Those Brave Crews: The Epic Raid to Destroy Hitler's Ploesti Oil Fields

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Colonel Ray Wards magnificent Those Brave crews: The Epic Raid to Destroy Hiltlers Oil Fields follows the fortunes of American aircraft on their suicidal mission against the vital Ploesti (Roumania) oil fields. With him you will follow each different crew sit in the pilots seat and share the unique experience of the gunners dueling eye-to-eye with the enemy flack crews. The sacrifice and dedication of these men rivals other famous events in history such as the calvary charges of the Crimea Picketts assault at Gettysburg or Xenephons March.