Strategic Bombing in World War Two with Paul Beaver
World Wars
•
28m
Aviation historian Paul Beaver answers key questions about the strategic bombing campaigns of World War Two. How successful was the Blitz from a German perspective? What was the significance of Big Week? Was Dresden a war crime? And many more...
Up Next in World Wars
-
The Traces of War: The Battle for France
The traces of war are everywhere - if you know where to look.
Dr James Rogers, Assistant Professor of War Studies, is fascinated by these remains and exactly what they can tell us about not just the changing nature of war through time - but the stories of the people who lived through those event...
-
The Traces of War: Epic Engineering
In the second episode of Traces of War - James continues his journey across Europe. This time he will be visiting the site of some of the biggest military engineering projects undertaken during the Second World War.
His journey starts in Belgium where James explores the enormous super fortress E...
-
Fortress Britain: Red Sands Forts
During the Second World War, the City of London was a major target for both naval and aerial bombardment. In 1943, numerous towers were built in the Thames Estuary as anti-aircraft defences to protect the capital. Known as the Red Sands Forts, these Star Wars Walker-like constructions were initia...
