Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: Operation Jericho with Robert Lyman
On the 18th February 1944, a daring low-level raid was flown by the Mosquitos of 2TAF's 140 Wing to break the walls of Amiens Prison and free members of the French Resistance. The raid has come to be known as Operation Jericho and has passed into leg...
Episode 645 of the The 15 Minute Book Club podcast, hosted by Alex Churchill, Matt Bone, titled "Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: Operation Jericho with Robert Lyman" was published on February 24, 2022 and runs 67 minutes.
February 24, 2022 ·67m · The 15 Minute Book Club
Summary
On the 18th February 1944, a daring low-level raid was flown by the Mosquitos of 2TAF's 140 Wing to break the walls of Amiens Prison and free members of the French Resistance. The raid has come to be known as Operation Jericho and has passed into legend, but not without some controversy. Joining us today to discuss the raid is the author of two books on the subject, historian Robert Lyman who will put us in with the resistance and the daring Mosquito crews as they knock the walls of the jail down.Pre-order Rob's upcoming Operation Jericho: Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944 at our Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472852069Buy Rob's big book The Jail Busters: The Secret Story of MI6, the French Resistance and Operation Jericho at our bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781784290177Buy Rob's latest book, A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45, at our bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472847140Support the Pod from just £3 a month or drop us a tip at: https://linktr.ee/historyhackBuy our Merch! https://shop.historyhackpod.com/Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClubWatch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_ClubBuy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!UK Link: US Link: Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:(UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub(US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
On the 18th February 1944, a daring low-level raid was flown by the Mosquitos of 2TAF's 140 Wing to break the walls of Amiens Prison and free members of the French Resistance. The raid has come to be known as Operation Jericho and has passed into legend, but not without some controversy. Joining us today to discuss the raid is the author of two books on the subject, historian Robert Lyman who will put us in with the resistance and the daring Mosquito crews as they knock the walls of the jail down.
Pre-order Rob's upcoming Operation Jericho: Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944 at our Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472852069
Buy Rob's big book The Jail Busters: The Secret Story of MI6, the French Resistance and Operation Jericho at our bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781784290177
Buy Rob's latest book, A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45, at our bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472847140
Support the Pod from just £3 a month or drop us a tip at: https://linktr.ee/historyhack
Buy our Merch! https://shop.historyhackpod.com/
Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub
Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club
Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!
UK Link:
US Link:
Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:
(UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub
(US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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