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This report details the German invasion of Austria in March 1938.

A live BBC broadcast of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain upon his return from meeting with Adolf Hitler on 30 September 1938.

German leader Adolf Hitler announces the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939.

This BBC report details the German invasion of Poland the day before, 1 September 1939.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces the declaration of war with Germany after failed diplomatic negotiations.

This episode of NBC's Story Behind the Headlines discusses British recognition of the Franco government in the Spanish Civil War, claiming it is another example of appeasing aggressive forces, like Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler at Munich.

On 1 September 1939, two days before the declaration of war against Germany, British leaders began the evacuation of children from London and other urban areas. The children were cared for in various houses and estates in the countryside.

A first hand report by famed journalist Edward R Murrow describing a live bombing raid during the Blitz. This is followed by an editorial report on the same subject.

Edward R Murrow announces the resignation of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and a profile of incoming PM Winston Churchill. on 10 May 1940.

This broadcast announces and describes the surrender of France to Nazi Germany on 21 June 1940.

HB Kaltenborn reports on the German invasion of the three neutral "low countries" on 10 May 1940 to enable an invasion of France.

A radio recording of Roosevelts speech to a joint session of Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan on the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor and other Pacific islands.

A series of radio broadcasts announcing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

An early report detailing the events of the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944.

An early report announcing the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. The report includes remarks by President Harry S Truman.

An early MBS report on the death of Adolf Hitler on 30 April 1945.

This NBC broadcast by Richard Harkness on 16 August 1945 hints at the imminent surrender of Japan, although he appears to doubt whether capitulation is certain.

A series of NBC reports covering the surrender of Germany on 8 April 1945.