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1 online resource (1 audio file (9:hr., 9: min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Robert Brinkmann, Rob Worley. |
| Summary |
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 they were operating at one-hundred percent capacity. To show the asperity of the raid, five Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded, two posthumously. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Ploiești, Battles of, Ploiești, Romania, 1943-1944.
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Bombing, Aerial -- Romania -- Ploiești -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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| Added Author |
Brinkmann, Robert.
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Worley, Rob.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Bloodiest air battle in the history of war |
| ISBN |
9781493061884 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1493061887 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14586699 |
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