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	1945 63 Episodes 1 Volume Marking the end of WWII with the deaths of the world's most notorious dictators and the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, 1945	63	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	America Looks Abroad 47 Episodes 1 Volume provides news analysis and commentary about the changing world of the late 1930's and early 1940's.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American in England 6 Episodes 1 Volume Norman Corwin's visits to England during WWII. It documented war-time conditions in England from the perspective of the citizens of England, instead of those in power or of handouts from the war department.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Any Bonds Today 6 Episodes 1 Volume Entertaining fifteen-minute Treasury Dept spot featured a Patriotic Sketch and a Patriotic Song.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Atlantic Spotlight 5 Episodes 1 Volume Rare chats between American journalists and their British colleagues in London.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Axis Sally (German Propaganda) 4 Episodes 1 Volume Born in the US, Mildred Gillars starred in the 1942 Nazi broadcast, "Home Sweet Home" where she used stories about cheating girlfriends and wives to sow discontent and homesickness in American G.I.'s listening to the radio.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Band of the AAF Training Command 3 Episodes 1 Volume Presented by Uncle Sam and directed by Captain Glenn Miller.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Battle Stations 5 Episodes 1 Volume Created by the United States Navy during WWII, this old time radio program was created to "report to people of the United States on the progress of its navy in the war being fought in five oceans."	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Blitzkrieg 91 Episodes 1 Volume includes news reports and speeches on the german invasion across Europe as the atrocities unfolded.	91	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	CBS European News Am Edition 66 Episodes 2 Volume top-rated network of its day was where millions were tuning into on daily basis to find out the latest from the battlefront or who was making the daily headlines	66	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	CBS News Around the World (AM Edition) 19 Episodes 1 Volume Hear the news of the day from around the world with the CBS News of the World, Morning Edition	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	CBS World News Today 96 Episodes 2 Volume one of the first news shows to send famed correspondents, Edward R Murrow, John Charles Daly, and William L. Shirer, around the world to give American eyewitness accounts to some of the most dramatic events in history.	96	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Ceiling Unlimited 20 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles originally starred in and wrote for Ceiling Unlimited after returning from Latin America in 1942. It was a Patriotic drama series and recounted the heroic efforts of the Allied service men of WWII.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Charlie and his Orchestra (Nazi Propaganda) 46 Episodes 1 Volume Charlie and his Orchestra was a Nazi Propaganda jazz group specifically aimed at demoralizing Allied Forces during World War II.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas At War 49 Episodes 1 Volume There was no way for the GI's to come home for Christmas, so the Radio Networks tried to bring Home to the GI's. Take a magical sleigh ride back into World War II Christmas celebrations with this incredible collection of radio shows from every genre.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas on the Home Front 39 Episodes 1 Volume While the nation was working together to defeat the forces of Fascism and defend Freedom, there was still time to remember how important Christmas was for everyone.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Churchill (Winston) Recordings 115 Episodes 1 Volume Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom during WWII and great orator, wrote his own speeches and delivered them on many radio broadcasts.	115	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Columbia Presents Corwin 31 Episodes 1 Volume Hailed as "the poet laureate of radio", Norman Corwin created this WWII collection featuring his brilliant writing on topics that mattered the most in his day.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Command Performance 342 Episodes 8 Volume "The Best Show that the American Public Never Heard", Command Performance and other AFRS Programs were only heard by Servicemen at Overseas postings. This series has WWII comedy, music and drama its star-studded finest!	342	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Complete Broadcast 1939 (Nazi Invasion of Poland) 19 Episodes 1 Volume Recording a full day's broadcast in 1939 was a technological and historical feat! The day the Nazis invaded Poland is seen as the beginning of the Second World War. The staff of WJSV recorded the entire days broadcast, so we can learn about the events as they unfold.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Complete Broadcast 1941 (Pearl Harbor) 56 Episodes 1 Volume The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world and officially brought the US in WWII. In the Complete Day Coverage of the Blue Network on Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7, 1941) we can hear a nation moving from the confusion of a surprise attack to one steeled for War.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy CBS) 24 Episodes 1 Volume The invasion of Europe was to be the turning point of The War, but no one back home knew when or how it would happen. CBS recorded their entire broadcast day on June 6, 1944, so we can learn about the events as they unfold.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy NBC) 103 Episodes 1 Volume original full day broadcast from the day of the invasion June 6th, 1944 including news bulletins, comedy and variety shows. These recordings illustrate the response on the American home front to the Normandy Landings called "the greatest invasion in the history of the world."	103	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Crisis in War Town 6 Episodes 1 Volume Although Victory was practically assured by the time "Crisis in War Town" debuted, the program highlights the small victories that contributed to the Over All Victory.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dear Adolf 6 Episodes 1 Volume is a series of six narrative letters based on real letters written by Americans to Adolf Hitler during WWII.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctor Fights 4 Episodes 1 Volume Live through the adventures of doctors on the front lines of World War II in the battlefield anthology series	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Edward Murrow (Hear It Now) 102 Episodes 2 Volume One of the greatest American journalists in broadcast history, he pioneered the reporter on the scene reporting during WWII.	102	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Elmer Davis and the News 75 Episodes 1 Volume During the months before Pearl Harbor, FDR appointed Elmer Davis to head up the Office of War Information. From this bully pulpit, Davis helped to whip the Nation into a fury over the aggressions of the Nazi's in Europe.	75	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Enola Gay Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima 6 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes news stories and radio shows The US Air Force Bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Everything for the Boys 12 Episodes 1 Volume Writer/Producer Arch Oboler and Actor Ronald Colman pull out all the stops in this morale boosting effort as they give Everything For The Boys during WWII.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eyes Aloft 18 Episodes 1 Volume Who knows whether or not the enemy could be flying towards the West Coast for a sneak attack on the American mainland? Our first line of defense was the volunteers of the Aircraft Warning Services who were dedicated to keeping their Eyes Aloft.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fibber McGee and Molly WWII 44 Episodes 1 Volume The Battle of Wistful Vista may not have made the history books, but WWII was won as much on the Home Front as the Front Lines.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fighting AAF 12 Episodes 1 Volume Broadcast in 1945, this old time radio show focused on the technological achievements of the Army Air Forces (AAF) including: dropping the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, radar defenses, blind landings, hydroponics, the GI Bill, and much more. With dramatic reenactments and jazzy music interludes, this show featured interviews with the principal officers and pilots involved.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Four for the Fifth 3 Episodes 1 Volume Written by Arch Oboler and William Robson: this WWII propaganda old time radio program helped advertise US Bonds to fund the war effort.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR Fireside Chats) 337 Episodes 6 Volume With his Fireside Chats, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the power of radio to speak directly and intimately to the American people through some of the darkest periods of the Nation's history.	337	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	From the Bookshelf of the World 10 Episodes 1 Volume Although some of these boys would not have picked up a book themselves after they left high school, programs like From the Bookshelf of the World exposed them to some of the great stories in literature.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Front Line Theater 25 Episodes 1 Volume Before AFRS could broadcast a program donated by the networks, the show had to be "decommercialized". Sometimes this meant changing the show title and cutting out the sponsor pitch.	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gabriel Heatter 7 Episodes 1 Volume Classic commentary from the optimistic newsman Gabriel Heatter, the broadcaster with the "good news tonight."	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	GI Jive (with G.I. Jill) 181 Episodes 2 Volume When YANK Magazine sponsored GI Jive, it was hard to tell whether the G.I.s tuned in to hear the hot requested music or the voice of pretty "GI Jill", played by Martha Wilkerson.	181	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	GI Journal 62 Episodes 2 Volume Armed Forces Radio Service was been created by the War Department as a means to entertain and inform the troops during WWII. The service was run "by G.I.s for G.I.s" and broadcasts included performances by Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and many more!	62	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Guest Star Radio 534 Episodes 6 Volume Produced by the U.S. Treasury Department in the 1940-50s as a public service program, Guest Star Radio features a different top-name "guest star" (singer, actor, comedian) each week to promote the sales of savings bonds.	534	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Harry S Truman 572 Episodes 8 Volume Listen to historic speeches from the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman.	572	8	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Heroes of the Merchant Marine 6 Episodes 1 Volume Thrilling tales of men who faces a hostile sea and an even more hostile WWII enemy.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hitler (Adolf) Recordings 28 Episodes 1 Volume speeches from the most infamous man in history	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Home Front 8 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring William B Williams, The Home Front tells the stories of WWII from the point of view of the families and friends who stayed home.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	HV Kaltenborn Edits the News 39 Episodes 1 Volume History repeats itself when H. V. Kaltenborn provides vivid commentary and pointed insight into world affairs and politics in the 1940s and 1950s.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	I Sustain the Wings 13 Episodes 1 Volume Glenn Miller Orchestrated Tunes for WWII Forces	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Island Venture 10 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio show chronicled the adventures of two "Navy Heroes" Naval Aviator Gil Perry and his sidekick Trigger Brett who returned to the Central Pacific to start an air freight company to serve the smaller islands.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Its Maritime 6 Episodes 1 Volume Produced in cooperation with The War Shipping Administration during WWII, It's Maritime featured stories from the history of man's adventures on the high seas.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Its that Man Again 6 Episodes 1 Volume Lampooning Comedy Extravaganza	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jack Benny WWII 32 Episodes 1 Volume Although he never admitted to being more than 39-years-old, Jack Benny was too old to be drafted during WWII, but he still did his part to win the War.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jills All-Time Jukebox 31 Episodes 1 Volume The Allied counterpart of the infamous Tokyo Rose, GI Jill was played by girl next door Martha Wilkerson.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jubilee 184 Episodes 4 Volume AFRS Presents Great Jazz and Entertainment for the Troops during WWII.	184	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Just For You 12 Episodes 1 Volume One of the biggest obstacles to WAAC recruitment was the fact that the Army uniform for women was decidedly unattractive compared to the other services. Army Services Forces countered this problem with radio programs like Just For You.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Keep Em Rollin 6 Episodes 1 Volume Patriotic music urges Americans to join the WWII war effort whether it be through military service, buying war bonds, or volunteering for Civil Defense.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lest We Forget 36 Episodes 1 Volume A Patriotic Program that Serves as a Reminder of what America Stands For!	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lord Haw Haw 16 Episodes 1 Volume In WWII, William Joyce moved from England to support fascist Germany by playing the propaganda role of Lord Haw-Haw and attempted to discourage and demoralize English Speaking Allied troops.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lux WWII 56 Episodes 3 Volume The Second World War was the defining event of the Twentieth Century and provided a huge amount of content for Radio, Hollywood, and LUX Radio Theatre.	56	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Mail Call 89 Episodes 2 Volume These star-packed love letters to the troops, from Hollywood during WWII.	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Man Behind the Gun 10 Episodes 1 Volume Sensationalized Documentary on the Soldiers of WWII.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	March of Time 51 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio broadcast was renown for dramatized news events.	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Men at Sea 20 Episodes 1 Volume The "Beans, Bullets, and Oil" that won the War, and the Brave Merchant Sailors when moved them across the Oceans	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Music America Loves Best 17 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy music of every kind from opera to big band from the 1940s Music America Loves Best presented by the Armed Forces Radio Service.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	News Recordings 1938 53 Episodes 1 Volume The winds of WWII were swirling in the headlines in 1938, as the Japanese Navy was growing, Germany annexed Austria, anti-Trotsky trials were run in Russia, and religion was being oppressed in Germany.	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	News Recordings 1939 100 Episodes 1 Volume New headlines were dominated by the news Europe from the Spanish Civil War to the Blitzkrieg of Poland.	100	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	News Recordings 1940 257 Episodes 2 Volume War raged in Europe, France surrendered to Germany as Luftwaffe bombs fell for the first time on Paris. Although, America was not yet committed to war, there was quiet preparations to join to fight.	257	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	News Recordings 1941 203 Episodes 2 Volume News program featuring the biggest events and news stories of 1941 leading up the the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.	203	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	News Recordings 1942 131 Episodes 2 Volume Important historic events from the year 1942, when the Americans entered WWII and the stories of the war were heard by millions of Americans.	131	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	News Recordings 1943 219 Episodes 2 Volume WWII was in full force with many casualties on both sides, Americans clung to their radios for news about the war. Edward R. Murrow joined an American bomber crew on a raid over Berlin to bravely report from the warfront.	219	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	News Recordings 1944 458 Episodes 4 Volume Allied forces were advancing in all theaters of WWII, but there was a lot more fighting to come.	458	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	News Recordings 1945 435 Episodes 4 Volume 1945 was a big year for news, the death of FDR, V-Day, two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and the end of WWII.	435	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Norman Corwin 120 Episodes 3 Volume One of the greatest creative minds that has ever floated through the airwaves, Norman Corwin's poetic personality left an impression on listeners everywhere.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Notes From Your Soldiers Notebook 11 Episodes 1 Volume This weekly syndicated program featured the music of the 334th Army Service Band and songs from vocalists Clark and Eberle, along with stories about soldiers who were performing heroically at home and abroad.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	One World Flight 12 Episodes 1 Volume In 1946, Norman Corwin spent 4 months on a flying trip around the world, carrying 225 pounds of recording equipment to 16 countries. What should have been a broadcasting triumph was aired in the same timeslot as Bob Hope, dooming One World Flight to relative obscurity.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Our Stake in the War 10 Episodes 1 Volume Six weeks after The Attack on Pearl Harbor, City College of New York made broadcasts which would include the tools of Democracy, Civil Defense training courses, freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, "Immigrants All, Americans All" and other topics.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Over Here 6 Episodes 1 Volume All Star Show to Support War Bonds!	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pacific Story 171 Episodes 4 Volume One of the many lessons of WWII was how the countries of the Pacific would grow in importance on the world scene, as profiled in The Pacific Story.	171	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Patriotic Recordings 74 Episodes 2 Volume Red, white, and blue, patriotic radio shows just for you! OTRCat presents some of our favorite Patriotic Radio Episodes. Included are Historical Dramas, WWII episodes, AFRS Programming, Family Comedy, and Baseball Stories.	74	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Plays for Americans 6 Episodes 1 Volume During WWII, Arch Oboler dedicated his talents to the war effort. He produced this series--drawing in many big-name stars for the cause.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Prisoner of War 18 Episodes 1 Volume Capture might seem an easier fate than being killed in battle, but the fate of a P.O.W. is rarely without a desperate cost.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Public Service Announcements (PSAs) 202 Episodes 1 Volume A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is defined as a message in the public interest which is disseminated through the media free of charge, with the objective of raising awareness of issues.	202	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Radio At War 47 Episodes 1 Volume The Second World War was a radio War, not only in the way it was reported and fought but also in the way it is remembered and perceived by the public.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 15 59 Episodes 1 Volume A collection of rare, hard to find shows from all genres including Heart Throbs, Heritage Radio Theater, The Man Behind The Masterpiece, Nightcap Yarns, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare WWII 83 Episodes 1 Volume Network Radio not only came of age during the Second World War, but it also helped to bring the Nation together to achieve Final Victory.	83	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Remembering Pearl Harbor 15 Episodes 1 Volume The "date which will live in infamy", the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Request Performance 10 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy the laughs and gags of the "Civilian Version" of Command Performance.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rhonda Fleming 7 Episodes 1 Volume A Hollywood talent scout saw Rhonda walking on the street gave her a seven year contract without a screen test. She was once known as "the Queen of Technicolor."	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Robert Arden News Commentary 10 Episodes 1 Volume A foreign correspondent, Robert Arden made insightful commentary about current events of WWII.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Role of Science in War 12 Episodes 1 Volume Members of the City College of New York began appearing on WNYC on Saturdays at 10:45 AM to discuss how their various scientific disciplines would contribute to the Allies winning the War.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sad Sack 5 Episodes 1 Volume was originally a comic strip created by Sgt. George Baker during WWII. The comic strip followed Sad Sack troubles and foibles of a misfit in military life. The situation comedy radio show picks up with Sad Sack returning home to make a civilian life.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Soldiers of the Press 44 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy 15-minute dramatic capsules of war correspondents' "on-the-scene" eye witness accounts.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Something for the Girls 22 Episodes 1 Volume In an attempt to recruit women, the Navy introduced WAVES "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" with this star-studded radio show.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sounds of War 18 Episodes 1 Volume major events and campaigns of WWII are presented using historic recordings and reenactments of important speeches.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Speaking of Liberty 24 Episodes 1 Volume features top writers, reporters, and intellectuals who focus on the importance and value of citizenship and liberty for all people regardless of race, creed, or color.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Story Behind the Headlines 25 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger and created as joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association cover "outstanding news events and major trends in world affairs"	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Summer of 1940 News 72 Episodes 1 Volume Let the pioneers of broadcast war journalism transport you back to the early days of the war in Europe with news from London, Berlin, and Rome.	72	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	These Are Our Men 10 Episodes 1 Volume well produced series ran near the end of WWII as part of the War Bond Drive. The thirty-minute programs featured dramatized biographies of our wartime leaders.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is My Story (Red Cross) 10 Episodes 1 Volume "Is a human document in the records of The American Red Cross whose history of peacetime service is known to every American. Whose program of wartime service to American fighting men on all foreign battle fronts and to women and children at home is the greatest and most varied of any civilian organization."	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is Our Enemy 9 Episodes 1 Volume WWII wartime propaganda show with fictional and outrageous tales of the evil doings of the Axis Powers.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is War (Norman Corwin) 7 Episodes 1 Volume Directed by Norman Corwin and broadcast over all four major networks in support of the War Effort.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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