Ploesti
, by Dugan, JamesNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781574885101 | 1574885103
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/1/2002
On August 1, 1943, an enormous armada of America B-24 Liberator bombers roared at nearly treetop level over the peaceful farms and villages of Romania. This mission was Operation Tidal Wave. Its target'”'śthe taproot of German might,'ť Hitler's giant oil refineries at Ploesti. Hundreds of U.S. airmen had volunteered for the mission despite warnings that half might not return. In thirty minutes, more firepower was exchanged than in two Gettysburgs, and five men earned the Medal of Honor. Ploestipresents a vivid reconstruction of a dramatic and controversial mission.