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Somewhere between Borneo and Celebes.
The irony of remembrance

November 11, 1939 – With Dreaded Irony – A Veteran’s Day In Wartime.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17958″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 11, 1939 – Arthur Mann Reports From France – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No doubt the irony was more than a little pronounced, but this radio report didn’t mention anything about…

The View From Tobruk – June 17, 1942

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – News Of The World – June 17, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1942 was about battle fronts – the situation in…

Waging Peace - In Yugoslavia

June 2, 1945 – Waging Peace While Waging War – Adjustments And Upheavals.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21553″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 2, 1945 – War Telescope – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this June 2nd in 1945 was about the transition to peace-time in Europe, the celebrations continuing, and flareups…

May 21, 1940 – German Invasion Into France – In A Word: Disaster

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21346″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 21, 1945 – News Of The World – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A day where things looked particularly grim, this May 21st, 80 years ago. With the German Army advancing…