It was one of the United States Army Air Forces' most ambitious bombing campaigns in 1943.
Why were the Nazis so reliant on the Ploiesti oil fields in Romania and how successful was the daytime raid? James Holland and John McManus discuss Operation Tidal Wave. They explain why the Nazis were so reliant on the Ploiesti oil fields in Romania and analyse the success of the daytime raid.
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