Rescuing Bastogne – Battle Of The Bulge: A Break In Fortunes – December 28, 1944
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Category: World War 2
The Job Of Reconstruction In Postwar Europe – The Job Of Hearts And Minds – December 28, 1947
Reconstruction In Postwar Europe – The Story Behind The Headlines – December 28, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the end of World War 2 going on some two years, the job of reconstruction; of building, repairing and mending broken lives was still of primary importance. But so
Somewhere In Belgium – December 19, 1944 – A News Blackout On The Western Front – A Rumor Of Heavy Casualties –
December 19, 1944 – Somewhere in Belgium. News from the Western Front was sketchy, filled with rumors and, for the most part, blacked out. Hints that a major German offensive was taking place, catching Allies by surprise and inflicting severe casualties. And as much as the news attempted to play
The Matter Of Greece And Civil War – December 15, 1944
Reports from Greece – December 15, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Greece became a center of attention for a while in December of 1944. With the rest of the world engulfed in fighting in the Pacific and the German armies facing rapid defeat throughout Europe, a civil war
Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –
– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also, news of civil unrest throughout all of Europe brought on
War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944
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The French Fleet Dies At Toulon – November 28, 1942
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Operation Torch: The View From Algiers – Seizing Ports And Airfields – November 15, 1942
November 15, 1942 – News from Algiers on this day, and there was a lot of it. A little background: Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. It was aimed at reducing pressure on Allied forces in Egypt, and
North Africa: Changing Fortunes Of War – November 14, 1942
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Europe At War – November 9, 1941 – Maybe Not By Christmas.
November 9, 1941 – War News Roundup – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 9, 1941 – Two years into the War in Europe, the boasts that Germany would see an end to fighting and be the victors by Christmas were fading quickly. In some quarters,