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In addition to this, you will also receive a digital link to view the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003erecorded\u003c\/span\u003e History After Hours presentation by Adam Makos on the evening of November 5th at the American Heritage Museum about \u003cem\u003eTidal Wave\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestsellers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Higher Call, Spearhead,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTidal Wave,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean astonishing true story set in an untold arena of World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s summer 1943, and the world is on fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLieutenant Ernie Poulson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a twenty-two-year-old outdoorsman from Utah, finds himself at the controls of America’s most advanced bomber, the B-24, brought to North Africa for a top-secret mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the far side of Europe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLieutenant Constantin Cantacuzino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Romania’s most daring ace, duels Soviet fighters on the Eastern Front while searching for purpose in an unwinnable war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Nazi-aligned Romania, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrincess Catherine Caradja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e walks a perilous line between loyalty to her country and quiet defiance, as German forces dig in around the oil refineries in her backyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd in the royal palace, twenty-one-year-old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing Michael of Romania\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—mocked and sidelined by a Nazi-backed dictator—quietly plots to seize his nation’s destiny before it is lost forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTidal Wave,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Adam Makos brings these lives together in a sweeping saga of courage and survival, set against history’s most audacious air raid: the treetop assault on “Hitler’s gas station” at Ploesti, Romania. What begins in flames on August 1, 1943, sparks bonds no one could have foreseen—alliances between enemies—that will decide whether these men and women are consumed by war, or seize their chance at escape and redemption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawn from years of extensive research and told with Makos’ signature cinematic intensity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTidal Wave\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill remind you that even in war’s darkest hours, humanity has a way of breaking through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips after November 5, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"drawer-medium\"\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e9780593725276\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable on: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNov 03, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBallantine Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e448\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions (in): \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e6-1\/8 x 9-1\/4\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48599149019358,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/0301\/2062\/files\/makos-recording-book.jpg?v=1792789867","url":"https:\/\/ahmgiftshop.org\/products\/tidal-wave-the-pilots-the-princess-and-the-enemy-ace-a-true-story-of-courage-and-survival-in-wwii","provider":"American Heritage Museum Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}