Thanks for posting the link. As a political science / government student back in the 1970s, and subsequently, a shortwave listener interested in comparative points of view (and there were probably MANY more back then!) so I find this interesting. This is a bit off-topic, because it's not shortwave, but a great deal of history can be learned about Operation Overlord and D-Day -- and propaganda techniques -- by listening to radio broadcasts of the wee hours (eastern time) on December 6, 1944. The all-night broadcasts of CBS, NBC, and WOR/Mutual, have been archived and can be found on the web. Allocate a few hours for listening.
As part of my government studies, we also engaged in the topics of political global geography. Switzerland was in a unique position; they had extreme mountainous protection; while they did have various industries, they could easily be destroyed if an invasion were pending; and, the price to be paid for invasion from Germany would be too severe, insomuch as the Swiss Army was well armed, and well trained. Of course, in many instances, the issue of neutrality, and maintaining it, can be, as the British say - a "sticky wicket". Some things in neutrality were odd in history -- just before V-E Day in 1945, Irish President Eamonn DeValera expressed his country's neutrality -- and an opportunity to make a declaration of its own sovereignty -- by sending a note of sympathy to the German ambassador over the death of Adolf Hitler. During the first World War, the Netherlands somehow, painstakingly, managed to maintain neutrality. This, in spite of the Germans having built a lethal-voltage electric fence along the Dutch-(occupied) Belgian border. Thanks again! -----Original Message----- >From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> >Sent: Aug 20, 2012 4:19 PM >To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> >Subject: [Swlfest] Transcripts of SRI WW II broadcasts now available online > >Swissinfo.ch, the successor organization to Swiss Radio International, >has published archives of transcripts of its wartime news bulletins >online; the history enthusiasts in our midst mind find this >particularly interesting. > >See > >http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/WW2_international_radio_archives_come_to_light.html?cid=33301906 > >Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA >_______________________________________________ >Swlfest mailing list >[email protected] >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > >To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown >above. > >For more information on the Fest, visit: > >http://www.swlfest.com >http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
