Black Thursday

<p><b>Black Thursday</b> first published in 1960 is the masterful retelling of the U.S. bombing raid on Schweinfurt Germany on October 14 1943. The mission's objective was to destroy Nazi ball-bearing factories (ball-bearings were critical in most machinery). Of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses involved in the attack 60 planes and 650 men were lost over this heavily defended region. <i>Black Thursday</i> provides an exciting look at the mission: the B-17's background the briefings the flight crews and ground crews at work and of course the fateful mission itself. Included in this reprint edition are 16 pages of photographs numerous pen and ink illustrations and a comprehensive index.</p>