MISSION 376: BATTLE OVER THE REICH
by Ivo de Jong
Some of the bombing missions of the U.S. 8th Air Force in World War II, such as the Schweinfurt and Berlin, have become legendary for one reason or another.
Yet in the course of the war there were many others; missions forming part of the larger Allied strategy which did not become famous. These were simply part of the wearing down of a tenacious enemy. One such mission was Mission 376 on May 28, 1944, when ordinary men on both sides revealed extraordinary courage as they experienced the confusion and terror which accompanied the routine bloodleting. The day had one unusual characteristic, however -- when it saw the first combat use of remote-controlled glide bombs by the USAAF. This book describes in unprecedented detail the events, experience and aircraft of the men on both sides that day during the course of ‘an ordinary mission’.
8-1/2 x 11-3/4
256 pgs.
16 pgs of colo drawings, 250 black & white photos.
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ISBN: 1902109031
ID #: HK903
Price: $44.95
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