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This production is a compilation of four previously released NPR audio documentaries on the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War. They are all a smorgasbord of reports that have been presented in the past on various NPR programs such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Each report is itself a snapshot of a person, an incident, a topic, or perhaps a campaign or battle during one of these conflicts. They vary in length from just a few minutes to almost a half-hour and could serve as something of an introduction to each of these conflicts. These technically flawless productions are especially valuable for reference and history buffs. -- AudioFile

"""This production is a compilation of four previously released NPR audio documentaries on the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War. They are all a smorgasbord of reports that have been presented in the past on various NPR programs such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Each report is itself a snapshot of a person, an incident, a topic, or perhaps a campaign or battle during one of these conflicts. They vary in length from just a few minutes to almost a half-hour and could serve as something of an introduction to each of these conflicts. These technically flawless productions are especially valuable for reference and history buffs."" -- ""AudioFile"""

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"Neal Conan got an ""A"" in his junior year in high school for an incisive analysis of New York City's mayoral election in 1966 and later paid for his sins as a City Hall beat reporter. Upon his escape from Room 9, he covered many local, statewide, and national elections--including Mario Cuomo's first run for the statehouse in New York and Senator. Edward M. Kennedy's challenge to President Jimmy Carter in 1980. A four-year stint as National Public Radio's correspondent in London provided the opportunity to cover European politics, including elections in Britain, France, Austria, and West Germany. As a reporter, editor, or producer, he has been involved in NPR's coverage of every U. S. election for the past quarter century. As a host, Conan has anchored NPR's live coverage of political party conventions, presidential and vice-presidential debates, and, following the last election, the deliberations of the supreme courts in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He also anchored the special midday coverage after the September 11th attacks and the recent war in Iraq. Conan was the host of Talk of the Nation, NPR's flagship talk show, for eleven years until the program's cancellation in 2013. He is also the author of Play by Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League. Neal Conan got an ""A"" in his junior year in high school for an incisive analysis of New York City's mayoral election in 1966 and later paid for his sins as a City Hall beat reporter. Upon his escape from Room 9, he covered many local, statewide, and national elections--including Mario Cuomo's first run for the statehouse in New York and Senator. Edward M. Kennedy's challenge to President Jimmy Carter in 1980. A four-year stint as National Public Radio's correspondent in London provided the opportunity to cover European politics, including elections in Britain, France, Austria, and West Germany. As a reporter, editor, or producer, he has been involved in NPR's coverage of every U. S. election for the past quarter century. As a host, Conan has anchored NPR's live coverage of political party conventions, presidential and vice-presidential debates, and, following the last election, the deliberations of the supreme courts in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He also anchored the special midday coverage after the September 11th attacks and the recent war in Iraq. Conan was the host of Talk of the Nation, NPR's flagship talk show, for eleven years until the program's cancellation in 2013. He is also the author of Play by Play: Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League. Rachel Martin is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR. She has worked as a foreign correspondent for NPR and other news agencies, earning a 2007 Best Radio Feature Award from the Religion News Writers Association for her piece on Islam in America. Rachel Martin is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR. She has worked as a foreign correspondent for NPR and other news agencies, earning a 2007 Best Radio Feature Award from the Religion News Writers Association for her piece on Islam in America. NPR is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer of news, talk, music, and entertainment programs with a strong base of member stations and supporters nationwide. Since 1971, NPR and its journalists and programs have won hundreds of awards, including some of the most prestigious honors in journalism. NPR is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer of news, talk, music, and entertainment programs with a strong base of member stations and supporters nationwide. Since 1971, NPR and its journalists and programs have won hundreds of awards, including some of the most prestigious honors in journalism."

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