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Operation Tidal Wave : the bloodiest air battle in the history of war /

The story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war, when 1,700 American airmen set out to bomb the oil refineries surrounding the city of Ploesti, Romania on August 1, 1943.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lupiano, Vincent dePaul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Ploiești, Battles of, Ploiești, Romania, 1943-1944.
Bombing, Aerial > Romania > Ploiești > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Table of Contents:
  • Great Council of War
  • The Ladder
  • HALPRO
  • "The Smart Plan"
  • Lumbering Lib
  • Black Gold
  • Eine Falle
  • The Sandman Would Live Forever
  • The Defense Did Not Rest
  • Spies
  • Smart Descends
  • Secrets
  • The Courage
  • "Hit Then for Six!
  • Everything Will Change
  • Fortune's Wheel
  • Crumble and Crackle
  • Flak-Zug
  • "Wrong Turn! Wrong Turn!"
  • Wings of Madness
  • And This They Did for Country
  • Afterword
  • The Sandman Redux.