This program vividly depicts London under assault from Germany during World War II, following legendary American newsman Walter Cronkite back to London, where as a United Press correspondent, he filed newspaper stories on the Blitz, D-Day and more. Drawing on Cronkite's emotional personal memories, riveting archival footage and recordings of radio broadcasts by Edward R. Murrow and the speeches of Winston Churchill, CITY AT WAR conveys the impact of American journalists in London during the war. Through their frontline reporting, Cronkite, Murrow and others conveyed the urgency of Germany's threat; by influencing American public opinion about the war, they helped change the course of history.