ISSUE No. 01 · SEPTEMBER 1939 · EUROPE AT WAR

Live the Second World War As It Unfolded

A beautifully printed chronicle mailed to your door each month, beginning with September 1939. Seventy-two issues. Seventy-two months. The war as it was read, felt, and remembered — one envelope at a time.

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The Project

Six Years of war,
delivered one month at a time.

From September 1939 to September 1945, the Second World War unfolded across seventy-two months of human history a reshaping of the world at a scale no chronicle has since matched.

News From Afar delivers that history back to you the way it was first received: slowly, deliberately, in print. Each month, a new issue arrives in your mailbox covering the corresponding month of the war. Poland falls. France falls. Barbarossa opens in the east. Pearl Harbor burns. D-Day. Stalingrad. Berlin.

You begin, as every reader begins, with Issue No. 01 — September 1939. Then each month that follows carries the war forward. Six years. Seventy-two envelopes. One long, unbroken reading of the greatest upheaval of the twentieth century.

Dispatch Procedure

How It Works

Every subscriber begins at the beginning. No one is dropped mid-war.

1

You Subscribe

Choose a plan. Monthly, six-month, or annual. Your first issue ships within a few days of signup.

2

You Start at Issue 01

Every reader begins with September 1939. You will not be dropped into the middle of the war. You will live it from the first day.

3

The War Arrives Monthly

Each month, a new printed booklet lands in your mailbox. The next month of the war. Collect all 72 and hold the war entire.

1939
Poland falls. The war begins.
1940
France. The Battle of Britain.
1941
Barbarossa. Pearl Harbor.
1942
Midway. Stalingrad.
1943
Kursk. Sicily. The tide turns.
1944
D-Day. The Bulge.
1945
Berlin. Hiroshima. Surrender.
72 monthly issues. September 1939 through September 1945. A complete physical record of the Second World War.
Every Envelope Contains

What is Included

A monthly chronicle designed to be read, kept, and passed down.

01 - THE BOOKLET

The Monthly Chronicle

A printed, saddle-stitched booklet covering one month of the war in depth. Written in the tradition of Keegan, Beevor, and Hastings. Military, political, and human, in balance. Letterpress typography and aged paper palette throughout.

02 - THE DISPATCH CARD

The Context Dispatch

A loose card tucked inside each issue. A concise briefing on what to watch for in the coming months, a map of key theaters, and a selected quotation from someone who lived through the events you just read.

03 - THE ENVELOPE

Period-Style Packaging

Every issue ships in a vintage-style envelope stamped with the month and year of the issue. The envelope is part of the artifact, designed to look like a dispatch that traveled to reach you.

04 - THE LIBRARY

A Complete War, Collected

Over 72 months, subscribers build a physical library of the entire Second World War. Every issue is numbered, dated, and designed to sit beside the ones before and after. The final result is a chronicle no bookstore can sell you.

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Subscription Plans

Start reading the war. Cancel anytime. Every subscriber begins at Issue No. 01 — September 1939.

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Queries Received

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I really start at September 1939? +
Yes. Every single subscriber begins with Issue No. 01, covering September 1939. You will not be dropped into the middle of the war. Whether you sign up today or in two years, you read the war in the order it happened, from the first day to the last.
How long does the full chronicle run? +
Seventy-two monthly issues, from September 1939 through September 1945. On a monthly plan, that is six years of subscription. On an annual plan, it is six renewals. The complete set is a physical record of the entire Second World War.
What is inside each issue? +
Each issue is a printed, saddle-stitched booklet of 8 to 12 pages covering one month of the war in depth. Military operations, political and diplomatic context, and the human experience of the month. Each issue also includes a dispatch context card with a map, a quotation from someone who lived through the events, and a brief preview of what is coming next.
Can I cancel anytime? +
Of course. Cancel with a single click. No contracts, no penalties. Annual and six-month plans can be paused or canceled at the end of the current cycle.
Is this a good gift? +
Exceptional. Especially for history readers, collectors, and veterans' families. Gift subscriptions include a personalized announcement card timed with the first delivery. The physical, monthly arrival gives the gift a long tail. The recipient is reminded of you every time the envelope lands.
Do you ship internationally? +
Yes. Free domestic US shipping on all plans. International shipping is available for an additional $5 per month to cover postage.
Who writes and researches the issues? +
Each issue is researched and written specifically for the project, drawing on primary sources and the major works of the subject (Keegan, Beevor, Hastings, Overy, and others). The tone is narrative journalism. Readable, grounded, carefully sourced, never textbook.
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