Never Mind The Dambusters
Never Mind The Dambusters…It’s The Bomber Command Podcast!
Join historians and authors Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies as they delve into the world of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. In this weekly podcast (episodes released every Wednesday), Jane and James explore strategy, policy, and the events which shaped one of the most controversial campaigns of the war.
Despite their iconic status, Bomber Command's history extends far beyond the famed Dambusters raid of 1943 and the Avro Lancaster. Through insightful discussions, expert analysis of the strategic bombing campaign and first hand accounts by veterans and civilians on the ground, Never Mind the Dambusters offers listeners a comprehensive exploration of Bomber Command's operations and the diverse aircraft it employed, as well as tackling some tough topics.
Jane and James will be joined by leading academics, historians, aircraft enthusiasts, technicians and engineers and veterans' family members. Expect discussions on relevant books and films and a spotlight on a different aircraft in each episode. Please send in your questions to us on X (twitter) at @RAFBomber_Pod and on Instagram at @NeverMindTheDambusters. You can email the show at nmtdambusters@gmail.com.
Never Mind The Dambusters
Episode 48 - "Desert Island Books" : Our Top 10 Bomber Command Reads
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This week we each share our top 5 Bomber Command books in the categories of popular history, memoir, academic, fiction and we also throw in a wild card! What are your favourites? Do you love or hate our picks?
Spoiler alert:
If you don't want to know what we chose, avoid the shopping list below!
Jane's choices
Popular history: Haynes Manual - Bomber Command
Memoir: Bomber Offensive, by Sir Arthur Harris
Academic: The Flyer, by Martin Francis
Fiction: Take Off at Dusk, by Flt Lt Peter Roberts
Wild card: Air Battle of the Ruhr, by Alan Cooper
James' choices:
Popular history: The Red Line, by John Nichol
Memoir: Tail Gunner, by R C Rivaz
Academic: The Next War in the Air: The Fear of the Bomber, by Brett Holman
Fiction: Bomber, by Len Deighton
Wild card: The Dambusters, by Paul Brickhill
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