Category World War 2

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September 2, 1939 – Hostilities: The Final Step In The One-Sided Repudiation In International Instruments – The Taking Of Prisoners

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16753″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 2, 1939 – BBC Home Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] After the initial shock of invasion came the scramble to take sides. Italy pledged alliance with Germany. France and Britain declared…

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September 2, 2014

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Communiquè Number 1 – September 1, 1939

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Radio Warsaw, Radio Berlin, BBC Home Service – reports – September 1, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 75 years ago today began what eventually became the start of World War…

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September 1, 2014

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Attacks And Attempts – August 28, 1941

Click on the link here for Audio Player – News Of The World – August 28, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the war dragged on in Europe, and as the U.S. was inching closer to joining in, the…

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August 28, 2014

War of Nerves - Children evacuating London

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August 26, 1939 – Europe On The Edge: Expecting Nerves, Settling For Headaches –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16607″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News from EIAR Rome – August 26, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A war of nerves as the hours ticked by and as charges and counter-charges filled the air and the conference rooms,…

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August 26, 2014

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FDR Returns From The Pacific – August 12, 1944

Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Roosevelt Address at Puget Sound – August 12, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Ending up a four-week tour of the Pacific Theater of Operations, President Roosevelt arrived back in…

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August 12, 2014

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August 12, 1941 – Raids Over Germany – War In The Air – War On The Air –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16322″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 12, 1941 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this August 12th in 1941 was filled with reports of Air Raids over Europe. RAF Bombers were busy…

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August 12, 2014

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The Pessimism From Downing Street – Clement Atlee On The Economic Crisis – August 10, 1947

Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Home And Overseas Service – Address by Prime Minister Clement Atlee – August 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the end of World War 2 came the beginning…

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August 11, 2014

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A Wehrmacht In Paris – August 6, 1940

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News Of The World – August 6, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was raging in other parts of the world, the Germans were settling down to…

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August 6, 2014

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August 5, 1942 – Dog Days In Cairo – Lull Between The Storms – News From The War Fronts

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16205″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 5, 1942 – Mutual News – Reports From Egypt – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] While intense fighting was going on in practically every other part of the Mediterranean, Europe and the Pacific, there…

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August 5, 2014

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July 17, 1940 – The Ominous Shade Of Summer –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”15831″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 17, 1940 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this July 17th in 1940 was unsettling. Maybe not, if you weren’t paying any attention to…

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July 17, 2014

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