Elmer Davis: Progress Of War : About
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Carrier planes over USS Missouri, September 2, 1945. (San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive Flickr)
World War II era 'weekly war review' delivered by the Director of the Office of War Information in 1943. It includes musical numbers, tactical information, and ways in which the public can aid in the war effort.
OWI Director Elmer Davis's reports to Americans at home and abroad aims to maintain support among Americans in war efforts. Many reports focus on events in Tunisia and explanations of ground strategy, giving the listener an interesting perspective on how our government wanted to report on the war.