Battle for Holland

MCNEIL, Bill

1981-0111

Enregistrement sonore

1 of 1

1975-05

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation

narrator, Ken Hanslom

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of VE Day of the the Dutch liberation, RADIO INTERNATIONAL broadcasts a documentary about Canadian troops in Holland produced by the Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation. Preceeding the documentary, Bill McNeil interviews the Dutch radio producer Robert Ushey (?) about: the German invasion of Holland during World War II; the Dutch resistance movement; food rations; the Allied invasion in September 1944; and the strategic importance of the islands of Walcheren and South Beveland. The documentary, entitled THE BLOODY CAUSEWAY, contains interviews with Canadian WWII veterans about their recollections of the Walcheren Causeway capture, the harsh conditions and the generosity of the Dutch people. Also interviewed in CBC war correspondent A.E. Powley about the difference between a soldier's and a reporter's life at the front.

English

Libre

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

with written permission of copyright owner : with permisson of Bill McNeilCBC has rights only for one broadcast of VOICE OF THE PIONEER.Contact for Bill McNeil: Dawn McNeil Lemaire.