The War
Summary: Follow America's journey from isolationism to Pearl Harbor and V-J day through old time radio. Host Adam Graham is your guide through speeches, public affairs programs, comedies, dramas, and more. Hear the story of World War 2 told through the golden age of radio.
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A look at air evacuations by nurses on Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: June 28, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
Starved reporters escape from Italian-occupied Yugoslavia from Words at War. Original Air Date: July 31, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
George comes to regret it when he suggests Gracie and the Beverly Hills Uplift Society help with the war. Original Air Date: October 20, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
Two episodes of Soldiers of the Press. Leo Disher lands with the Marines and wins a purple heart Episode 5. In Episode 6, Tokyo UPI Bureau Chief Robert Bellaire writes about being a prisoner of the Japanese. Original Air Dates: December 7 and 14, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
An AFRS rebroadcast of the Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. Ezio Penza guest stars. Original Air Date: February 20, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
GI Jill spins records for the boys on GI Jive with Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, others. Click here to add to Itunes.
An army intelligence officer (Humphrey Bogart) goes through a fake court martial so that he can infiltrate the ranks of a spymaster for Japan (Sidney Greenstreet) Original Air Date: January 25, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
A much derided tanker survives Pearl Harbor to provide desperately needed oil until the Japanese attack. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: May 10, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
Basil Rathbone stars as the mind behind the legendary Spitfire planes. From Screen Guild Theater. Original Air Date: August 9, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
Jack Benny does a 1.am. show in Cairo. Original Air Date: September 13, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
A young soldier travels to the world to talk to his counterparts with other American allies. From This is War. Original Air Date: May 2, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
The Lux Radio Theatre of the Irving Berlin’s World War 2 classic musical. Original Air Date: February 22, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
The Mayor of the town helps a deaf man find the courage to continue his musical career. From Mayor of the Town. Original Air Date: December 2, 1942 Click here to add to Itunes.
A pharmacist’s mate waits home for training and then once aboard a small submarine, he has to perform surgery. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air date: May 24, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
This episode of Battle Stations follows the developments in the Pacific in the fight against the U-boats. Original Air Date: August 12, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.
