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Words at War
89 episodes Aired 1943-1945
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1. Combined Operations
   30mins Aired 1943-06-24
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2. They Call It Pacific
   29mins Aired 1943-07-10
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3. The Last Days of Sevastopol
   30mins Aired 1943-07-17
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4. The Ship
   30mins Aired 1943-07-24
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5. From The Land Of Silent People
   30mins Aired 1943-07-31
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6. Prisoner of the Japs
   29mins Aired 1943-08-07
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7. Love at First Flight
   30mins Aired 1943-08-14
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8. Last Days of Sevastopol
   30mins Aired 1943-08-19
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9. Malta Spitfire
   30mins Aired 1943-08-21
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10. Dynamite Cargo
    27mins Aired 1943-09-02
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11. Since You Went Away
    30mins Aired 1943-09-16
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12. They Shall Not Have Me
    28mins Aired 1943-09-23
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13. Battle Hymn of China
    29mins Aired 1943-09-30
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14. Eighty-Three Days - The Survival of Seaman Izzi
    29mins Aired 1943-10-05
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15. Paris -- Underground
    29mins Aired 1943-10-12
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16. Shortcut to Tokyo
    29mins Aired 1943-10-19
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17. Who Dare to Live
    29mins Aired 1943-10-26
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18. Here Is Your War
    29mins Aired 1943-11-02
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19. To All Hands
    30mins Aired 1943-11-09
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20. Escape from the Balkans
    30mins Aired 1943-11-23
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21. Ave Duce - Sawdust Caesar - Balcony Empire
    29mins Aired 1943-11-30
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22. A Book of War Letters
    29mins Aired 1943-12-07
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23. Mother America
    29mins Aired 1943-12-14
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24. Log Book - British Merchant Marine
    29mins Aired 1943-12-21
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25. Ninth Commandment - Invasion of Holland
    30mins Aired 1943-12-28
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26. They Shall Inherit the Earth
    29mins Aired 1944-01-04
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27. Eighty-Three Days - The Survival of Seaman Izzi
    29mins Aired 1944-01-11
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28. War Tide
    30mins Aired 1944-01-18
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29. Condition Red
    29mins Aired 1944-01-25
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30. The White Brigade
    29mins Aired 1944-02-01
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31. George Washington Carver
    30mins Aired 1944-02-08
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32. The New Sun
    30mins Aired 1944-02-15
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33. Assignment USA
    30mins Aired 1944-02-22
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34. The Weeping Wood
    30mins Aired 1944-03-07
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35. Science at War
    28mins Aired 1944-03-14
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36. Der Fuehrer
    30mins Aired 1944-03-21
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37. A Bell for Adano
    30mins Aired 1944-03-28
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38. Wild River
    30mins Aired 1944-04-11
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39. The Silence of the Sea
    30mins Aired 1944-04-18
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40. The Curtain Rises
    29mins Aired 1944-05-02
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41. Gunners Get Glory
    29mins Aired 1944-05-09
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42. Lifeline
    30mins Aired 1944-05-16
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43. Lend Lease - Weapon for Victory
    30mins Aired 1944-05-23
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44. The Navy Hunts the CGR 3070
    30mins Aired 1944-05-30
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45. Fair Stood the Wind for France
    27mins Aired 1944-06-27
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46. War Criminals and Punishment
    31mins Aired 1944-07-04
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47. Captain Retread
    29mins Aired 1944-07-11
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48. War Below Zero
    30mins Aired 1944-07-18
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49. Lost Island
    29mins Aired 1944-07-25
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50. Headquarters Budapest
    31mins Aired 1944-08-01
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51. Nazis Go Underground
    28mins Aired 1944-08-08
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52. Heaven Below - China Looks Forward
    15mins Aired 1944-08-15
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53. Simone
    30mins Aired 1944-08-29
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54. The Veteran Comes Back
    30mins Aired 1944-09-05
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55. One Man Air Force
    30mins Aired 1944-09-12
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56. The Time for Decision - U.S. War Aims
    30mins Aired 1944-09-19
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57. Journey Through Chaos
    30mins Aired 1944-09-26
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58. Pacific Victory, 1945
    30mins Aired 1944-10-03
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59. The Veteran Comes Back
    29mins Aired 1944-10-10
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60. Still Time to Die
    29mins Aired 1944-10-24
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61. One Damn Thing After Another
    28mins Aired 1944-11-14
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62. Barriers Down
    30mins Aired 1944-11-21
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63. Camp Follower
    29mins Aired 1944-11-28
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64. The Guys on the Ground
    29mins Aired 1944-12-05
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65. Your School, Your Children
    29mins Aired 1944-12-12
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66. The Cross and the Arrow
    30mins Aired 1944-12-19
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67. Scapegoats in History - History of Bigotry in the United States
    29mins Aired 1944-12-26
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68. It's Always Tomorrow
    29mins Aired 1945-01-02
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69. Borrowed Night
    28mins Aired 1945-01-09
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70. Verdict on India
    29mins Aired 1945-01-16
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71. Story of a Secret State
    29mins Aired 1945-01-23
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72. Ten Escape from Tojo
    15mins Aired 1945-02-06
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73. What to Do with Germany
    29mins Aired 1945-02-13
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74. Battle Report - Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
    29mins Aired 1945-02-20
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75. Faith of Our Fighters - The Bid was Four Hearts
    28mins Aired 1945-02-27
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76. The Rainbow
    28mins Aired 1945-03-06
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77. Can Do
    29mins Aired 1945-03-13
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78. Tomorrow Will Sing
    29mins Aired 1945-03-20
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79. Banshee Harvest
    27mins Aired 1945-03-27
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80. Full Employment in a Free Society
    27mins Aired 1945-04-03
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81. Apartment in Athens
    28mins Aired 1945-04-10
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82. They Left the Back Door Open
    29mins Aired 1945-04-17
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83. Brave Men
    28mins Aired 1945-04-24
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84. The Hide Out
    29mins Aired 1945-05-01
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85. The Road to Serfdom
    30mins Aired 1945-05-15
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86. Wartime Racketeers
    30mins Aired 1945-05-22
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87. Soldier to Civilian
    29mins Aired 1945-05-29
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88. My Country - A Poem of America
    29mins Aired 1945-06-05
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89. War Bond Special
    12mins Aired 1944-06-13
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Words at War was a 30-minute dramatic anthology series that focused on stories adapted from books written about World War II. The series was done in a docu-drama style, featuring music by Frank Black and direction by Anton M. Leder. Each episode provided stark, sobering realism to stories penned by different authors, tackling hard-to-comprehend subjects such as the taking of innocent civilian lives. The series effectively combined history, literature, and wartime propaganda, offering a glimpse into the beliefs and fears of American authors during World War II. With each author having their own strengths and weaknesses, the quality of the episodes varied, but all maintained a thought-provoking and powerful impact.

Words at War aired on NBC from 1943 to 1945, produced in cooperation with the Council on Books in Wartime. Based on literature created during the war by various authors, the show aimed to be a "living record of this war and things for which we fought." Although speculative at times, the episodes were based on real events or potential future events. The series was supported by Johnson's Wax and initially debuted in the Fibber McGee and Molly time slot. Most of the series is available today, with well-preserved audio quality.

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