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World War Two 059 - Keep Calm and Carry On! (Patreon)

Published:
2019-10-09 21:37:36
Imported:
2023-06

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Hey folks!
Though this episode is about some very interesting events that happened in week 60 of World War Two, it also tells us about how difficult the historiographical field of WW2 is. First, the motives behind 'tactical bombing' and the debates surrounding its effectiveness and legitimacy as a tool of war are very interesting (though scholars now generally agree that 1. it didn't affect morale in a significant way and 2. bombing civilian populations is considered a war crime). Second, this episode shows how sources can differ greatly on the details and even the outcome of certain events.

Cheers,

Joram

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It’s raining bombs, keep calm and carry on... - WW2 - 059 - October 12 1940

The Blitz continues while Chinese Communists are fighting Chinese Nationalist in China. But the mass bombing of civilian targets does not really do what it is supposed to. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join The TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @World_war_two_realtime https://www.instagram.com/world_war_two_realtime/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/D6D2aYN. Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Source list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Written and Hosted by: Indy Neidell Produced and Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard Executive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Joram Appel Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Research by: Indy Neidell Edited by: Iryna Dulka Map animations: Eastory Sound design: Marek Kaminski Colorisations by Norman Stewart and Julius Jääskeläinen https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/ Eastory's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElybFZ60Hk1NSjgCf7I2sg Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com. A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

Comments

Anonymous

What happened to 59?

Anonymous

Tactical, or Strategic bombing?

Anonymous

With my grandmother avoiding dying through airraids narrowly at least 3 times and seeing how hard it was to tell the story for a former firefighter decades later who, as a teen, had to clean up a train station two times after transport trains had been hit, I totally agree that strategic bombing of civilian targets is a war crime.

Anonymous
>>27723000

I think the commonly used term is strategic bombing, too.

Anders

People are sturdier than one would think.

Anonymous

I'm interested in the psychology behind the areas that have been bombed in Britain being less vocal about reprisal bombing. Was it more "I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy" or "This is actually hardening my will to continue the fight so bombing the enemy might do the same"? Has there been any work done on this topic?

TimeGhostHistory
>>27723000

answering about late here... tactical bombing is what is done to immediate disrupt enemy activity, like bombing bridges, railroads, roads, bunkers etc. that are in the enemy supply line. It is also the direct targeting of troops in the field. Strategic bombing I the idea of breaking the enemy from behind. It involves targeting the extended supply network of the enemy military, but also the infrastructure of the belligerent nation. Most dramatically it includes bombing civilians for the purpose of 'breaking their morale.' As you will see in the next years; tactical bombing is military necessity and it will work, while strategic bombing will turn out to be a catastrophic failure (as you can already see in Great Britain), and have little impact on the outcome of the war, except increasing the civilian casualties on both sides by many millions.

Anonymous
>>27723000

I will note that in your intro paragraph, you name Tactical Bombing, and then discuss Strategic Bombing.

TimeGhostHistory
>>27723000

Sorry maybe that was unclear. They are not the same thing. Tactical is what we describe in the first paragraph. Strategic is what we describe in the second. With the risks of spoiling: leading up to D-Day the conflict between the two will be a major point of contention. Eisenhower asks for tactical bombing support to interrupt the supply lines to Normandy, knock out rear line artillery positions, and cut off the retreat routes of the Wehrmacht by eliminating bridges, and rail connections. Arthur Harris and Carl Spaatz, UK and US commanders of strategic bombing, resisted diverting their resources to this. The resistance came despite having little tangible results to show for most of their activities. In the end Eisenhower prevailed, which was in hindsight an essential win. Operation Overlord already turned out to be more difficult that anticipated, had the Wehrmacht re-supply and retreat lines been in order it would have been even worse.