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4 April 1945 Issue of ''The New York Times''

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4 April 1945 Issue of ''The New York Times''
''The New York Times'' edition of 4 April 1945, with war headline ''British 25 Miles From the Zuider Zee; U.S. 3D Wins Kassel''. Article reports Field Marshall Montgomery and General Bradley driving their armies deeper into Germany with over one million troops. Front page photo shows a U.S. battleship firing on Okinawa as an amphibious craft full of soldiers motors towards the beach. Headline reads ''Mighty Guns Protected Our Okinawa Invasion''. The article describes Marines spreading out over Okinawa, registering gains in miles rather than yards. Additional article reports two eyewitness accounts of American and Russian prisoner-of-war camps with horrific scenes of starvation. 38pp. measure 16.5'' x 22.5''. Pinholes along edge, else near fine.