@jamesjhistory.bsky.social
Aviation and Cultural Historian: The memory of the RAF in the Second World War. PhD student and Assistant Lecturer, University of Essex and Wolverhampton. Co-Presenter for @nmtdambusters.bsky.social pod.
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02.08.2025 10:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hello! Subscribers can listen to Adrian Bean talking about his legendary BBC radio production of Len Deighton's "Bomber" & his book L for Lanc. Available to all on Wednesday. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
02.08.2025 06:49 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1It's fine. I think he was one of our very first guests!
31.07.2025 21:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We had him on the show last year! Definitely a book for my research!
31.07.2025 21:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Determined to do a good job with my first book too. @barnthorn.bsky.social have been wonderfully supportive and understanding too. I'm very fortunate to have them as a publisher.
31.07.2025 12:54 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0They're brilliant. The head porter's dad served in Bomber Command.
31.07.2025 12:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ah thanks, James π it's in the works but work and the PhD have taken a bit of a priority of late. I've got a few insights I'm absolutely buzzing to share about the raid and also on the bombing campaign in general. Desperate to get this book out!
31.07.2025 12:40 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A superb book
31.07.2025 12:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Group project decided and the kids want to make a Battle of Britain display with some airfix kits alongside it.
I think I'm just playing out what I would have wanted my history classes to be like. That would have been better than a day off for me.
Great choices. I absolutely loved L for Lanc when I read it recently
30.07.2025 11:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My picks.
Popular: J. Falconer, The Bomber Command Handbook
Memoir: Pip Beck, Keeping Watch: A WAAF in Bomber Command
Academic: M. K. Wells, Courage and Air Warfare
Fiction: L. Mann, And Some Fell on Stony Ground: A day in the life of an RAF bomber Pilot
Wild card: A. Bean, L for Lanc
Found her again.
I've been told someone paid Β£6000 to get a passenger flight tomorrow. I can sadly confirm this isn't me but I wish!
Good morning! Ep 48 is now live. We share our top 10 bomber command books - fiction, popular history, academic, biography & a wild card! Links to all titles in the show notes. Which are your favourites?
www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
Another excellent episode, this time particularly fascinating since there are lots of books on the subject and any help sorting them out is welcome, especially from people with such grand knowledge.
I should've known that listening to this would lead me to seek any vacant spots in my bookcase!π
My pleasure! π
26.07.2025 20:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It's available on YouTube in parts. Here's part one:
youtu.be/F6U0e5DUdNQ?...
I have it on cd too. Worth tracking down!
Mark Johnson or John Concogh might be able to help?
26.07.2025 08:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Feel free to comment on/tag us in posts about some of your favourite Bomber Command books too π
26.07.2025 08:27 β π 11 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Good morning! Our lovely subscribers can now listen to ep.48 (available to all on Wednesday 30th). James and I each select our top 5 Bomber Command books. Which are your favourites? www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...
26.07.2025 06:42 β π 18 π 5 π¬ 5 π 1All of those tick the box and have Wellingtons. My guess would be "one of our aircraft is missing"
25.07.2025 18:25 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great episode, great and complicated questions. Reality of the sentiments of the bombed people in WW2, et cetera.
I always like when history is discussed in a wider context.
And the realization that Paul has been an extra in the production of one of my favs, the 'Memphis Belle' film!π«‘
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23.07.2025 10:33 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0It was so great to welcome @ww2tv.bsky.social onto the show. Well worth a listen, folks!
23.07.2025 08:26 β π 17 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Another poor victim. The craziest thing isn't it
20.07.2025 20:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jane will be but I couldn't afford to go this year. Hopefully next year. Sad to miss your talk!
20.07.2025 15:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh wow!
20.07.2025 08:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He was such a great guest and we could have chatted for hours!
20.07.2025 08:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oh dear π€£
20.07.2025 08:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Been on my reading list too long!
20.07.2025 08:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bookshops are dangerous π¬π€£
19.07.2025 13:41 β π 33 π 2 π¬ 6 π 0
