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Operation Tidal Wave, Commonly Known As The Ploesti Raid And Mythologically Commemorated As "Black Sunday", The Tragic Heroic Air Raid On Ploesti, Romania's Strategically Vital Oil Refineries, The Costliest US Air Forces Bombing Mission Of All Of World War Two, Examined In Four Golden Era Of Television Documentaries! 86 Minutes Of The Routed Destruction Of The Heart Of Axis Oil Production, Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD!

Contents:

AIR POWER - TARGET PLOESTI (Black/White, 23 Minutes)
Walter Cronkite narrates this installment of the venerable epic World War II documentary series with precision and insight.

BATTLELINE - THE PLOESTI RAID (Black/White, 21 Minutes)
An episode from the epic 1963 documentary series which features a personal account from a single soldier from each side of a particular battle while integrating their experiences into the larger conflict they were part of.

G. I. DIARY: THE TOUGHEST TARGET: PLOESTI (Color, 21 Minutes)
Llloyd Bridges narrates as carefully chosen films combine with the stories of individual soldiers who participated in the battle to give a realistic and unparalleled view of warfare's grimness.

SURVIVAL!: PLOESTI (Black/White, 20 Minutes)
James Whitmore's storied narration complements well chosen footage and a concise recounting of the battle (Note: some minor damaged spots in this episode).

UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL 11/2/1944: RUMANIAN BOMB RUINS: THE RUINS OF PLOESTI (Black/White, 1 Minute)
General Eaker and General Twining visit the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania to survey the damage caused by the repeated air poundings which the U.S. Army Air Force had administered.

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August 1, 1943: World War II: Operation Tidal Wave is executed, also known as The Ploesti Raid and as "Black Sunday", an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine Romanian oil refineries around Ploesti. It was a strategic bombing mission and part of the "oil campaign" to deny petroleum-based fuel to the Axis. The mission resulted in "no curtailment of overall product output". This mission was one of the costliest for the USAAF in the European Theater, with 53 aircraft and 660 aircrewmen lost. It was the second-worst loss ever suffered by the USAAF on a single mission and its date was later referred to as "Black Sunday". Five Medals of Honor and numerous Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to Operation Tidal Wave crew members.

The Allied Oil Campaign Of World War II was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the RAF and the USAAF against facilities supplying Nazi Germany with petroleum, oil, and lubrication (POL) products. It formed part of the immense Allied strategic bombing effort during the war. The targets in Germany and in Axis-controlled Europe such as Ploesti, Romania included refineries, synthetic-fuel factories, storage depots and other POL-infrastructure.

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