D-Day Broadcast Lib/E: 24-Hour Continuous Broadcast Day on June 6, 1944

by Jim Hodges

Relive D-Day for the first time!From the opening reports of paratroop landings by German broadcasters to the evening prayer of President Roosevelt, listen to each heart-stopping hour of live broadcasting from one of the most momentous days of the twentieth century.The Allies have landed at Normandy! A 4,000-ship armada! Heavy bombardments! Paratroopers! You will hear twenty-four full hours of crackling reports from London Radio; Eisenhower's Order of the Day; his personal message to the troops; the King of England; live recordings from troop boats, reconnaissance planes, paratroop transport planes, and the signal bridge of a naval vessel; live reports from the House of Representatives and the White House; and more! It's all here--the complete broadcast day of June 6, 1944.

Audio CD

Published May 23, 2017

Reviews

[Killian McRae · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't an audiobook. It's an audio archive of the 24 hours (midnight to 11:59 PM) of CBS radio programming on D-Day. This includes lots of news updates, but it also encapsulates a bit of culture frozen in time. It was fascinating to listen to.