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An edition of The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission (1983)

The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission

U.S. ed.
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On August 17, 1943, the entire strength of the American heavy bomber forces in England set out to raid two vital industrial targets deep in southern Germany. For American commanders it was the culmination of years of planning and hoping, the day when their defensive formations of Flying Fortresses could at last perform their true role and reach out by daylight to strike at targets in the deepest corners of industrial Germany. The day ended in disaster. Thanks to the courage of the aircrews, the bombers broke through to the targets and caused heavy damage, but sixty of the planes were shot down and the hopes of the American commanders were shattered. Historically, it was probably the most important day for the American air forces during the Second World War. - Jacket flap.

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Scribner
Language
English
Pages
363

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Cover of: The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission: American raids on 17 August 1943
2000, Cassell
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The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission: American Raids on 17 August 1943
April 1995, Penguin UK
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The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission: American Raids on 17 August 1943
August 7, 1990, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission: American Raids on 17 August 1943
August 7, 1990, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission: American raids on 17 August 1943
1985, Penguin
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Cover of: The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission: American raids on 17 August 1943
1983, Lane
in English
Cover of: The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
1983, Scribner
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The Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
1983, Scribner
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Table of Contents

Introduction
A dream delayed
The targets
Chain of command
Briefings
Revised plans
The Luftwaffe
Going in
On their own
Over Regensburg
Under the bombs
The diversions
Up at last
The dream fades
Over Schweinfurt
In Schweinfurt
The cripples
Herr Gott Sakrament!
Distant action
The reckoning
The aftermath
Appendixes.
American and Allied operational performance
Luftwaffe operational performance
Regensburg briefing notes
The wheels-down B-17 crew
A gunner's letter

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 353.
"Scribner military library"--Jacket.
Includes index.

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New York
Other Titles
Scribner military library.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/4973
Library of Congress
D790 .M49 1983

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
363 p., [16] p. of plates
Number of pages
363
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3189787M
Internet Archive
schweinfurtregen00midd
ISBN 10
0684179830
ISBN 13
9780684179834
LCCN
83060579
Library Thing
693393
Goodreads
4165409

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