{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-lot-of-15-usaffe-swpa-newsmap-southwest-pacific-double-sided-military-news-posters-maps-18-x-24","title":"Original U.S. WWII Lot of 15 USAFFE SWPA Newsmap SouthWest Pacific Double-Sided Military News Posters \u0026 Maps - 18” × 24”","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Lot Available. This is a substantial group of \u003cb\u003e15 U.S. Army WWII SWPA Newsmap \/ Newsmap SouthWest Pacific sheets\u003c\/b\u003e, for a total of 30 illustrated map, news, and informational faces. These were military information sheets published for personnel in the Southwest Pacific theater by the Information and Education Section of United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The series combined current campaign reporting with maps, photographs, diagrams, illustrations, and educational features intended to keep troops informed of developments throughout the war. The Australian War Memorial catalogs the series as dating from 1944-1945, while the U.S. National Archives describes \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Pacific Newsmap\u003c\/i\u003e as a weekly publication documenting military activity through maps, photographs, and descriptive text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis group covers an especially interesting period of the Pacific War, with material ranging from early 1944 into the later campaigns of 1944 and early 1945. One clearly marked example, headed \u003cb\u003e“G.I. LIGHTNING HITS RABAUL,”\u003c\/b\u003e is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOL. I—NO. 3 27 JAN. 1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSWPA NEWSMAP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNEWSMAP SOUTHWEST PACIFIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother, featuring \u003cb\u003e“NEW WOES FOR TOJO!”\u003c\/b\u003e, is marked \u003cb\u003eVOL. I—NO. 7, 25 FEB. 1944\u003c\/b\u003e. Later sheets follow the continuing Allied advance through New Guinea, the Central Pacific, the Philippines, and other theaters, including coverage of Hollandia, Saipan, Manila, Bataan and Corregidor, Iwo Jima, and the fighting in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe variety of material in the lot is particularly impressive. Among the illustrated sides are \u003cb\u003e“Lincoln Said it Best,” “No Rest for the Axis!,” “Landing Craft,” “Finschhafen to Hollandia - On the Road Back,” “Allied Armies in World-Wide Offensive,” “Big Business With a Heart,” “SWPA Record Air Strike,” “High Speed Maps for Today’s War,” “D-Day Plus Five!,” “WACS in SWPA,” “The Aussies in New Guinea,” “Hollandia Operation Completed,” “Bataan, Corregidor Recaptured,” “G.I. Lightning Hits Rabaul,”\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e“from base to beachhead - ENGINEERS.”\u003c\/b\u003e There are also large-format maps devoted to the \u003cb\u003eBismarck Sea and New Guinea\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCentral Manila\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBattle Areas of Europe\u003c\/b\u003e, and the impressive green \u003cb\u003e“BATTLE AREA OF THE PACIFIC”\u003c\/b\u003e map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese theater-specific Newsmaps followed the same general concept as the U.S. Army's broader wartime \u003ci\u003eNewsmap\u003c\/i\u003e publication. The sheets were commonly printed on both sides, with news-style layouts on one face and maps, instructional graphics, or large illustrated features on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition varies throughout the group, with general age toning, old fold lines, edge and corner wear, creasing, scattered small tears, and occasional areas of paper loss. Several sheets have somewhat worn or irregular edges, with more noticeable loss near the upper-left edge of the \u003cb\u003e“G.I. Lightning Hits Rabaul”\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e“Battle Area of the Pacific”\u003c\/b\u003e sheets. Overall, the colors, maps, headlines, photographs, and illustrations remain attractive and clearly legible. Please consult the photographs carefully for the exact condition of each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a 15-piece group, these Newsmaps offer an excellent visual record of U.S. Army wartime reporting in the Southwest Pacific, with campaign maps, photographs, troop-information features, and coverage of both the Pacific and European theaters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45727846301765,"sku":"ONSV26CC271","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26CC271__08.jpg?v=1789067120","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-lot-of-15-usaffe-swpa-newsmap-southwest-pacific-double-sided-military-news-posters-maps-18-x-24","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}