Operation Tidal Wave: The Bloodiest Air Battle in the History of War

by Vincent Lupiano and Vincent Depaul Lupiano

Book Overview

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war. It is about 1700 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493069306
• ISBN13: 9781493069309
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"