Ww2 journalism (3 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: June-July 1943, Colorado Springs, 1943
Anbieter: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, USALorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
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32cm. High quality coated paper for the covers, with the internal printed pages on uncoated paper. 8pp. per issue. A little soiling and wear to corners and extremities, otherwise very good, clean examples. Textbook examples of the contrast between military newsletters and bulletins printed in country with official oversight and…resources, and the more ad hoc productions from the various theatres of operations, on board ship etc. Wingspread is very clearly a piece of professional propaganda journalism, with a curated blend of local and wider news and headlines, syndicated (and somewhat unpleasant) cartoons from Sam Nash, one of the more popular wartime 'forces' cartoonists, sports, letters and chapel information on the rear page, and a suite of pages on uncoated paper laid in to the centre. The lack of staples or a binding method was probably not only less work intensive, but also allowed for the quick substitution of new stories or information should the situation change. The June 17th issue contains a story about the enforced registration of personally owned cameras, and a full page story on the importance of parachute maintenance. The July 15th issue leads with the fact that so many US airmen stationed in the UK are getting into bicycle accidents that it is becoming a genuine problem, and devotes a couple of inches on page 3 to the correct way to combat the effectiveness of a new Japanese explosive device. In keeping with the manner of printing and distribution, Wingspread is one of the few such publictions with a visible presence in institutions, with 5 or so locations having at least some holdings.
Weitere BilderVerlag: By and For The Personnel, New York
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Three issues, newsletter format on glossy paper. 30cm. 6pp per issue, with the central leaf laid in rather than stapled or bound. Some light toning or soiling to margins, otherwise all issues very good. Produced in house at Bennett Field, but also publishing syndicated Camp Newspaper Service material circulated by the War Depart…ment, published throughout the US involvment in the war. June 1 issue commemorates the fourth anniversary of the commission of USNAS Floyd Bennett field, named for the Navy Machinist who co-piloted Byrd's mission over the Pole, who had envisioned an airfield being built on Barren Island to serve New York. Bennett Field's position as a vital military hub during WW2 was a natural extension of the field's interwar prominence in aviation history, with a slew of records being broken from the field by fliers like Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes, and James Doolittle. The editorial for this issue mentions that 20,000 planes had been staged and delivered from Bennett in the four years since its commission, and memorialises its use as an anti-submarine Coastguard Base. Other news covered includes the standard base news involving glee clubs, inter service baseball games, jokes, cartoons, and the revealing of a new "electrical rocket cannon" capable of delivering "61,200 pounds of explosive in less than 12 seconds", which is stated as going into operation immediately and being "mighty bad news for the Japs." The August 9th issue leads with the appointment of a new Commanding Officer after the retirement of Captain Newton H. White, and the headline "OWI Says Jap Air Force No Longer Capable Of Sustained Operations." The August 16th issue records the appointment of Captain Carlos Wieber as CO, noting his status as the prior Commander of the USS Essex, and his role in the destruction of the Japanese fleet in the Pacific. "Skyscrapers", mostly due to its status as a 'home base' newsletter rather than on board ship or 'in theatre', is a rather more glossy and professional piece of military journalism. Printed on glossy paper, and with professional black and white photography, it is an example of established military publication in contrast to its typewritten and mimeo'd counterparts produced on ships or remote bases.
Weitere BilderVerlag: On Board USS Lejeune, 1945
Anbieter: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, USALorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
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27cm. Typewritten and mimeo'd on beige newsprint, with a hand-drawn banner for each issue. Staple bound to upper left corner. 4pp. per issue, with the 11th Nov. "Souvenir Edition" running to 6pp. Very light edgewear and a little soiling, all issues very good. Apparently produced on board ship for the journey home to the US from…the European Theatre of Operations after the surrender of the Axis powers and the early months of building a post-war custodial infrastructure in Europe and Japan. The first page of each issue concentrates on prominent news from home including new contracts for $2 million in steel contracts to France and the USSR, and the appointment of William O'Dwyer as Mayor of New York by a landslide majority. Of particular interest is the "Inquiring Reporter" column on page 2 where a roving shipboard journalist asks pertinent questions of the day to serving men; "Do you favor one year of compulsory military training for your son or brother?" is met with a variety of answers, including "It shouldn't be for more than a year, too many of us are going back into civilian life now with the best years of our life gone. I wouldn't want it to happen again." and "No! I am definitely not in favor of it.Let the youth of tomorrow alone." 8th November's question is "Do you think you'll be able to take up againi with your wife or sweetheart exactly where you left off?" with answers ranging from "Readjustment will apply only to those few who needed to make domestic changes before their induction." to "The bride to be has already married. I will now have to readjust myself to single life instead of married life." The 11th November souvenir edition commemorates USS Lejeune's imminent arrival in US waters, and bids farewell to the servicemen they have transported from the European theatre. No record of the publication is evident in OCLC, perhaps unsurprisingly given the ephemeral nature of the publication.
