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Original WWII issue of The New York Times, City Edition, Tuesday, August 11, 1942.
An especially desirable early Battle of Guadalcanal newspaper reporting the opening American offensive in the Solomon Islands.
Huge front-page headline:
"AMERICANS FORCE A LANDING IN SOLOMONS;U. S. CRUISER SUNK, 5 OTHER SHIPS ARE HIT;RUSSIANS FALL BACK; INDIAN RIOTS SPREAD"
The front page includes a large detailed battle map prominently labeled GUADALCANAL I. and showing Guadalcanal, Florida Island, Tulagi and surrounding Solomon Islands.
Additional front-page coverage includes:
"MARINE UNITS LAND"
"Fighting Is Heavy After Surprise of Japanese in Tulagi Region"
"BATTLE OF SOLOMON ISLANDS CONTINUES FURIOUSLY"
The newspaper was published during the opening days of the Guadalcanal campaign, the first major Allied offensive against Japanese forces in the Pacific.
The issue also reports the loss of a U.S. cruiser and damage to five other ships, fighting on the Eastern Front, unrest in India, and other major wartime developments.
Interior advertising visible in this copy includes wartime United States War Bonds and Stamps advertising, Pepsi-Cola advertising and John Wanamaker department store advertising.
Original 1942 newspaper — not a reproduction.
Excellent display piece for collectors of:
Battle of GuadalcanalU.S. MarinesSolomon IslandsPacific WarWorld War IIU.S. NavyWWII newspapersNew York Times history
Exact newspaper shown in the photographs is the newspaper you will receive.
