Italy invades Greece in 1940...

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October 28, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1940

* Battle of Greece begins
* Italy invasion of Greece
* Greco-Italian War

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALY INVADES GREECE, STARTING BALKAN DRIVE, AS ATHENS REJECTS A THREE-HOUR ULTIMATUM; METAXAS ASKS GREEKS TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH" with many subheads. Coverage on the initial report of the invasion of Greece by Italy known as the Battle of Greece. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton & linen content, allowing the issues to remain very white & sturdy into the present. Given the subscription cost, libraries & institutions rather than individuals were the primary subscribers of these high-quality editions. Nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century