“Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.” — President F.D. Roosevelt referring to Douglas MacArthur Franklin Delano Roosevelt (01/30/1882 — 04/12/1945), also known by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and the only president elected into more than two terms in office. FDR was a central figure in world events […]
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Words At War “Faith of Our Fighters: The Bid Was Four Hearts“ Released February 27, 1945. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “Faith of Our Fighters: The Bid Was Four Hearts“. The story is based on the book “The
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Words At War Episode 24 “Escape From the Balkans“ Released November 23, 1943. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books brings you “Escape from the Balkans”, by Michael Paddap, former correspondent in Bulgaria for the London Times and is narrated by Robert St John who as a
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Words At War “What to Do With Germany“ Released February 13, 1945. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “What to Do With Germany”. A program set in the future (1985) that was broadcast on the opening day of the
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Words At War “Story of A Secret State“ Released January 23, 1945. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “The Story of A Secret State” by Jan Karski’s. his eyewitness account of the activities of the Polish underground. Take a
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Most people know D-Day as June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy. But D-Day was not a single event, nor did the “D” stand for doom, deliverance, or disembarkation. In military planning, D-Day simply meant the day an operation began. From World War I to Leyte, Okinawa, Brunei, and the planned invasion of Japan, there were many other “D-Days” in military history.
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On the morning of June 6, 1944, as the Allied invasion of Normandy unfolded across beaches and fields, a small unit from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Easy Company, executed one of the most tactically significant assaults of D-Day—the Brécourt Manor assault. This engagement, though often overshadowed by the larger-scale beach landings, became a textbook
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Words At War “D-Day 5th War Bond Drive Special“ Released June 13, 1944. NBC and the Council of Books in Wartime bring you Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war books, brings you further excerpts from “Here Is Your War”, by war correspondent, Ernie Pyle. Take a look
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June 6 is remembered above all as D-Day, the beginning of Operation Overlord and the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Across the war years, June 6 also saw fighting in France, Britain’s wartime restrictions, the Commissar Order, the destruction of Lidice, and the first anniversary of D-Day in 1945.
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Barbara Bates, a lovely, demure, but very troubled young spirit, began her career at age 19. Groomed in obscure starlet bits, it wasn’t until Warner Bros. signed her up in 1947 and perpetuated an appealing girl-next-door image that things started happening for her.
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