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January 28, 2020April 1, 2021

How did the Dambuster’s Raid wreak unexpected havoc with Sir Max Hastings

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Sir Max Hastings has written extensively on military history, especially on World War II. He has a storied career as a newspaper writer and editor and now applies his skills to the writing of history. We spoke about his latest book, Operation Chastise (HarperCollins, 2020)

1:08 – Sir Max talks about what prompted his interest in writing about Operation Chastise.

3:13 – Sir Max talks about what public opinion was about the civilian casualties resulting from the operation.

12:06 – Sir Max talks about the idea of military theater with this operation.

14:31 – Sir Max talks about the American in the RAF, Joe McCarthy, who was part of the operation.

18:44 – Sir Max talks about Churchill’s involvement (or non-involvement) with the operation.

21:41 – Sir Max talks about the technical side of the operation and the bombs.

25:22 – Sir Max talks the pilots’ feelings about the operation.

31:19 – Sir Max talks about the losses sustained because of the operation.

33:17 – Sir Max talks about the torpedo netting the Germans used to protect the dams.

36:45 – Sir Max talks about British technology during WWII.

38:16 – Sir Max talks about the research for the book.

41:01 – Sir Max talks about the letters and diaries he used for his research.

44:56 – Sir Max talks about the speed with which the operation was put together but how young the bomber pilots were.

49:02 – Sir Max talks the life of the squadron after the operation.

52:00 – Sir Max talks about what he hopes the book will do for readers.

Links of interest

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https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062953636/operation-chastise/

https://www.maxhastings.com/

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Guests: Sir Max Hastings

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January 21, 2020August 23, 2020

WWII aviation military history book – “Race of Aces” (Hachette Books, 2019) – John R. Bruning interview

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John Bruning is a historian with a passion for WWII aviation. He’s written books on the subject and we spoke about his most recent book about the WWII race to be America’s top aviation ace Race of Aces. Check the book out here: https://amzn.to/2Rdem20

0:42 – John talks about how he got into writing on WWII army aviation.

2:47 – John talks about how he structures the story of the five airmen in the book.

4:44 – John talks about how he chose what parts of the story to tell.

7:27 – John talks about the personalities of these airmen.

11:13 – John talks about the Army’s concern with their aces getting shot down.

14:05 – John talks about the Aleutians campaign and its part in this ace race.

17:26 – John talks about the planes involved in the race.

19:21 – John talks about his favorite parts of the book including Gerald Johnson’s romance with his future wife.

24:41 – John talks about the documents he used for his research and who he interviewed.

36:32 – John talks about how his perceptions about General Kinney changed during research.

40:05 – John talks about the champagne prize for winning the ace race.

40:38 – John talks about pilot Charles MacDonald.

44:55 – John talks about the emotional impact researching the book had on him. He relates a story of being in a chinook in Afghanistan.

1:02:45 – John is on facebook at John R. Bruning at the website johnbruning.com and theamericanwarrior.com.

Links of interest

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https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/john-r-bruning/race-of-aces/9780316508643/

https://theamericanwarrior.com/

Guests: John R. Bruning

Host: Cris Alvarez

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January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

Military History Newsletter January 2020

Welcome to the first January 2020 military history book list. We have ancient Roman war, to Boko Haram, the Vietnam War, Vicksburg, and a load of World War II titles. The list will grow throughout the month so keep checking back or sign up for the newsletter. Thanks!

AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND SYRIA – MODERN WARFARE

ANCIENT WARFARE

Ancient Rome – Bontty

Crossing the Pomerium – Michael Koortbojian

ASIAN AND AFRICAN PRE-MODERN WARFARE

Resistance at the Edge of Empires – Petrie and Magee

GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY

The 100 Worst Military Disasters in History – Kuehn et al

MECHANIZED WARFARE, ARTILLERY, AND TANK STUDIES – MODERN

MEDIEVAL AND DARK AGES WARFARE

Isabella of France

Byzantium in the Time of Troubles – ed McGeer and Nesbitt