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Operation Tidal Wave

The Bloodiest Air Battle in the History of War

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Operation Tidal Wave

Written by: Vincent dePaul Lupiano
Narrated by: Roy Worley, Robert Brinkmann
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Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war. It is about 1,700 airmen who set out to bomb the oil refineries surrounding the city of Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. Success, they thought, would be a force in ending the war. Success, instead, was extremely limited, and 500 airmen were killed, wounded, captured, or interned. Negligible damage resulted at the Ploesti refineries, and a few months later, they were operating at 100 percent capacity. To show the asperity of the raid, five Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded, two posthumously.

©2022 Vincent dePaul Lupiano (P)2022 Rowman & Littlefield Armed Forces Military Wars & Conflicts World War II Air War
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The book is well written and well read. There is nothing to dislike. Highly recommended all war buffs to listen to this book.

The book on one of the greatest misadventures of WW II

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