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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The story of an American Red Cross volunteer in New Guinea. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: December 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Lou tries to join the Merchant Marines in this episode of The Abbott and Costello show. Original Air Date: January 25, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
A look at a 1985 where Germany has rebuilt and enslaved the world. Original Air Date: February 13, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
A band remote from the 400 club featuring Duke Ellington. Original Air Date: April 21, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
Eddie Green, Billy Eckstein, Coleman Hawkins, and more on Jubilee. Original Air Date: February 19, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
A soldier gets a two day pass on the Fourth of July and visits his family and sweetheart. From Columbia Workshop. Original Air Date: July 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
A disabled veteran comforts a POW’s wife with a story of his old war buddy who was fascinated by the Liberty Bell. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: July 3, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
An O.S.S. replaces a French Woman’s fiancé and plans to pose as her husband in an effort to catch Nazi agents. Complications ensue as he starts to fall in love with her. From Cloak and Dagger. Original Air Date: September 15, 1950 Click here to add to Itunes.
Lum and Abner try to go to Washington to share a synthetic rubber formula with the government and find themselves park bench sages. From Screen Guild Theatre. Original Air Date: March 12, 1945 Lum and Abner rehearse a play about the need for Merchant Marines. Original Air Date: October 5, 1944 Click here to add to […]
Two episodes of Soldiers of the Press. First, a look at the heroic work of nurses responding to a Nazi advance. Then the story of a grease monkey who was often in hot water-until he shows his courage under fire. Original Air Dates: February 18 and March , 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
The John Charles Show from October 15, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
An episode of the John Charles Thomas show for Westinghouse. Rebroadcast for Armed Forces Radio Services. Original Air Date: August 6, 1944
A war worker agrees to blow his plant for a big cash payoff but complications ensue. From The Whistler. Original Air Date: October 23, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
The story of Medal of Honor recipient Corporal James Slayton. From Cavalcade of America. Original Air Date: September 4, 1944 Click here to add to Itunes.
Master Mariner Edwin L. Johnson tries to out-maneuver a German sub in Episode 2 of the series. Master Mariner Carl William Janeke returns to his damaged ship to continue to battle the Nazis in Episode 10. Original Air Dates: 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.
