The Road to Victory: the Voices of World War II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 [Abridged] [Audio CD]

Gerald Noxon (Author), Lorne Greene (Author), Franklin D. Roosevelt (Author), Winston Churchill (Author)

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The scratchy and clicking sounds heard from ancient Victrola records and the static common in Old-Time Radio programs authenticate this WWII production from the Canadian Broadcasting Company, first broadcast in May 1945. Conjured conversations of ordinary citizens, soldiers, and radio announcers, as well as wartime speeches by principals such as Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, and King George VI--some actual and some simulated--populate this historic and unusual docudrama. To the listener's misfortune, the severe condensation of five years of war into one hour minimizes the importance of the Russian and Pacific theaters, but the performance functions as an entertaining time machine. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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• Audio CD
• Publisher: Scenario Productions; Abridged edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894003365
• ISBN-13: 978-1894003360
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,999,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE ROAD TO VICTORY- CBC unheard Classic, October 12, 2003

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This review is from: The Road to Victory: the Voices of World War II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 (Audio CD)

THE ROAD TO VICTORY
A Dramatized Documentary of World War II
Originally Broadcast May 8, 1945 on CBC
This radio program is the story of W.W. II. Utilizing a mixture of excerpts of actual speeches and dramatizations it brings to life the attitudes of that time.
During World War II, one of the strongest threads that connected every citizen to global events was their radio. With this one-hour documentary, listeners are treated to some of the most stirring speeches of the day.
Listen to Roosevelt's speech that includes, "The Hand that held the dagger stuck it into the back of its neighbour....", Neville Chamberlain announcing war with Germany, Winston Churchill stating "...this was their finest hour..." plus many other prominent people of that era. The dramatized segments of this docudrama add elements that uniquely convey the feelings of civilians and soldiers during the tumultuous times leading up to and during the war.
Producer : Andrew Allan
Writer: Gerald Noxon
Conductor/ Composer : Lucio Agostini
Actors : John Drainie, Headly Rainnie, Lorne Greene, Alan King
Speakers : H.D.G. Crerar, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, King George VI, Matthew Halton