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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
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062953636/operation-chastise/
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Guests: Sir Max Hastings
Host: Cris Alvarez
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