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VE-Report from Vancouver.wav	A Canadian report about the reaction to VE day live from Vancouver in the evening as celebrations are underway.	vj day in london.wav	Live report from Picadilly Circus as Londoners celebrate the end of the war.
Canadian Newsreel_VE Day.wav	Upbeat newsreel clip that describes the Canadian reaction to VE Day.	Churchill - Victory in Europe.wav	Short sound bite saying that the war in Europe is over, God save the King.
Churchill_battle of B.wav	Churchill describes the trials ahead as Hitler prepared to invade Britain.	Churchill_So much...so few.wav	Churchill's very famous often quoted speech about how so much is owed by so many to so few. He is referring to the RAF pilots who saved Britain from invasion in the Battle of Britain.
Churchill_Your Victory.wav	Churchill gives credit to the people	D-day para landing.wav	A News reporter describes the paratroopers landing on D-Day.
German surrender report.wav	A news report of Germany's surrender.	King describes UN.wav	Prime Minister King describes the work of the United Nations.
King Operations in Sicily.wav	A clip from a Newsreel in which King tells Canadians about the operation in Sicily.	King with clear vision.wav	Part of King's speech regarding Victory in Europe in which he speaks of Canada's clear vision.
King - VE Await return of soldiers.wav	King speaks of the anticipated return of soldiers from Europe.	King - VE - glorious history	Part of King's VE speech where he talks of how our fighting forces have written glorious pages of history.
King_Nazi beast slain.wav	King speaks of the Nazi beast being slain in its own lair but warns that the Japanese viper is still a threat.	Nazi rally recording.wav	This clip has Hitler giving a rousing speech and then the crowd cheers and it ends with music.
Newsreel - D-day landing.wav	Newsreel clip about the "advanced guard of freedom". A very poetic description of the D-Day landings.	roosevelt_dec 7th_infamy.wav	Famous Roosevelt speech made the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in which he describes Dec. 7th as a day which will live in infamy.
Truman on VE.wav	Truman wishes that Roosevelt had lived to see the defeat of Germany.	Truman_Hiroshima.wav	A brief statement made by Truman about the bombing of Hiroshima. He describes Hiroshima as a military base.