Description
In this episode of Rosie the Reviewer, we cover the first three episodes of Masters of the Air, the latest Spielberg-Hanks WWII series following the Bloody Hundredth Bomb Group. Joined by our resident SAS Rogue Heroes correspondent George to talk about not the SAS, we unpack what works and what doesn’t. From Buck and Bucky banter to B-17 flight scenes you come to a WWII show for. We talk ball turrets, bike races, bomber boys, what we think is a missed opportunity to cast a critical look at the morality of bombing strategies.
Plus: why Harry Crosby’s memoir is a must-read, how the ground crew kept the B-17s flying, and straight-out-of-Blackadder Brits.
Also check out:
Part Two and Part Three of our Masters of the Air series
Our chat with Masters of the Air actors Bailey Brook and Kai Alexander
Masters of the Air trailer
I Saw Regensburg Destroyed by Beirne Lay Jr.
As mentioned in our episode, Beirne Lay Jr not only flew with the 100th Bomb Group and other elements of the Eighth Air Force, he also wrote about his experiences. You can find his article about Regensburg in the Saturday Evening Post, on Reddit. If you want to hear us talk more about Lay, check out our episode about Twelve O’Clock High.
