Various Artists -D-day And The Battle Of Norman -Cd41 CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Damage to Coastal Towns (Michael Standing) 7.07

1.2 Principle Beach Master (Michael Standing) 3.20

1.3 6th Airborne Division (L/CPL Emery) 4.09

1.4 General Sir Bernard Montgomery 2.08

1.5 Typhoon Low Level Attack (Peter West) 2.36

1.6 Beach-Head Conditions (David Bernard) 3.09

1.7 B25 Raid on 21 Panzer (Richard Dimbleby) 5.08

1.8 Beach-Head Mosquito Patrol (Richard Dimbleby) 2.47

1.9 HMS Warspite Bombardment (Andrew Cowan) 4.07

1.10 Normandy Landing Strip (Alan Melville) 2.22

1.11 Airmail to Normandy (James Storrar) 1.57

1.12 Church Bells in Normandy (Alan Melville) 1.53

1.13 King's Visit to Normandy (Michael Standing) 4.17

1.14 Normandy Battlefront (Frank Gillard) 3.34

1.15 Fighting Towards Caen (LT Peter Lamb) 2.02

1.16 Derby Day Afloat (Chester Wilmot) 1.56

1.17 Battle of Tilly (Frank Gillard) 1.44

1.18 Tilly After Capture (Frank Gillard) 3.08

1.19 Gale Damage: Beach-Head (David Bernard) 1.42

1.20 Epsom: Advance Towards Granville (Chester Wilmot) 3.19

1.21 Never a Dull Moment (Major RG Collins) 1.54

1.22 Calling Invasion Forces (5.44) 3.26

1.23 Atlantic Wall (5.44) 4.34

1.24 Review of First Day (Richard Dimbleby) 5.33

1.25 Beach-Head Fighting (4 British Soldiers) 5.58

1.26 MTBS Engage E-Boats (Stanley Maxted) 2.40

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2&1/ 2-hour Restored Recordings

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CD featuring more than two hours of archive British WW2 broadcast recordings covering the D-Day landings and Battle of Normandy in June 1944. D-Day & the Battle of Normandy (Vol 1) consists of 2 full length audio CDs with a total playing time of 2 hours 30 minutes. The carefully restored recordings (all made in June 1944) include dispatches by war correspondents, actuality recordings made on the beaches and battlefields, and personal accounts by British service personnel. These range from battle recordings from Quistreham, Tilly and Cheaux, broadcasts by Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery, and Winston Churchill, and personal accounts by the winner of the sole Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day, a Typhoon ground-attack pilot and paratrooper of the 6th Airborne Division. These historic recordings, many of which have not been heard since 1944, are presented in an attractive deluxe package featuring detailed historical notes and relevant images.

145 minute double CD set of archive broadcast recordings from D-Day (Operation Overlord) and the Battle for Normandy in June1944, including war correspondant despatches, actuality battle recordings, personal accounts and propaganda broadcasts. Booklet includes images and detailed recording and historical notes. All audio content has been carefully digitally remastered from original source recordings.

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CD41014

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