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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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Georgios Theotokis interview about his Tenth century Byzantine military history book “Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 10th century” (Edinburgh University Press, 2018)

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Georgios Theotokis interview about Byzantine military history in the 10th century

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Interview Summary

Georgios Theotokis studies warfare in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.  He’s written extensively on this subject and we spoke about his latest book on the Byzantine and Arab militaries in the tenth century.

0:51 – Georgios talks about how he got into writing a book on the tenth century Byzantine military. 

2:51 – Georgios talks about the military situation at the time period the book focuses on. 

4:10 – Georgios talks about the book.  It’s a comparison of military cultures of the period.

6:49 – Georgios talks about the Byzantium grand strategy. He also touches on tactics and equipment.

11:15 – Georgios touches on espionage in the period.

14:15 – Georgios talks about border security during the period.

20:16 – Georgios talks about how control is established in the towns of the border.

24:40 – Georgios talks about raids and skirmishes on the border.

28:31 – Georgios talks about how borders changed during this period.

34:32 – Georgios compares the equipment of the Arab and Byzantium militaries in the tenth century. He talks about heavy infantry among other types of units.

37:51 – Georgios talks about the evidence, documents and such, that support his research.

40:12 – Georgios talks about the evidence that informs researchers about the military equipment – armor or weapons.

45:12 – Georgios talks about why saints in Greek and Anatolian churches were painted wearing contemporary armor and weapons.

52:24 – Georgios talks about the discoveries that he would most like to see happen in relation to his work. 

54:50 – Georgios mentions about the battles of Tarsus and Al-Hadat. 

1:06:10 – Georgios has a page on academia.edu.

Links of interest

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https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-byzantine-military-tactics-in-syria-and-mesopotamia-in-the-10th-century.html

http://bogaziciuniversity.academia.edu/GeorgiosTheotokis

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Guests: Georgios Theotokis

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