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That's the Expl World War interview.

Today I'm joined by Dr. Brett Holman, the author of The Next War in the Air, Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908 to

1941, and also the author of an upcoming book, Home Fires Burning, Emotion Spectacle,

in Britain's First War from the Air. Dr. Holman, how's it going today?

It's great. It's very nice to be joining you here from the other side of the world in Australia.

Thanks to the wonders of the internet. Absolutely. Absolutely. Thank you for joining me here today. Thanks for having me.

So the growth and impact of aviation during the First World War is well known. It's sort of,

you know, part of the whole story. And part of that story was also the advent of

aerial bombardment. Now, the bombing raids that were launched were not just aimed at military

targets close to the fighting, but also included the bombing of military and civilian targets

away from the front. Setting aside kind of the technological advancements or military impact of

these raids, Could you talk a

little bit about the mental impact that these raids had on people who had any other previous

time in history would have been far outside the danger zone or the danger area during a conflict?

Yeah. This is, I think, a very, very interesting aspect of this war from the air.

Lots of, lots of, I mean, to be clear, civilians are always affected by war.

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