New Years In Wartime – January 1, 1945
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Category: World War 2
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials – Goering: “We Are Having An Extremely Difficult Week” – December 14, 1945
– December 14, 1945 – Nuremberg Trial reports – Arthur Gaith – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 14, 1945 – And the word from Nuremberg was pessimistic. The War Crimes Tribunal was forging ahead, and with each new day came more fresh horror to listen to and digest. During
Neville Chamberlain Addresses The Foreign Press Association – December 13, 1938
– Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – Foreign Press Association Dinner – Dec. 13, 1938 With the Munich Crisis on hold and much of Europe breathing a sigh of relief, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain addressed a gather of the Foreign Press at a function at Grosvenor House in London on December
Politics And Inflation – Season Of Adjustment And Discontent – December 8, 1947
– News Of The World – December 8, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This December 8 in 1947 saw the country battling Politics and Inflation, the Cold War unfolding and American cities squabbling for bragging rights. Politics and Inflation on Capitol Hill, the GOP was readying a plan
December 7, 1941 – As The Day Of Infamy Slowly Sank In . . .
news and bullets later on that day. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to news reports and bulletins.
View From The Acropolis – Civil War In Greece – December 5, 1944
– News Of The World – December 5, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As War raged throughout the rest of the world on this December 5th in 1944, Civil War was raging in Greece on this particular day. In Europe, Patton’s 3rd Army had deepened the Saar Bridgehead,
November 30, 1939 – France At War – View From The Front
The War in Europe, now three months old, as it was observed from the Maginot Line in Eastern France. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original, complete broadcast.
Postwar Europe – The High Price Of Everything – The Winter Of Discontent – November 15, 1947
November 15, 1947 – An approaching Winter and a time of much discontent in the Postwar world. The slow rebuilding of Europe was complicated by mass flooding which wiped out crops and added a severe food shortage to the already massive list of woes in postwar Europe. Rome and Paris
Princess Elizabeth: A Word To Children In Wartime – October 13, 1940
– Princess Elizabeth -Oct. 13, 1940 – In the dark days of 1940 during the Blitz, a massive relocation campaign had begun in Britain concerning children living in the danger areas of large metropolitan cities. As a result, they were being evacuated to small country villages around England, but also
New World Order As Viewed From Berlin – September 29, 1940
– September 29, 1940 – Sigrid Schultz reporting from Berlin – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 29, 1940 – while the elation over this newly formed Axis was continuing, the war was going on without stop. Bombing raids continued over Britain, and reciprocal raids were still taking place over