World at War Podcast

A Bell for Adano

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:18:00 GMT

Episode 31 : This story concerns Italian-American US Army Major Joppolo, who was placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily.Major Joppolo's attempts to replace the 700 year old bell that was taken by the Fascist ,wins the trust and love of the people.

Condition Red

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:10:00 GMT

Episode 30 : A story of action in the Pacific aboard a U.S destroyer, writtien by Frederick .J. Bell. The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf .

The Battle Hymn Of China

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:48:00 GMT

Episode 29 : Agnes Smedley tells her story of 12 years, about living with Chinese guerillas fighting the Japanese. The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf .

They Shall Inherit the Earth

Fri, 1 May 2009 13:33:00 GMT

Episode 28 : During any wartime the question is always asked."What are we doing to the children of the world. This is a stark protrait of how the children of the U.S.A and Europe are affected by the war.

One Man Air Force

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:00 GMT

Episode 27 : Don Gentile, one of America's top aces of the war, in his P-51B Mustang named " Shangri-La " had over 21 kills to his name. Don's mother speaks after the drama from Cincinnati.

War Tide

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:39:00 GMT

Episode 26 : Seventeen year old Lin Taie, the auther of the book "War Tide", is interviewed by Jack Costello before the show. The "War Tide" is the spirit uniting the Chinese people against the Japanese.

Since You Went Away

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Episode 25 : Using a script that was later made into an all time classic motion picture, this is a touching, beautiful story about the women left behind as the men go off to war.

Assignment U.S.A

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:12:00 GMT

Episode 24 : A wartime trip around the country to find ani-Semitism and isolationism in Boston, poor white trash in the South, delinquency and the racial question.

George Washington Carver

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Episode 23 : A well done boigraphy of a former slave who became a world famous scientist. Carver's work resulted in the creation of 325 products from peanuts, more than 100 products from sweet potatoes and hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South.

Ninth Commandment-Invasion of Holland

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Episode 22 : A young German boy is saved from starvation by a Dutch family. In typical Nazi fashion, he violates the Ten Commandments and turns into a monster called Henrik Willem Von Loon . The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf

White Brigade

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:09:00 GMT

Episode 21 : Based on a book by Robert Goffin, a portrait of the underground resistance movement in Nazi occupied Belgium. The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf

Pacific Victory, 1945

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:28:00 GMT

Episode 20 : Joseph Driscoll a New York Herald Tribune reporter, in his book Pacific Victory 1945 he treid to tell what the fighting ships had to do in the Pacific to beat the enemy and how soon they may exect complete victory. This show is dedicated to Chris Farkas and his Grandfather. The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf.

Log Book-British Merchant Marine

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:24:00 GMT

Episode 19: A very well done story about an average British sailor and his experiences before during and after the war. Excellent production values with sea chanteys sung by Tom Glazer.

Mother America

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:51:00 GMT

Episode 18 : Carlos P Romulo was a Filipino diplomat, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was the co-founder of the Boys Scouts of the Philippines. And was an aid the Douglas MacArthur in World War 2 .He died, at 86, in Manila, December 15 1985 and was buried in the Heroes Cemetery. He was honoured as the Philippine's greatest diplomat in the 20th Century.

Book of War Letters

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Episode 17 : This week's show is reenactments of actual war letters sent home from soldiers overs seas. The song you hear is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf.

Hail Caesar Il Duce

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 03:04:00 GMT

Episode 16 : Benito Mussolini is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism. He became the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and began using the title Il Duce(is a Italian word meaning leader) by 1925. Mussolini remained in power until he was replaced in 1943, for a short period after until his death he was the leader of the Italian Social Republic.

Escape from Balkans

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:59:00 GMT

Episode 15 : This is the true story of war correspondent Michael Peddap, and how he was imprisoned in Bulgaria by the Nazis, and how he finally escaped. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf.

To All Hands

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 02:10:00 GMT

Episode 14 : Born in Louisville, Kentucky, John Mason Brown graduated from Harvard College in 1923. He worked for the New York Evening Post from 1929 to 1941. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, begining in 1942. His book, To All Hands, documents his activities aboard USS Ancon during Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily.

Here is your war

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Episode 13 : Following the entry of the U.S. into World War II, Ernie Pyle became a war correspondent, applying his intimate style to the war. Instead of the movements of armies or the activities of generals Pyle generally wrote from the perspective of the common soldier. An approach that won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1944.

Shortcut to Tokyo

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Episode 12 : This week's episode is about the men that served and fought from Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Just 2,500 miles from Tokyo, they fought the weather as much as the enemy. The song you hear in this show is To Victory! by DJ Topshelf.

Paris Underground

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:56:00 GMT

Episode 11 : Mrs. Etta Shiber, a former housewife, who help form the Paris Underground. Where she helped smuggle 150 British soldiers out of occupied France. She was tracked around Paris, and was caught and imprisoned for a year and a half by the Gestapo. Etta was finally handed over the U.S. in exchange for Johanna Hofmann, a Nazi spy. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! by DJ Topshelf.

83 days

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:06:00 GMT

Episode 10 : About 4:30 in the afternoon of November 2, 1942. A fast Dutch luxury liner was torpedoed and sunk some few hundred miles off the coast of South America. Only a few of the more then four hundred persons on the ship survived, and three of them were Basil Izzi, Cornelius van der Slot and Nicko Hoogendam. They were a drift on a raft for 83 days just one day short of 12 weeks before they were pick up by United States Navy.

Dynamite Cargo

Sun, 5 Nov 2006 17:38:00 GMT

Episode 9 : Fred Herman's gripping, contemporary and somewhat fictionalized account of the horrific Murmansk Run. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! By DJ Topshelf

They Shall Not Have me

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:30:00 GMT

Episode 8 : In response to the emergency of World War II, Helion returned to France and joined the armed forces. Takend prisoner in June of 1940, he was held until 1942, when he managed to escape. This is his story.

Malta Spitfire

Sun, 14 May 2006 01:30:00 GMT

Episode 7 : George Beurling was the most successful Canadian Fighter pilot of World War II, with 28 kills . The song at the start and finish is called To Victory! By DJ Topshelf.

Prisoner of the Japs

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:21:00 GMT

Episode 6 : On December 8, 1941, Gwen Dew and two hundred other western civilians were held as prisoners of war until June 30, 1942. She arrived back in the United States on August 25, 1942. Music provided by DJ Topshelf of the Podsafe Music Network.

The Ship

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:20:00 GMT

Episode 5 : On 31 December 1942, HMS Achates was on escort duty protecting a Russian convey.The German heavy cruiser the Admiral Hipper, and six large destroyers had been ordered to attack and destroy the convoy. Despite being heavily outgunned the escort, under the command of Captain R. Vincent Sherbrooke, beat off the attack and not one merchant vessel was lost. The HMS Achates was sunk in the Barents Sea

The Land of Silent People

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:26:00 GMT

Episode 4 : On April 6, 1941, Hitler's forces, in alliance with the Hungarians and the Bulgarians, invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. The people of Yugoslavia fought bravely against the Nazis , but in the end proved to be too much for them and the Yugoslav army lay down its arms on April 18.1941. Music provided by DJ Topshelf of the Podsafe Music Network

Last Days of Sevastopol

Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:33:00 GMT

Episode 3 : Germans had expended more than 46.000 shells and 20.000 tons of bombs against Sevastopol. The German and Romanian troops capture Sevastopol, Russia after 8 month siege on July 1, 1942. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! By DJ Topshelf of the Podsafe Music Network

Call it Pacific

Sun, 2 Apr 2006 03:52:00 GMT

Episode 2 : Douglas MacArthur's involvement in the Philippines and the Japanese invasion of the islands. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! By DJ Topshelf of the Podsafe Music Network

Combined Operations

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:17:00 GMT

Episode 1 : This podcast is 1940's radio dramas about events that happened during World War II. The first is the forming of the British Commandos. The song you hear at the start and finish is called To Victory! By DJ Topshelf of the Podsafe Music Network.