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Bomber: Terror of WWII

The Rise of the Bomber (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

The first bombs were dropped from balloons. During the First World War, Zeppelin airships were used for this, later Gotha planes appeared. Between the wars, more bombers began to be built.
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Jun 6, 2022 (United Kingdom)

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26 cast members
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Stephen Huggins
Self - Author, 'America's Use of Terror from Colonial Times to the A-Bomb' (as Dr. Stephen Huggins) Self - Author, 'America's Use of Terror from Colonial Times to the A-Bomb' (as Dr. Stephen Huggins)   See fewer
James S. Corum
Self - Author, 'The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War' (as Dr. James Corum) Self - Author, 'The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War' (as Dr. James Corum)   See fewer
Richard Muller
Self - Author, 'The Luftwaffe's Way of War' & 'The German Air War In Russia' (as Prof. Richard Muller) Self - Author, 'The Luftwaffe's Way of War' & 'The German Air War In Russia' (as Prof. Richard Muller)   See fewer
Victoria Taylor
Self - Aviation Historian, University of Hull Self - Aviation Historian, University of Hull   See fewer
Matthew Powell
Self - Lecturer, RAF College Cranwell (as Dr. Matthew Powell) Self - Lecturer, RAF College Cranwell (as Dr. Matthew Powell)   See fewer
Donald Nijboer
Self - Author & Historian Self - Author & Historian   See fewer
John Buckley
Self - Author, 'Air Power in the Age of Total War' (as Prof. John Buckley) Self - Author, 'Air Power in the Age of Total War' (as Prof. John Buckley)   See fewer
Sarah-Louise Miller
Self - Air War Studies, Women in War, Kings College London (as Sarah Miller) Self - Air War Studies, Women in War, Kings College London (as Sarah Miller)   See fewer
Callan McAuliffe
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Stanley Baldwin
Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - British Prime Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self - Secretary of State for War and Air (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State for War and Air (archive footage)   See fewer
G. Lowes Dickinson
Self - British Political Scientist (archive footage) Self - British Political Scientist (archive footage)   See fewer
Guilio Douhet
Self - Italian Air Power Theorist (archive footage) (as Gen. Giulio Douhet) Self - Italian Air Power Theorist (archive footage) (as Gen. Giulio Douhet)   See fewer
Francisco Franco
Self - Spanish Caudillo (archive footage) Self - Spanish Caudillo (archive footage)   See fewer
Guilio Gavotti
Self - Italian Pilot (archive footage) (as Lt. Giulio Gavotti) Self - Italian Pilot (archive footage) (as Lt. Giulio Gavotti)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self - Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe (archive footage) Self - Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Harris
Self - RAF Officer (archive footage) Self - RAF Officer (archive footage)   See fewer
Hirohito
Self - Japanese Emperor (archive footage) Self - Japanese Emperor (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - German Führer (archive footage) Self - German Führer (archive footage)   See fewer
Emil Hácha
Self - Czech President (archive footage) Self - Czech President (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self - Italian Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - Italian Prime Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Igor Sikorsky
Self - Soviet Aviation Pioneer (archive footage) Self - Soviet Aviation Pioneer (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Trenchard
Self - 'Father' of the RAF (archive footage) Self - 'Father' of the RAF (archive footage)   See fewer
Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Self - German General & Inventor (archive footage) (as Ferdinand von Zeppelin) Self - German General & Inventor (archive footage) (as Ferdinand von Zeppelin)   See fewer
Robert Watson-Watt
Self - British Pioneer of Radar Technology (archive footage) (as Sir Robert Watson-Watt) Self - British Pioneer of Radar Technology (archive footage) (as Sir Robert Watson-Watt)   See fewer
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