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The Ploesti Raid Through the Lens
Roger A. Freeman
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Description for The Ploesti Raid Through the Lens
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 300 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 302 x 17. Weight in Grams: 934. 160 pages, 300 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 217 x 302 x 17. Weight: 936.
The Ploesti Raid took place on Sunday, August 1, 1943 and, but for a navigational error which put the leading formation on a course away from the target, the operation might have resulted in the destruction of the seven chosen targets. However, by the time the mistake was realised, the defences were on the alert and over 20 Liberators were brought down in and around Ploesti. A further 35 aircraft were lost. Although the operation resulted in the award of five Medals of Honor — America’s highest decoration for bravery — the cost was high: 308 airmen lost their lives ... Read more
The Ploesti Raid took place on Sunday, August 1, 1943 and, but for a navigational error which put the leading formation on a course away from the target, the operation might have resulted in the destruction of the seven chosen targets. However, by the time the mistake was realised, the defences were on the alert and over 20 Liberators were brought down in and around Ploesti. A further 35 aircraft were lost. Although the operation resulted in the award of five Medals of Honor — America’s highest decoration for bravery — the cost was high: 308 airmen lost their lives ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
944g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781870067553
SKU
V9781870067553
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About Roger A. Freeman
�You haven't talked to THE expert on the Great War until you have talked to Miss Coombs.' So ran one letter received at the Imperial War Museum, London, where for 36 years, from 1946 until 1982, Rose Coombs worked � in later years as Special Collections Officer. Her interest in battlefields began at an early age, influenced largely by ... Read more
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