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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BONUS: Spitfire vs Messerschmitt
D-Day: Bloody Omaha? (Episode 6)
D-Day: The Beaches (Episode 5)
D-Day: Minelaying & The Airborne Drop (Episode 4)
D-Day: 24 Hours To Go (Episode 3)
D-Day: The Master Plan (Episode 2)
D-Day: The German Side (Episode 1)
USA: War Is Hell - A Soldier’s Story
USA: The Forgotten Island - Operation RECKLESS
The World's Greatest Spitfire Pilot
Cassino '44 - Rome Falls (Part 8)
Cassino ‘44 - OPERATION DIADEM (Part 7)
Cassino '44 - Cassino Town (Part 6)
Cassino '44 - OPERATION FISCHFANG (Part 5)
Cassino ’44 - Capturing Cassino (Part 4)
Cassino '44 - OPERATION SHINGLE (Part 3)
Cassino '44 - The Gustav Line (Part 2)
Cassino '44 - The Plan Is Set (Part 1)
Horror in Hungary and Merril's Marauders
USA: We Have Ways - Tuskegee Airmen
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