st bombing of Berlin strike
* World War II - WWII
* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter Executed
* Sing Sing Prison
This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "AMERICAN FORTRESSES STAGE THEIR FIRST RAID ON BERLIN" with... Read full description -
Item #688337DEUTSCHE UKRAINE-ZEITUNG, Ukraine, Russia, October 8, 1942 A quite rare Nazi newspaper from the middle of World War II during the German invasion & occupation of the Ukraine. Two front page war-related photos
Four pages all in the German language, rejoined at the spine, good condition. -
Item #684307THE STARS AND STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 1, 1945
* Liberation of POWs from Japanese horror camp photo
Front page features two photos, one headed: "Dawn Breaks for PWs in Land of Rising Sun" showing a crowd of jubilant soldiers just liberated from a "horror hospital" in Japan. Also: "Wainwright... Read full description -
Item #622211THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1943
* Rocket glider bombs
* Nazis new weapon
This 48 page newspaper two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Churchill Reveals Nazis Are Using Glider Bomb Powered by Rocket" and more (see photos). See photo for text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World... Read full description -
Item #705004THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1944.
* Adolph Hitler giving out power
* Post Operation Valkyrie
* Hitler tries to tighten grip
The top of the front page has a six-column headline: "...NAZI LEADERS TIGHTEN GRIP ON HOME FRONT" with subheads that include: "DECREE BY HITLER" "Goebbels Gets the... Read full description -
Item #692832SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, January 19, 1943
* Siege of Leningrad broken (1st report)
* German - Nazi blockade break
* Operation Iskra - Saint Petersburg
Under: "The European War Fronts" is a three column heading: "Russ Breaks Leningrad Siege" with small map. (see) First report coverage on the Leningrad blockade finally being... Read full description -
Item #628253THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1944
* German V-2 rocket flying bomb
* Nazis threatening it's use
Page 6 has two column headings: "The V-2 Rocket Bomb" "Its Long-Threatened Use Would Raise Many Grave Problems for the Germans" See images for text on the Nazis threatening to use this new rocket technology for revenge. I... Read full description -
Item #580041THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 4, 1942
* Cleveland OH Ohio circus fire
* Ringling Brothers
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 Animals Burned As Fire Sweeps Circus Tent" and "Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Menagerie At Ringling Bros. Cleveland Show"
This tells of the fire... Read full description -
Item #667711THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 5, 1945
* Occupation of Berlin, Germany
* United States Army enters capital
The front page has a two column heading: "U. S. Flag Raised in Berlin; British Take Over District" with subhead. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 20... Read full description -
Item #595115THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1945
* Ernie Pyle killed
* American journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
The front page has two column headings near the bottom that read: "Ernie Pyle, Famous U. S. War Correspondent, Killed In Action"
"Cut Down by a Jap Bullet While Advancing With Yanks... Read full description -
Item #594771THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1942
* SS Normandie burns and sinks in New York HarborThis 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "FIRE-SEARED LINER NORMANDIE ROLLS OVER BESIDE PIER"
with subheads that inlcude: "Pressure of Tide Capsizes Giant Sea Queen" and... Read full description -
Item #691026NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 3, 1940.
* Lend Lease Program
* World War II relief
* U.S. Destroyers
The front page has a very nice banner headline: "BRITISH GET 50 WARSHIPS, TRADING BASES WITH U.S." with many subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small... Read full description -
Item #701725THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1943
* Potenji River Harbor - Natal Conference
* Brazil role in World War II discussed
* President Getulio Vargas & Franklin D. Roosevelt
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT, VARGAS AFFIRM AIM TO MAKE ATLANTIC SAFE FOR ALL" with subheads. See below for further... Read full description -
Item #666112LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940
* Great WWII reporting!
* War Extra - Battle on Marne... Italy attacks Geneva
The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line, near-full-banner headline: "BATTLE ON MARNE; ITALY BOMBS GENEVA". Additional headlines include: "Rain Helps French Slow... Read full description -
Item #549373NEW YORK TIMES, NY, June 20, 1942
* Paul Waner (Big Poison)
* Boston Braves - 3,000 hit with photo
This 28 page newspaper has a page 17 , two line, 1 column headline: "Waner Of Braves Gets 3,000th Hit" & subheads: "Seventh Big Leaguer to Reach Mark--Pirates win in 11th, 7-6, on Elliot's 2d Homer" & more.
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Item #589883THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN", "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others... Read full description -
Item #666308CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 2, 1942
* Marshalls-Gilberts raids - Pacific Islands
* USS Yorktown - Task Force 17
* Post Attack on Pearl Harbor
* Prelude to the Battle of Midway
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SIX JAP BASES RAIDED BY U. S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #628327THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1943
* Palm Beach, Florida
* Tankers collision & explosion disaster
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "88 PERISH IN CRASH OF TWO TANKERS OFF FLORIDA COAST" "Seamen and Naval Gunners Burn to Death as Explosion Sets Both Ships... Read full description
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