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 Reports from Abroad: Matthew Halton |
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"This is Matthew Halton of the CBC." So began Halton's war broadcasts. His reports were at times tender and sad and other times shocking and explosive. Halton was an unabashed sentimentalist who covered the war as a crusade, for which he was sometimes criticized but more often loved. Covering the major milestones of his generation – from the war trenches to the coronation of the Queen, Halton became Canada's most famous foreign correspondent. A thoughtful philosopher and determined idealist, Matthew Halton was an everyman poet who wore his heart boldly on his sleeve. |
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 From the desert dunes, Matthew Halton describes a key battle in the North African campaign of the Second World War. (Radio; runs 5:06) |
 "Theirs is the glory, the power and the glory," Matthew Halton reports on the beaches of Normandy. (Radio; runs 13:53) |
 Matthew Halton describes the jubilant celebrations of the liberation of Paris. (Radio; runs 8:55) |
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 "While there are devils in some men, there are gods in others." (Radio; runs 9:24) |
 "Johnny's guts were gone at last," reports CBC's Matthew Halton in this report on battle exhaustion. (Radio; runs 4:30) |
 He was too old and too brave – Matthew Halton tells the story of the Canadian soldier "Snowy." (Radio; runs 5:00) |
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 Matthew Halton reports on the end of the German war. (Radio; runs 4:40) |
 Halton reports on the tense war trial proceedings. (Radio; runs 2:36) |
 Matthew Halton discusses the challenges and rewards of working as a foreign correspondent. (TV; runs 6:50) |
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 Matthew Halton passes away on Dec. 3, 1956. (Radio; runs 22:16) |
 David Halton, son of Matthew Halton, and a group of Canadian veterans write the final epilogue to the Battle of Ortona. (TV; runs 25:49) |
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