Ploesti

"Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943" by James Dugan and Carroll Stewart, Random House, N. Y. 1962.

I've just bought this first edition in English at a second-hand book shop for $5. Very beautiful looks and a lot of very good photos.

Any comments?

 

*bump*

 

I hadn't ignored your posting, Friedrich - I've just never, ever read anything about Ploesti !

I often see Leon Wolff's 'Low Level Mission' in bookshops but have never bought a copy.

 

Then it's yours, Martin.

I don't think this non-air war buff would apprecaite it as much. I think I have your adress some where... I'll check out and send it to you —along those long-ago promised letter and drawing. I could include a post card of the film "The English Patient" too.

 

Friedrich I read the book about a year ago. It is a very good book. It gives good details into the mission from those who were actually there.

Greg

 

Fried not sure of your book as I have not much on the Ploesti raids. Does your book cover all the missions agasint this terrible target ?

You may try and look into the seperate US bomb bomb group histories that took part on the August mission of 43. Another aveneue is Eric Mombeeks Sturmjäger Band 1 which covers the Bf 109G equipped JG 4 when stationed in the area and took on the US B-24 formations.........

Erich ♠

 

Thanks for the input, Greg and Erich!

But I think the book just covers the first and most famous raid against Ploeiesti. very detailed account from both sides.

Did I mention the cool pictures?

 

how many pics Fried ?

♠

 

Not sure right now, but I'll tell ya later. Maybe I can scan them and send some to you, if interested —before Martin gets the book.

 

do it if possible and vielen Dank

E ♠

 

I'm flipping through the book right now. The book covers the low-level raid on August 1, 1943. Alot of pictures I never saw until I got the book. Camera shots from on the deck over the refinery.

Also if you go to Historic Aviation they have a special 50 year anniversary book on the Ploesti low level raid. It costs about $50 though.

Greg

 

There seem to be a lot of books about this subject - another one is 'Into The Guns Of Ploesti' by Leroy Newby (1991).

 

Just finished searching through Greg A's link "Historic Aviation".I typed in the book General mentiond.No matches.Tried anything with Polesti/B-24 to no avail. Anyone have a good on-line book source?Tried the Military Book club also.

 

Try www. UKBookworld.com.

Regards,

Gordon

 

Even better, hit : -

http://www.bookfinder.com

- and type Ploesti in 'title search'. LOADS of books come up, many from dealers in the US.

 

Gotcha !!Found it at Amazon.$11. Glad General brought the topic up. Thanx.

 

Here's the link to the book I was talking about.

Ploesti Book

Greg

 

I've got it, Erich! The book has 118 photographs! —which I'm going to scan to-day and this week.

Is anyone interested in getting those pictures too? All you'll need is an e-mail account with some space —no hotmail crap...

Seems like Martin wasn't very interested in getting the book...

 

I actually received the Ploesti book, original print, from a veteran who flew the mission over the oil fields. That is one in the treasury.

 

OTF, who is the author of this book? A man called Sternfelds (or something?)...

Oh, already got it....Mike Hill......

[ 23. March 2004, 04:14 AM: Message edited by: Stevin Oudshoorn ]