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War Criminals and Punishment

Adapted From War Criminals and Punishment by George Creel
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A policy-driven dramatization of George Creel's War Criminals and Punishment argues that Axis leaders must not escape accountability after the war. Using historical examples from the aftermath of World War I, staged voices outline ways German leaders previously avoided punishment and warn against repeating those failures. The program calls for unconditional surrender, military occupation and disarmament, prosecution of war criminals and the destruction of Prussian militarism as necessary steps toward a durable peace.

This Words at War broadcast aired on July 4, 1944. NBC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Ned Wever. Other credited names include Anton M. Leader as director, Richard McDonagh as radio adaptor, Carl Van Doren as host, and Jack Costello as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 29 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Johnson's Wax.

This version dramatizes War Criminals and Punishment. George Creel is credited as author and Richard McDonagh adapted it for radio.

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