Desert fire
Subtitle: the untold story of the air mission that cut off Hitler's oil
By: John E. Blundell
Publisher: Turner Pub. Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596528192
Subjects: Ploieşti, Battles of, Ploieşti, Romania, 1943-1944; United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 98th; Oil fields; Bombardiers; Campaigns; American Personal narratives; American Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; United States; Biography; History
Notes: Prev. ed.: Paducah, Ky. : Turner Pub., 1999, under title Out of the desert.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The long trip; title: Getting it all together; title: Palestine : the land & the people; title: Egypt : land of intrigue; title: North Africa : perils & victory; title: Ploesti : planning & performance; title: Cairo : a city revisited; title: Italy : civilization at last; title: USA : home again; title: 98th campaigns air offensive; title: Combat crews who participated in Ploesti mission; title: Mission board.