Collection of World War II "event" newspapers.

Collection of World War II "event" newspapers.

Collection of World War II "event" newspapers.

$2,795.00

This is an excellent group of World War II "event" newspapers. They cover nearly every defining moment of the war.

1. Altoona Mirror [Extra], June 6, 1944 "INVASION OF EUROPE IS OPENED BY ALLIED ARMY"

First D-Day Extra

2. Reading Eagle, May 7, 1945 "End of War in Europe..."

Early VE surrender report

3. Reading Times, Aug. 9, 1945 "2D ATOM BOMB HITS JAPAN"

Nagasaki bombing

4. Lancaster New Era, July 6, 1944 "10,000 London Robot Casualties"

V-1 Flying Bomb campaign

5. Evening Bulletin [Providence], Sept. 3, 1939 "Britain, France Open War"

Britain & France declare war

6. Evening Bulletin [Philadelphia], May 8, 1945 "V-E Day Proclaimed"

Official VE Day

7. Columbia News, Dec. 8, 1941 "U.S. Declares War on Japan"

Pearl Harbor declaration

8. Lancaster New Era, Dec. 8, 1941 "3,000 Killed and Wounded in Honolulu"

Pearl Harbor

9. Philadelphia Record, Aug. 14, 1945 "Tokyo Says Japs Accept"

Japan accepts surrender

10. Reading Eagle Extra, Aug. 14, 1945 "Peace At Last!"

Victory over Japan

11. Altoona Mirror, June 6, 1944 "Greatest Invasion in History Strikes France"