"Enthralling eye-witness histories."--"John Keegan." On August 17th, 1943, for the first time, the entire American bomber force based in Britain struck deep in Germany. They targeted the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt with disastrous results. One in six bombers failed to return and the U.S. Air Force suffered its worst defeat of World War II. The best-selling author of "The Berlin Raids" and "The Battle of Hamburg" now gives the same meticulous attention to this ...
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"Enthralling eye-witness histories."--"John Keegan." On August 17th, 1943, for the first time, the entire American bomber force based in Britain struck deep in Germany. They targeted the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt with disastrous results. One in six bombers failed to return and the U.S. Air Force suffered its worst defeat of World War II. The best-selling author of "The Berlin Raids" and "The Battle of Hamburg" now gives the same meticulous attention to this momentous setback.
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