Recherche dans la collection - Dresden : The Mystery

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: KINES FROM PARC, TORONTO

1984-0367

Vidéo

1965-12-07

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

producer, Robert Patchell; executive producer, Richard Nielsen; editing, Noel Dodds; host, Philip Deane

The 1945 Allied bombing of Dresden (Germany) during World War II is the subject of this public affairs program hosted by Philip Deane. In the second of two installments, interviews with bomber command chiefs, a journalist and a Dresden survivor question the wisdom of bombing a city with little military significance. Survivor Anne Wahle describes the "red blizzard" that burned her feet and hands. David Irving, British journalist and author of "The Destruction of Dresden", describes his sources of information; "active lying" by British government officials about the raid; and his conclusion that the raid was for political rather than military reasons. Air Chief Marshall and Commander-in-Chief RAF Bomber Command Sir Arthur Harris and his Deputy Chief are interviewed about their bombing strategy; reasons for the raid; and their doubts about the validity of an attack planned in an atmosphere of deception. <30mn>

AERIAL BOMBARDMENT~AIR WARFARE~GERMANY~INTERVIEWS~WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 ~DEANE, PHILIP~HARRIS, ARTHUR~IRVING, DAVID~WAHLE, ANNE

English

Libre

V1 8411-0079

GAD 0FD547

To be Determined / À déterminer

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