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World War I [sound recording] / NPR.

Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: 792385 | HighBridge AudioSeries: American chronicles (National Public Radio (U.S.))Publication details: [Washington, D.C.] : NPR ; [Minneapolis, Minn.] : HighBridge Audio, [2014]Description: 3 sound discs (3 1/2 hr.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1622313852
  • 9781622313853 :
Other title:
  • World War 1
  • World War One
Uniform titles:
  • All things considered (Radio program)
  • Day to day (Radio program)
  • Fresh air (Radio program)
  • Morning edition.
  • Weekend all things considered (Radio program)
  • Weekend edition Saturday (Radio program)
  • Weekend edition Sunday (Radio program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Disc 1. Introduction / by Rachel Martin (1:22) -- Washington's World War I Memorial (All Things Considered, May 31, 2004) (3:44) -- Stumbling into World War I, like Sleepwalkers (All Things Considered, April 23, 2013) (7:53) -- 1913 leads a tour of the world a century ago (Morning Edition, May 27, 2013) (7:07) -- A race against time to find WWI's last doughboys (All Things Considered, May 24, 2013) (7:43) -- The human toll of the War To End All Wars (Fresh Air, August 11, 2011) (22:53) -- National World War I Museum (Weekend Edition Sunday, December 3, 2006) (4:47) -- Frank Buckles : last U.S. veteran of World War I (All Things Considered) (3:15) -- Belgian exhibit honors Hoover's WWI effort (Weekend Edition Saturday, November 11, 2006) (4:40) -- Christmas Truce (Weekend Edition Saturday, December 1, 2001) (8:48) --
disc 2. Battle of the River Aisne (Weekend All Things Considered, September 14, 1984) (16:19) -- WWI poetry : the words of war (Morning Edition, November 12, 2012) (3:24) -- Ground war : Winston Rochet (Weekend All Things Considered, February 23, 1991) (3:04) -- Last post : final thoughts from Britain's WWI vets (All Things Considered, November 12, 2005) (7:40) -- Diary provides Black soldier's view of WWI (Morning Edition, July 7, 2004) (5:02) -- Battle of the Somme (Morning Edition, July 2, 1996) (3:52) -- France pays tribute to early U.S. fighter pilots (Morning Edition, May 27, 2013) (4:23) -- Thomas Sopwith, plane designer (All Things Considered, January 27, 1989) (5:04) -- " "Fast Eddie" Rickenbacker (Weekend Edition Saturday, August 7, 1999) (9:39) -- Robert K. Massie's 'Castles of Steel' (Weekend Edition Saturday, January 3, 2004) (8:12) --
disc 3. Veterans Day journey ends near WWI trenches (All Things Considered, November 11, 2007) (8:09) -- New clues in Lusitania's sinking (Weekend Edition Saturday) (7:52) -- Germany's last WWI debt (Morning edition, September 30, 2010) (3:37) -- Artists' masks hid wounds of WWI soldiers (All Things Considered, February 24, 2007) (5:15) -- WWI munitions still live beneath Western Front (Weekend Edition Sunday, November 11, 2007) (4:55) -- 11th month, 11th day, 11th hour (Day to Day, November 11, 2004) (5:05) -- The Middle East and the West : WWI and beyond (All Things Considered, August 20, 2004) (8:39) -- The Bonus Army : how a protest led to the GI Bill (All Things Considered, November 11, 2011) (12:30) -- The Savage Peace of 1919, relevant today (Weekend Edition Sunday, April 8, 2007) (6:21) -- Pete Seeger on his uncle, Alan Seeger (Morning Edition, May 28, 2001) (3:49).
Hosted by Rachel Martin.Summary: NPR marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War with firsthand accounts from veterans themselves, as well as insightful commentary from leading historians.
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Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Main Library Audiobook 940.3 W927 Available 33111008253854
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Famously referred to by US president Woodrow Wilson as "the war to end all wars," the first world war eclipsed all previous wars with its scale of destruction--an estimated 10 million men lost their lives in battle and another 20 million were wounded. With over twenty-seven nations involved, the battle-field horrors and political outcomes of the first truly global military conflict had repercussions that are still felt today.

NPR presents a vivid portrait of what most experts consider the first modern war, including profiles of America's flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, unlikely savior of war-torn Belgium Herbert Hoover, and the last surviving doughboy Frank Buckles.

Stories include:

Stumbling into World War I, Like 'Sleepwalkers' A Race Against Time to Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys' Artists' Masks Hid Wounds of World War I Soldiers Diary Provides Black Soldier's View of WWI New Clues In Lusitania's Sinking WWI: The Battle That Split Europe, and Families 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour

Compact disc.

Unabridged.

Disc 1. Introduction / by Rachel Martin (1:22) -- Washington's World War I Memorial (All Things Considered, May 31, 2004) (3:44) -- Stumbling into World War I, like Sleepwalkers (All Things Considered, April 23, 2013) (7:53) -- 1913 leads a tour of the world a century ago (Morning Edition, May 27, 2013) (7:07) -- A race against time to find WWI's last doughboys (All Things Considered, May 24, 2013) (7:43) -- The human toll of the War To End All Wars (Fresh Air, August 11, 2011) (22:53) -- National World War I Museum (Weekend Edition Sunday, December 3, 2006) (4:47) -- Frank Buckles : last U.S. veteran of World War I (All Things Considered) (3:15) -- Belgian exhibit honors Hoover's WWI effort (Weekend Edition Saturday, November 11, 2006) (4:40) -- Christmas Truce (Weekend Edition Saturday, December 1, 2001) (8:48) --

disc 2. Battle of the River Aisne (Weekend All Things Considered, September 14, 1984) (16:19) -- WWI poetry : the words of war (Morning Edition, November 12, 2012) (3:24) -- Ground war : Winston Rochet (Weekend All Things Considered, February 23, 1991) (3:04) -- Last post : final thoughts from Britain's WWI vets (All Things Considered, November 12, 2005) (7:40) -- Diary provides Black soldier's view of WWI (Morning Edition, July 7, 2004) (5:02) -- Battle of the Somme (Morning Edition, July 2, 1996) (3:52) -- France pays tribute to early U.S. fighter pilots (Morning Edition, May 27, 2013) (4:23) -- Thomas Sopwith, plane designer (All Things Considered, January 27, 1989) (5:04) -- " "Fast Eddie" Rickenbacker (Weekend Edition Saturday, August 7, 1999) (9:39) -- Robert K. Massie's 'Castles of Steel' (Weekend Edition Saturday, January 3, 2004) (8:12) --

disc 3. Veterans Day journey ends near WWI trenches (All Things Considered, November 11, 2007) (8:09) -- New clues in Lusitania's sinking (Weekend Edition Saturday) (7:52) -- Germany's last WWI debt (Morning edition, September 30, 2010) (3:37) -- Artists' masks hid wounds of WWI soldiers (All Things Considered, February 24, 2007) (5:15) -- WWI munitions still live beneath Western Front (Weekend Edition Sunday, November 11, 2007) (4:55) -- 11th month, 11th day, 11th hour (Day to Day, November 11, 2004) (5:05) -- The Middle East and the West : WWI and beyond (All Things Considered, August 20, 2004) (8:39) -- The Bonus Army : how a protest led to the GI Bill (All Things Considered, November 11, 2011) (12:30) -- The Savage Peace of 1919, relevant today (Weekend Edition Sunday, April 8, 2007) (6:21) -- Pete Seeger on his uncle, Alan Seeger (Morning Edition, May 28, 2001) (3:49).

Hosted by Rachel Martin.

NPR marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War with firsthand accounts from veterans themselves, as well as insightful commentary from leading historians.

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