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This book presents George Orwell's lost radio commentaries on the Second World War, discovered in the BBC archives. Written between late 1941 and early 1943, these commentaries provide a unique contemporaneous view of the war's most critical period, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the turning of the tide in favour of the Allies.
Edited by W.J. West, the collection reveals Orwell's insights on unfolding events. It also gives access to how censorship impacted the broadcasts. Furthermore, the book includes a selection of Axis propaganda broadcasts aimed at India, offering a rare glimpse into the propaganda war being waged at the time. Readers will find early themes that later appear in *Nineteen Eighty-Four*. This volume offers a compelling account of history from the perspective of one of the 20th century's most important writers.
