File011: The Ship

The Ship is an episode of Words At War that first aired in July of 1943. It tells the tale of the H.M.S. Artemis as it fights the Italian Navy off the coast of Malta.

The H.M.S. Penelope, on which this story is based, was commissioned in November of 1936 and served the Royal Navy until sunk by a German submarine in February 1944. 415 sailors, including the captain, were lost with the ship. There were 206 survivors.

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File010: Recommendation From Rommel

Another episode of Cloak And Dagger for you this week! This episode titled Recommendation From Rommel, originally aired in August of 1950.

Due to some technical difficulties you won’t hear me yapping on this one. Don’t worry, you’ll hear me again next week…

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File009: Five Graves To Cairo

In this episode of Radio At War, we revisit the Lux Radio Theatre and its radio adaptation of Five Graves To Cairo. This episode first aired December 13, 1943, the same year the movie (of the same name) was released.

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File008: The Last Days Of Sevastopol

This week, we’ll hear an episode of Words At War that originally aired in July of 1943. The Last Days Of Sevastopol tells the story of the Ukrainian city that held off a Nazi bombardment for 250 days, before being liberated by the Red Army.

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