Out of the Desert - A Story of Palestine, Ploesti and Beyond

The daring low level mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti has long been considered as one of the most significant missions of World War Il. The allies were determined to annihilate the very source of the fuel which fed the German war machine. In Out of the Desert, a distinguished veteran of the 98th Bomb Group, John Blundell, provides not only an insider's point of view on the mission, but also compelling photos of the heroes and hardships faced by America's Force for Freedom" -- the 98th Bomb Group."

Summary

The daring low level mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti has long been considered as one of the most significant missions of World War Il. The allies were determined to annihilate the very source of the fuel which fed the German war machine. In Out of the Desert, a distinguished veteran of the 98th Bomb Group, John Blundell, provides not only an insider's point of view on the mission, but also compelling photos of the heroes and hardships faced by America's Force for Freedom" -- the 98th Bomb Group.

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Product details

• Authors: John E. Blundell, Blundell John E.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2000
• EAN: 9781563115363
• ISBN: 978-1-56311-536-3
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 689 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Second World War, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Military engineering, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General