Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 FROM THE PUBLISHER
The perilous mission to destroy Hitler's oil refineries.
"This is the very model of a war book." - The New Yorker"
SYNOPSIS
On August 1, 1943, an armada of American B-24 Liberator bombers roared at close range across the farms and villages of Romania. This revised edition of an account of the controversial bombing mission includes a new foreword and additional b&w historical photos. The book was originally published by Random House, New York, NY, in 1962. The first Brassey's edition was published in 1998. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR