GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 64 - Misc: World War Two newspapers

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GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 64

Title

Misc: World War Two newspapers

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  • 1940-1945 (Creation)

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1 file

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Archival history

GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 64 1940-1945 Collection (fonds) 1 file Daily Express; Daily Sketch; Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Daily Herald; Evening Standard; Union Jack

Presented to the Centre in 1996 by Mr Ian Cadell, porter, Norfolk Building, King's College London

Copies of editions of World War Two newspapers, including Daily Express; Daily Sketch; Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Daily Herald; Evening Standard; and Union Jack, 1940-1945, with articles relating to the withdrawal of British and French forces at Dunkirk, France, May 1940; the German occupation of Athens, Greece, Apr 1941; German and Italian frontier assaults across the Egyptian border, Apr 1941; US naval protection of British merchant routes across the Atlantic, Apr 1941; the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, United States, Dec 1941; the Japanese declaration of war on Britain and the United States, Dec 1941; the US naval victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at Midway Island, Jun 1942; the establishment of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in London, under the commander of US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Jan 1944; the Allied capture of Rome, Italy, Jun 1944; the Allied invasion of Northwest France, Jun 1944; the surrender of the German armed forces in Paris, France, Jun 1944; the unconditional surrender of all German armed forces in Italy, May 1945

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services
English

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

Date of compilation: Nov 1999 Air warfare Americas Armed forces Asia and the Pacific Athens British Army Caribbean China Desert warfare Dunkirk East Asia Egypt Eisenhower , Dwight David "Ike" , 1890-1969 , General , President of the United States England Europe France Greece Hawaii Humanitarian law International conflicts International relations Italian Army Italy Japanese Navy London Maritime warfare Midway Island Military engineering Military operations Military organizations Newspapers North Africa North America Occupied territories Organizations Pearl Harbor Periodicals Publications RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy Rome Shanghai Shanghai Shi State security UK USA US Navy War Warfare Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Communications media Wars (events) Information sciences

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Presented to the Centre in 1996 by Mr Ian Cadell, porter, Norfolk Building, King's College London

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Copies of editions of World War Two newspapers, including Daily Express; Daily Sketch; Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Daily Herald; Evening Standard; and Union Jack, 1940-1945, with articles relating to the withdrawal of British and French forces at Dunkirk, France, May 1940; the German occupation of Athens, Greece, Apr 1941; German and Italian frontier assaults across the Egyptian border, Apr 1941; US naval protection of British merchant routes across the Atlantic, Apr 1941; the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, United States, Dec 1941; the Japanese declaration of war on Britain and the United States, Dec 1941; the US naval victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at Midway Island, Jun 1942; the establishment of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in London, under the commander of US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Jan 1944; the Allied capture of Rome, Italy, Jun 1944; the Allied invasion of Northwest France, Jun 1944; the surrender of the German armed forces in Paris, France, Jun 1944; the unconditional surrender of all German armed forces in Italy, May 1945

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

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  • English

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