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Original WWII issue of The New York Times, City Edition, Wednesday, August 12, 1942.
This is an especially desirable early Guadalcanal / Solomon Islands campaign newspaper.
Large front-page headline:
"AMERICANS HOLD GROUND IN SOLOMONS;'OUTPUNCH' COUNTER-ATTACKING FOE;NAZIS PLUNGE DEEPER INTO CAUCASUS"
The front page features a large wartime map showing the German advance into the oil-rich Caucasus, while the major headline reports American forces holding their positions in the Solomon Islands.
This issue dates from the opening days of the Guadalcanal campaign, America's first major offensive against Japanese forces in the Pacific.
Additional visible wartime stories include:
"GERMANS IN CHERKESS AREA, AIM FOR SECOND OIL FIELD"
"U.S. FLEET BATTERS FOE IN ALEUTIANS"
"War News Summarized"
The issue also contains excellent period advertising, including a large Coca-Cola wartime serviceman advertisement and a John Wanamaker advertisement featuring a grand piano.
A particularly strong WWII newspaper because a single front page covers TWO major theaters of the war:
• Early Guadalcanal / Solomon Islands fighting in the Pacific• German advance through the Caucasus toward vital Soviet oil regions
Original period newspaper — not a reproduction.
Excellent display and research piece for collectors of WWII, Guadalcanal, U.S. Marines, Pacific War, Solomon Islands, Eastern Front, wartime newspapers and New York Times history.
Exact newspaper shown in the photographs is the newspaper you will receive.
