War & Military
The Art of War
"The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is …
Eyes Aloft
Eyes Aloft presents a special December 7th Memorial Program on the one year anniversary of America at war. This program explores how the Air…
The Soldiers' Recessional
Reprinted from Scribner’s Magazine for June, 1904, in an edition of forty copies for private distribution, by the courtesy of Charles Scribn…
WWII News
This is a contemporary amateur home recording of a live WWII-era radio news broadcast. The label is marked "#4 News Of Jap Surrender Au…
Orson Welles Radio Almanac
Orson cancelled the regular program to produced this special show following the news of the start of the D-Day invasion of France. It …
The Art of War
The Art of War is a foundational text on military strategy and philosophy, attributed to the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu. Written in the…
War poems and other verses
Vernède enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, even though he was over the maximum age of…
Ardours and Endurances
This is a volume of war poetry by English poet and playwright Robert Nichols. To quote Wikipedia: "On 11 November 1985, Nichols was amo…
Unhappy Far-Off Things
Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation…
Challenge
The editor of the volume Made in the Trenches includes these poignant notes:Corporal Streets, in submitting these sonnets some months ago, w…
The Silk-Hat Soldier and Other Poems
This stirring collection of inspirational war-time poems by the renowned author Richard le Gallienne, offers an insightful examination of a …
CBS and NBC Radio - French Surrender
Experience a pivotal moment in history with this broadcast from CBS and NBC Radio, detailing the French surrender during World War II. This …
Wings Over Jordan
The June 18, 1944 episode of Wings Over Jordan is a significant broadcast that captures the essence of the time. This particular episode is …
Ceiling Unlimited
Joseph Cotten hosts this special Christmas show featuring Constance Moore, who sings "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas." The prog…
Count Luckner, The Sea Devil
Count Felix von Luckner, German naval war officer of World War One, through the words of Lowell Thomas, relates his adventures at sea as a y…
Shall It Be Again?
While we now view America’s entry into World War I as a necessary step to save Europe from German domination, it was actually one of the mos…
Outpost in the North Atlantic
A large volcanic island on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland was strategically located for the air and naval control of the North Atlan…
Everyman at War
In 1929 editor C. B. Purdom of the British magazine 'Everyman' ... "invited readers to send him accounts of their actual (WW1) war exp…
The History of the Peloponnesian War
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Such may be the reaction of many listeners to Thucydides' compelling and rightly celebr…
Spies
The author retells some of the great wartime spy stories from history, beginning with Biblical references and ending with World War I and Ma…