This book is about the bombing of the Ploesti (pronounced Ploy-esht') oil fields by the United States Army Air Force during WWII. I was hoping the Wings of War series was entirely made up of memoirs. The several books from the series I have read so far have been but this one is a history written a veteran who was not there. However, he talked to many people who were and it appears he did a reasonable amount of research and his history appears sound.

There is some analysis about the destruction of the ability of the German military to acquire sufficient gas and oil shortened the war and limited their options for both attack and defense. The initial raids had minimal effect but eventually a great deal of damage from air raids.

He relates direct quotes from a variety of the people who were there to give the reader an idea of what it was like to be a member of the mission. I should have liked to get a bit more info perhaps on what happened to some of the men captured after they were shot down. ( )