1 Season
26 Episode
Crusade in Europe - Season 1 Episode 19 The Air War
This film recounts the air offensive against Nazi Germany after the RAF had successfully repulsed the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. The first low-level bombing raid in Europe, the Ploesti raid of August, 1943, is shown in this installment, followed by a description of the "round the clock" bombing offensive, with the U.S. Eighth Air Force attacking Germany by day and RAF Bomber Command attacking at night.
- Year : 1949
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary, War & Politics
- Studio : ABC
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- Cast : Maurice Joyce, Hugh James, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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