Sweetman, John, — SCHWEINFURT : Disaster in the Skies.
Pan / Ballantine, New York, 1971, 1st edn. US, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, maps and numerous half tone photo and line ills. in text, photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine series 'Illustrated History of World War ll - Campaign Book', an account of the two major daylight raids by the USAAF 8th Air Force in August and October 1943 on the ball bearing factory at Schweinfurt when the losses of aircraft reached 20%, a rate which had a major effect on strategy and prompted the speedier introduction of the P-51 Mustang, wrappers a little rubbed and creased, damp stain lower wrapper into part of spine, fair,