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Historic Early WWII Pacific Headline–Buffalo Evening News–Dec. 10,1941 - $50
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The Historic Headline:
The banner headline reports, "BOMBERS IN PHILIPPINES," detailing the rapid follow-on Japanese attacks against U.S. airfields and forces on Luzon just days after Pearl Harbor. This marks the beginning of the fall of the Philippines, a major early defeat and a prelude to the Bataan Death March.
Context & Significance:
Expanding War: This edition reveals how the Pacific war widened immediately, striking U.S. territories far beyond Hawaii.
Loss of Strategic Initiative: The destruction of U.S. bomber forces on the ground in the Philippines was a catastrophic blow that crippled Allied defense in the region.
Homefront Reality Check: Coming after the shock of Pearl Harbor, this news underscored the scale and ferocity of the new global war America had entered.
Details & Condition:
Publication: Buffalo Evening News
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 1941
Condition: An 83-year-old original newsprint artifact. It exhibits significant age-related toning (darkening), brittle edges, and fold wear. There are likely small tears and handling marks. This is characteristic of newspapers from this period and confirms its authenticity as a contemporary document. It is fragile and sold as-is.
A vital collectible for:
WWII Pacific Theater historians
Philippines Campaign specialists
Collectors of early-war (1941) headlines
Buffalo newspaper and Americana collectors
This front page captures a moment of mounting crisis and grim realization, making it a powerful and historically significant piece for any collection focused on the early days of America's involvement in World War II.
Sold strictly as a fragile historical artifact. Please review all photos carefully to understand the condition of this aged, original newspaper.