N.O.B. Official News, Newsletter published at Naval Operating Base, Okinawa, 4 issues. “Jap Crimes Told”
by [Periodical, World War 2, Occupied Japan]. Price, Rear Admiral John D., Commanding, edited by C. Manville Schwarz & others
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About This Item
Okinawa: NOB, broken run of 4 issues from volume 1; no 27, September 9, 1945; no 32, September 14, 1945; no 48, September 30, 1945; no 50, October 2, 1945. Small folios (13" x 8"), each 2 stapled sheets, 4 pp. printed recto & verso in two or three columns Includes a couple of "Male Call," comic strips by Milton Caniff, which only appeared in US Military publications, & others by Robert Jones, a staff cartoonist. Not currently found via OCLC although a single issue appears to be held at the Dwight D Eisenhower Library
Moderate edge wear (including a two inch tear into text on one issue), age toned, staples replaced, otherwise good or better
Produced in small numbers, these crudely printed newsletters are replete with dramatic headlines & encouraging news. Claiming circulation of 3500, the September 30 issue notes that "We can't supply every man with a paper, so why not post a copy on a bulletin board?"
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- Seller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 926
- Title
- N.O.B. Official News, Newsletter published at Naval Operating Base, Okinawa, 4 issues. “Jap Crimes Told”
- Author
- [Periodical, World War 2, Occupied Japan]. Price, Rear Admiral John D., Commanding, edited by C. Manville Schwarz & others
- Format/Binding
- Stapled newsletter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Okinawa
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War II, Japan, Okinawa, United States Navy, Military History, J.M. Payne, U.S.S. Monroe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan; Military History; World War II;
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