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Internet Archive: Yank Magazine External
A United States Army Air Forces silent Combat Subjects film #3201. This 9 minute, 25 second film shows the production of Yank Magazine from layout to shipment.
Tom Harper Kelly: Yank Magazine Archive External
YANK, the Army Weekly, as one former member of the editorial staff put it, was "the authentic voice of the World War II enlisted man." Written by soldiers, for soldiers, YANK provides an almost bottomless well of perspectives from average American servicemen of the Second World War.
From its first issue, published on June 17, 1942, more than 21 editions in 17 different countries were printed. Initially YANK was only distributed outside of the United States, although that policy was rescinded by the fifth issue overseas consumption made up the majority of its circulation, by June 1945 three out of every four issues was purchased overseas. Also, since YANK was forbidden to be sold to the public it remained a unique part of the serviceman's life. -Tom Harper Kelly, website owner of tomharperkelly.com
The Unz Review: An Alternative Media Selection: Yank Magazine Archives External
An online archive of periodicals and books, including Yank: the Army Weekly. Yank coverage encompasses June 17, 1942 - December 28, 1945, in 182 issues. Additional material about Yank: the Army Weekly from other periodicals can be found using the site's Search tool. Type "Yank magazine" and click on Search.
Veterans History Project: Advanced Search
The Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. To search for veterans' collections please go to the advanced search form. You can limit searches by branch of service, unit designation, conflict, battle, or rank, among others. When searching with keywords that form a phrase such as "Yank magazine" use "this exact phrase" as the type of keyword search or use quotation marks.

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Contains primary source documents from the holdings of the United States National Archives relating to all aspects of American history, from the Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents. Highlights include Papers of the Continental Congress (1774-89), records of the Constitutional Convention, the Matthew B. Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs, and the Investigative Case Files of the Bureau of Investigation, 1908-1922.
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Search across General OneFile, CPIQ (Canadian Periodicals), and LegalTrac. List of LC Gale databases available for searching:
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  Additional information on the databases included may be found in the E-Resources Online Catalog record found here.
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NewspaperARCHIVE.com is the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world, NewspaperARCHIVE makes exploring history and genealogy easy and fun. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old - including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more to fill in the life stories you are interested in. All of our historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable.
Service Newspapers of World War Two External This link opens in a new window
Contains an extensive range of both rare and well-known wartime publications for soldiers serving in major theatres around the world. Publications are included from many key nations involved in the conflict, such as the US, Canada, New Zealand, India, and the countries of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This digital resource reveals the story of war as told by the newspapers that brought information, entertainment and camaraderie to the forces at home and overseas. Explore over 200 titles from key nations across the globe that took part in the world-changing conflict.

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