Or Go Down in Flame: A Navigator's Death Over Schweinfurt

by W. Raymond Wood

Book Overview

Though Anglo-American air power may be unrivaled in today's world, this was certainly not the case during Europe's last great war. Decades ago, when our airmen flew against Germany, horrific casualties resulted on both sides, and certain battles fought by the Allied powers can be termed nothing less than calamitous.

"Black Thursday," the second Schweinfurt raid, was the most savagely fought air battle in U.S. history, and a milestone in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612001777
• ISBN13: 9781612001777
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"