• 04 - The Longest Raid

  • Jan 3 2024
  • Length: 13 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • In a freezing January, the battle against death and fire is even more challenging for the population. Bristol is about to face the largest-scale attack attempted against the city during the Second World War.

    Sources:
    Bristol at War - John Penny, published by Breedon Books 2002
    Bristol under siege - Helen Reid, published by Redcliffe 2005
    Luftwaffe operations over Bristol 1940/44 - John Penny, published by The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1995
    Bristol's civil defence during World War Two. - John Penny, published by the The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1998
    Bristol Blitz Diary - John Dike, published by Redcliffe 1982
    Bristol Blitz. The Untold Story, published by Redcliffe 1988

    http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/bhr/Main/ww2
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070806182711/http://www.bristolblitzed.org/?page_id=63

    Sound Effects: BBC Sound Effects

    Music: Audionetwork
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