This TIME CAPSULE of Vintage programs
from 1941 - 1945 brings an outstanding
part of American History to vivid life.
A wonderful way to understand what life
on the homefront was REALLY like during WW II...
What was life like for the folks at home
during World War II?
Did it really affect our Grandparents' everyday lives
at work... at play... at school... at church... at home?You'll be amazed!
World War II literally transformed every part
of American life, almost overnight!
It turned a country still mired in the depths of the
Great Depression into a thriving industrial giant
within a few short months...
and in the process changed the look, culture,
and heart of our country forever.This unique collection of actual broadcasts made during
the war years gives you a first hand "look" at what the folks at home were hearing, laughing at, crying over, and thinking about:From Ration Books to Gas shortages...
Scrap Drives to Black Market meats...
Dad going off to war and Mom working in the factories...
War Bond Rallies and transportation shortages...
Giving our all for our boys "over there"...Included in this collection are over 60
authentic broadcasts as heard over the radio
in homes all across America from 1941 - 1945.
Comedies... Dramas... Morale Boosters... Commercials...
These shows were meant not only to entertain, but also to inform the American people about what was going on "over there"...
and to shape their thinking about the War Effort.Now you can listen in to the very same
shows Grandma and Grandpa listened to when they were kids --
and hear, first-hand, how the War deeply affected life in the
United States.(And note: You'll be well entertained along the way!
Many of these shows are still wonderfully fun
entertainment and adventure for the whole family!)
From Eclectic Homeschooling's review of this collection...
WWII: Life on the Homefront is an exciting time capsule of the sights and sounds of the Great War as it was lived on the home-side of the battlefields. You’ll laugh and cry at the radio programs that entertained, touched, and taught your grandparents and great-grandparents in the early-to-mid 1940s. More than just a fun collection of old radio shows, this computer CD packs palpable nostalgia in the voices of Burns and Allen, the Great Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope, Claudette Colbert, Amos ‘n Andy, and more. Listen to the commercials; be encouraged to plant a Victory Garden and to buy bonds; learn, even as children, to be proud to play your part in defeating the Axis powers.Beyond the radio dramas, old commercials, and stirring songs for your ears, the Erskine family has included a slide show presentation for your eyes. The computer show includes slides of vintage, wartime posters - the kind “the greatest generation” saw at church, stores, school, and work.
This CD is a perfectly “eclectic” way of adding flavor to your study of World War II, gardening, radio technology, American culture, and more. Additionally, it may give your family cause to stop and wonder why subsequent wars require less widespread effort at home. Not to take away from military families who, then and now, obviously bear the brunt of it, but my own children wondered why we don’t buy bonds or use ration cards or plant gardens to feed ourselves so large farms could feed our soldiers, or have scrap drives during today’s war. The sights and sounds of 1941-1945 will show you how much “average” Americans were asked to give 60+ years ago to “make the world safe.”
Some of the programs you'll hear in this great collection include: Great comedy shows focusing on
homefront trials and tribulations:Burns & Allen
"Gracie's Victory Garden"
"The Kansas City War Bond Rally"
Fibber McGee & Molly
"Black Market Meats"
"War Scrap Drive"
"McGee's Gas is Rationed"
"Red Cross Speech on the Radio"
"Red Cross Volunteer, McGee"
Lum & Abner
"Installing Victory Boxes"
"Lum, Air Raid Warden"
"Mousey, the Airplane Watcher"
The Great Gildersleeve
...and more!Dramas and Documentaries that
are both History and demonstrate the
patriotic spirit of the nation..."We Hold These Truths..."
Norman Corwin's classic hour-long audio salute
to the Declaration of Independence and
the Spirit of Freedom and Justice for All,
narrated by Jimmy Stewart
"Since You Went Away"
(how one family coped when their father went off to war)
"Remember Pearl Harbor"
(a first-hand account of what happened that day)
"The Snow Goose"
(Paul Gallico's stirring war story)
"Chicago, Germany"
(What would it be like if Germany took over Chicago?)
"Tommy Tucker, Patriot"
"The Children of America"
...and several more!Plus
Dozens of fascinating WW II Commercials,
Songs, and Public Service Announcements
that will amaze and amuse you:Any Bonds Today?
Salute to Farmers
Mileage Rationing
Sugar Rationing
Shoe Rationing (!)
Defense Stamps
Careless Talk Sinks Ships
Home Canning
Is This Trip Necessary?
Save Used Fat
Share the Meat!
Save Waste Paper
Price Controls
Use V Mail
Victory Gardens
Join the WACS
...and many more!You get over 60 audio clips and full-length programs in
excellent sound quality
in this outstanding computer CD collection, plus...The
WW II: Life on the Homefront
Slide Show
