Black Thursday (Ballantine Books #U6067): The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid

By Martin Caidin and Illustrated by Cover Art Caidin, Martin

Book Overview

On Thursday, October 14, 1943, two hundred and ninety one B-17 Flying Fortresses set out for a strategic bombing raid on the factories in Schweinfurt. Sixty of those planes never returned and six... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0012H1UKY
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Real PageTurner

Black Thursday is an excellent telling of the bloody Schweinfurt raid by the US Army Air Force to destroy the Ball Bearing factories in and around Schweinfurt. Being a Military Historian and US Army Veteran anything covering Military History has my attention. I recommend this book to all those interested in World War II History.