Assorted lot of 10 original 1942-1945 WORLD WAR II Stars & Stripes newspapers

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Lot of 10 original 1942-1945 WORLD WAR II Stars & Stripes newspapers
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Lot of ten (10) COMPLETE ORIGINAL World War II era newspapers , the
Stars and Stripes
, dated between January, 1942 and August, 1945. These have unmatched coverage of WW II in the official US Armed Forces newspaper, printed during WW II. Great coverage of the fighting in Europe (against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) and the Pacific (against Imperial Japan). These ten (10) newspapers are picked at random from our
inventory of this desirable newspaper title. Anyone interested in WW II WILL LOVE THESE!!!! The exact dates of the ten newspapers sent to a buyer will be picked at random from my inventory of this newspaper dated between 1942 and 1945. The photos above are to illustrate the general display and condition of the WW II Stars and Stripes WW II newspapers that buyer will receive. The exact dates in the 1942-1945 date range will be different than those seen in the photos above.
These 10 newspapers would make a UNIQUE GIFT for a World War II veteran !!!
Stars and Stripes is an independent news source that operates from inside the Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests regularly reports. In addition to its website, Stars and Stripes reports on matters affecting military service members and publishes five daily newspaper editions for the United States Armed Forces serving overseas. The European, Mideast, Okinawa, Japan, and Korea editions are also available as free downloads in electronic format.
On 9 November 1861, during the Civil War, soldiers of the Illinois 11th, 18th, and 29th Regiments, after forcing the Confederates south, set up camp in Bloomfield, Missouri. Upon finding the newspaper office empty, they decided to print a newspaper for their expedition, relating the troop's activities. They called it the Stars and Stripes.
In World War I, the staff and roving reporters and illustrators of the newspaper were veterans of the newspaper world or, more frequently, talented young soldiers who would later become famous members of the United States media in the postwar era.  Stars and Stripes was then an eight-page weekly, which reached a peak of 526,000 readers, relying considerably on the improvisational efforts of its staff to get it printed in France and to distribute it to U.S. troops.
During World War II, the newspaper was printed in dozens of editions in several operating theaters. Again, both newspapermen in uniform and young soldiers, some of whom would later become important journalists, filled the staffs and showed zeal and talent in publishing and delivering the paper on time. Some of the editions were assembled and printed very close to the front in order to get the latest information to the most troops. Also, during the war, the newspaper published the 53-book series G.I. Stories.
After Bill Mauldin did his popular "Willie and Joe" cartoons for the WWII Stars and Stripes, he returned home for a successful career as an editorial cartoonist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Former Stars and Stripes staffers also include 60 Minutes’ Andy Rooney and Steve Kroft, songwriter and author Shel Silverstein, comic book illustrator Tom Sutton, author and television news correspondent Tony Zappone, cartoonist Vernon Grant (A Monster Is Loose in Tokyo), Hollywood photographer Phil Stern and the late stock market reporter and host of public television's Wall Street Week, Louis Rukeyser.
The newspaper has been published continuously in Europe since 1942 and in the Pacific since 1945.
All ten of these newspapers are in Good-Very Good condition. U.S. buyer pays priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail.
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has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years.  Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45 + years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.