Addresses by Colonel Robert R. McCormick ... broadcast over WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting system., 1940-11

Item — Volume: 14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Pamphlet

Dates

1940-11

Creator

From the Collection: McCormick, Robert R. (Robert Rutherford), 1880-1955 (Person)

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Extent

From the Series: 1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Speeches dating from 1940-06-01 to 1940-10-27 are headed by dates alone, without titles. Contents of this pamphlet overlap with the pamplet of 1940-08

Subject assigned by Tribune Company Archives staff: World War II

Contents: 1940-06-01: 1st Division's 16th reunion; 1940-06-09: The U.S. must arm; 1940-06-15: We must speed military rebuilding; 1940-06-23: Possibilities of invasion of U.S.; 1940-06-30: Possibilities of invading Britain; 1940-07-14: Mechanization of our forces is essential; 1940-07-21: Modern military aviation; 1940-07-28: Today's army: mechanics, pilots, gunners; 1940-08-04: America must arm and organize for defense in modern war, not World War I; 1940-08-11: Lessons from German blitzkrieg; 1940-08-25: A visit to the 1st Division on maneuvers; 1940-09-01: The prosperity-depression cycle; 1940-09-08: New off-shore island bases assure U.S.-Canadian defense against invasion; 1940-09-15: A look at France's collapse and Britain's ability to prevent invasion; 1940-09-22: Future prospects in Europe's war; 1940-09-29: Let industry arm the country; 1940-10-06: High cost of mounting an invasion of Europe to defeat Hitler; 1940-10-13: Wartime censorship hides burocratic shortcomings; 1940-10-20: Battle of Flanders : the fall of Holland, Belgium and France; 1940-10-27: German victories show America's greatest need is generalship; 1940-07-07: Rebuild regular Army, train the Guard, don't conscript now