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-"the taproot of German might," 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. Ploesti presents a vivid reconstruction of a dramatic and controversial mission.

About the Author
JAMES DUGAN served overseas during World War II with the Eighth Air Force photo and newsreel unit and as a staff correspondent for Yank, the Army weekly. He assisted Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau with The Silent World and wrote the narration for Cousteau's feature movie of the same title, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1956 and a Hollywood Oscar the following year. He died in 1967. CARROLL STEWART is a longtime Nebraska newspaperman. During World War II, as a member of the 93rd Bomb Group, he published The Liberator, the first newspaper for overseas U.S. troops.

Reviews
"This is the very model of a war book."-New Yorker
"Taut and gripping."-Time
"First-rate battle log."-Newsweek



Book Information
ISBN 9781574885101
Author Francis H. Marlo
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Potomac Books Inc
Publisher Potomac Books Inc