War & Military
Bright Horizon
Bright Horizon is identified here as a CBS broadcast from June 7, 1944, the day after the Allied landings in Normandy. The title and date pl…
NBC News
This NBC News recording is identified with the French Armistice Delegation, placing its subject amid the rapidly unfolding events of June 19…
CBS European News
This CBS European News recording is identified with the date August 23, 1940, and the headline “Nighttime Blitzkrieg Opens on London.” It of…
Join the Navy Show
Join the Navy Show is a military-themed radio program centered on the United States Navy. Its title suggests a recruiting or service-oriente…
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association - Summary b…
War Telescope
War Telescope presents a wartime radio program focused on the events and perspectives of the Second World War. The episode title, “Peace in …
I Can Hear It Now
I Can Hear It Now is a documentary sound collage assembled from recordings of news broadcasts and public events. Edward R. Murrow’s reportin…
War Telescope
War Telescope presents wartime news and reports through the perspective of the conflict. This recording is identified with the report “Ameri…
Words at War
Words at War brings wartime writing to radio, adapting books, stories, and other works concerned with the experiences and stakes of World Wa…
Soldiers of the Press
Soldiers of the Press is a wartime radio program centered on the work of correspondents reporting from the front. This recording is identifi…
Columbia Presents
On a Note of Triumph is a radio documentary written by Norman Corwin and presented by Columbia Presents. Broadcast on May 13, 1945, it refle…
German Spies at Bay
This book brings together accounts of German spies operating in Great Britain during World War I, along with the methods British counter-esp…
Complete NBC Broadcast Day D Day News and Music
This recording presents news and music from NBC on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The 4:45 PM broadcast offers a snap…
Elmer Davis and the News
Elmer Davis and the News presents a news broadcast led by journalist and commentator Elmer Davis. This recording is dated January 21, 1941, …
The Pacific Story
The Pacific Story is a documentary radio series about the Pacific theater of World War II. Its episodes bring listeners accounts of the peop…
Elmer Davis and the News
Elmer Davis and the News presents a news broadcast led by journalist and commentator Elmer Davis. This recording is dated May 11, 1940, and …
CBS World News Today
A CBS World News Today bulletin featuring John Daly reports on Japanese attacks in the Philippines. The broadcast offers a contemporary radi…
WWII News
A wartime news broadcast dated June 8, 1944, with the title indicating coverage of paratroops. It offers a brief window into the news and co…
This Is Our Enemy
This Is Our Enemy is a wartime radio program presenting stories and commentary about the nations and people confronting the Axis powers. Thi…
Elmer Davis and the News
Elmer Davis and the News presents radio news commentary by journalist Elmer Davis. This recording is identified with the subject “Allied Nav…