Tom McMahon

August 19, 1939, 11 Days Before The Start of World War II: The Daily Telegraph Reports Heavy Buying of Copper and Rubber by the Germans

August 19, 1939, 11 Days Before The Start of World War II: The Daily Telegraph Reports Heavy Buying of Copper and Rubber by the Germans

The Home Front: A Really Terrific World War II Radio Documentary

The Home Front: A Really Terrific World War II Radio Documentary

From AudioBookVault:

The stirring drama of the war years, told through voice and song by people who lived it. The Home Front is an audio program prepared for radio broadcast. It is a composite of songs, music, newscasts and commentary that presents a view of the years 1938-1945. It even includes pauses for commercials, “We’ll be right back. . . .”

Three veteran broadcast journalists share the narration. The recordings of famous people’s voices, from Princess Elizabeth speaking to the children evacuated from the London Blitz to Humphrey Bogart delivering lines from Casablanca, are the highlights of the series. The script of historical events is blended with original soundtracks of movies, Broadway shows and news broadcasts. 1985 radio documentary.

This would be great to listen to on a long drive. While not available on CD, you can find the used cassette version on Amazon.

The Bataan Death March: Bad Manners To Wear Hat In Presence Of Sacred Symbol Of Rising Sun

The Bataan Death March: Bad Manners To Wear Hat In Presence Of Sacred Symbol Of Rising Sun

From the 1961 Dell comic book Combat!: The Death March of Bataan

The Bataan Death March: Me Knock That One Right Out Of Ball Park!

The Bataan Death March: Me Knock That One Right Out Of Ball Park!

From the 1961 Dell comic book Combat!: The Death March of Bataan

Stamp Out The Axis

Stamp Out The Axis

World War II Emergency Signalling Mirror Made By General Electric

World War II Emergency Signalling Mirror Made By General Electric

I bought one of these just in case. You never know.

Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich

Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich

The blurb:

Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich is a detailed, heavily illustrated reference book containing relevant historical exposition on many of the personal, organizational and commemorative spoons of the 3rd Reich period from 1933 to 1945. These spoons, unlike most other collectibles from this period, were actually owned and used daily by the people and organizations of those times. The book includes many spoon types, for example: Hitler’s personal silverware, Red Cross, SS, the U-47 etc. With over 200 photos / graphics and over 19,000 words of text, the book extensively explores the relevant historical highlights which in turn illuminate this unique period in history as reflected by the spoons. These spoons are history that you can hold in your hand and were once in the hands of the German history makers of the 3rd Reich era. As the years pass, the 3rd Reich era will move from the monster of history to just plain history as did the Napoleonic era and like Napoleon collectibles, there is increasing interest in acquiring 3rd Reich collectibles, although understandably relatively modest in our lifetime. Thus, this book should be of interest to the collector and educational for the casual reader of history.

Another one where adding commentary would be like dousing a fine steak with ketchup.

Confronting Himmler

Confronting Himmler

A wartime photograph shows Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, inspecting a prison camp and a shirtless skinny PoW close to the fence confronting him. The prisoner has been identified as Horace Greasley, who said he did not know who Himmler was at the time, but realised that he was some superior officer. Greasley said that when the photo was taken he was demanding more food for the prisoners, having taken off his shirt to show how thin he was. Rations did not improve as a result.

Rat Poison Wanted

Rat Poison Wanted

World War II Conservation Public Service Ad

Mustard Gas Smells Like Garlic

Mustard Gas Smells Like Garlic

Who knew? A World War II unpublished poison gas warning poster. (via Neatorama)