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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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Manage episode 497281259 series 3565545
Send us a message or question!
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
Please subscribe to Never Mind The Dambusters wherever you get your podcasts. You can support the show, and help us produce great content, by becoming a paid subscriber from just $3 a month here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/support . Supporters get early access to episodes and invitations to livestreams.
Thank you for listening! You can reach out to us on social media at @RAF_BomberPod (X) or @NeverMindTheDambusters (Instagram)
You can find out about James' research, articles, lectures and podcasts here .
You can read more about Jane's work on her website at https://www.justcuriousjane.com/, and listen to podcasts/media stuff here
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