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  • Black Thursday

  • The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid
  • By: Martin Caidin
  • Narrated by: David Colacci
  • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (220 ratings)

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Black Thursday

By: Martin Caidin
Narrated by: David Colacci
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Publisher's summary

On Thursday, October 14, 1943, 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses set out for a strategic bombing raid on the factories in Schweinfurt.

Sixty of those planes never returned and 650 men were lost during the course of that mission.

It was the greatest failure that the United States Air Force had ever suffered and became known as "Black Thursday".

Martin Caidin's Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid is a brilliant account of that day that should never be forgotten.

This audiobook uncovers in thrilling detail the build-up to that fateful raid as the ground crew prepare the aircraft and the aviators are briefed on their mission ahead.

By consulting with first-hand accounts and interviewing survivors Caidin's audiobook takes the listener to the heart of the action as the planes burst into battle in the skies above Western Europe.

©1960 Martin Caidin (P)2018 Tantor
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be glad u were not their

another amazing WW II book. A must to add to any collection. Those poor guys that were their.

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Brings it home!

War is most definitely hell! Sad that history is purposefully omitting WWII. Shame, Shame, Shame.

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Unsung heroes

The most heroic men you know nothing about.
The narrator is a bit boring but the story more than makes up for it. BUY THIS BOOK

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Black Thursday

The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid was very well done, it is true to what life was like in the boomers and the very brave that flew them and crewed them.

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the story puts you straight into the planes of WW2

you feel, hear, see, fear, and think the same things that the many bravo pilots and bombers experienced in this highly intense true story.

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After finishing I want to go back and read a chapter over but could not because the book kept switching to Finished.

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Exciting history of the war in the air of WWII

Remarkable story of the battle in the sky between the 8th Air Force and the Luftwaffe during WWII. A harrowing struggle to neutralize Hitlers war machine fought high in the air over Germany by pilots and bomber crews. A great read.

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Awesome depiction of the Schweinfurt Battle

This is the best depiction of the terrible air battles from WWII that I've seen. I would say it's a must read for the children of WWII bomber crews. The details and the analytical look back at the results are astounding.

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Tragic

Well told story of a tragic raid. Written in 1960 when participants were around for first-hand accounts.

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Daunting Story

What an amazing look into the history of B17s and their crees and dark insights into 1 mission. Told by a narrator who sounds like grandpa recounting it like a story he survived.

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