In this first of two parts, Dr. Grant Harward and Dr. Luke Truxal join me to talk about the April / May 1944 raids on Romania, in particular the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive.

Other episodes that are mentioned or connected to this one include:

• 1943 episode 11: Uniting Against the Reich with Dr. Luke Truxal
• 1943 Episode 44: Operation Tidal Wave with Dr. Luke Truxal
• 1943 Episode 79: Schweinfurt, Regensburg, and Operation Starkey: Inflated Numbers, Wrong Conclusions, and False Confidence with Dr. Luke Truxal
• 1943 Episode 80: The Luftwaffe's Aerial Defense Over Germany with Dr. Rich Muller
• 1943 Episode 82: Black Week -- October 1943: A Low Point and a Turning Point for the Strategic Bombing Campaign in Europe with Dr. John Curatola
• 1943 Episode 83: Fighters Over Europe: Attritional Warfare and the Americanization of the Air War in 1943 with Dr. Graham Cross
• 1943 Episode 88: The Kuban Bridgehead and Romania in WWII with Dr. Grant Harward
• 1944 Episode 6: "Big Week" -- February 1944: The US Army Air Force as a Tool of War with Dr. John Curatola

Links

Uniting Against the Reich: The American Air War in Europe by Dr. Luke Truxal (Amazon)

Romania's Holy War: Soldiers, Motivation, and the Holocaust by Dr. Grant Harward (Amazon)

Romania 1944: The Turning of Arms Against Nazi Germany by Dr. Grant Harward, Illustrated by Johnny Shumate (Amazon)

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

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