https://irving.video/videos/watch/ee1ff0a3-64e6-4037-872b-4020c2380adf About this recordingA short lecture excerpt concerning air power during the Second World War. Irving comments on the role of air forces, wartime command decisions and the way operational records are used when reconstructing the conflict. Its brief duration suggests that it was cut from a longer address; the surrounding lecture and exact date are not identified in the surviving metadata. Topics and themesThe strategic role of air power in the Second World War, Command responsibility and operational decision-making, The documentary record left by wartime air forces, How later narratives simplify complex military choices, Archive detailsFormat: Excerpt, Source label: Irving-airforce.mp4, Technical record: 480 × 270; runtime 2:24; source file 8.4 MiB, Accession: Focal Point Publications server holdings, 21 July 2026, Archive contextThis recording is preserved as a primary-source document. The description summarises what appears in the programme and does not endorse or independently verify claims made by its participants. Explore: complete catalogue · search available transcripts · books and editions Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:06:22 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/ee1ff0a3-64e6-4037-872b-4020c2380adf All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.