#305 • WWII Military Books, 1945 "War Ends" Newspaper & USAF Wife Handkerchiefs

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $45.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 5:44 PM AKST

Category: Books, Comics, Magazines & Ephemera

World War II military histories include 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division: A Combat History of World War II, compiled by Lt. Hugh C. Daly, and an 8th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry unit book. Stan Cohen's The Forgotten War: A Pictorial History of World War II in Alaska and Northwestern Canada accompanies Rodney T. West's Honolulu Prepares for Japan's Attack: May 15, 1940 to December 8, 1941. The aviation titles are William N. Hess's Allied Aces of World War II, a Condensed Analysis of the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations, and William M. Leary's Fueling the Fires of Resistance: AAF Special Operations in the Balkans. A mimeographed copy of W. L. White's They Were Expendable has a backing measuring approximately 14" x 9.5". An August 14, 1945 edition of The Deseret News carries the large "WAR ENDS" headline. Its backing board measures approximately 18" x 12". Four blue "U.S. Air Force Wife" sweetheart handkerchiefs have white winged-propeller motifs and come in a presentation box measuring approximately 9.25" square x 0.5" tall.