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Random House (NY), 1971. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ballantine Books, 1971. Paperback. Good.

Ballantine Books Inc., 1971. Paperback. Good. 1971. 160 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Ballantine Books. 1st printing of the 1st American Edition. An attractive copy. Spine is slightly faded. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1971.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Ballantine Books. PAPERBACK. Good. Spine creased but binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Some very light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8x5x0. First edition. Minor general wear. 1971 Trade Paperback. 160 pp. The second Schweinfurt raid, also called Black Thursday, was a World War II air battle that took place on 14 October 1943, over Nazi Germany between forces of the United States 8th Air Force and German Luftwaffe fighter arm (Jagdwaffe). The American bombers conducted a strategic bombing raid on ball bearing factories to reduce production of these vital parts for all manner of war machines. This was the second attack on the factories at Schweinfurt. American wartime intelligence claimed the first Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission in August had reduced bearing production by 34 percent but had cost many bombers. A planned follow-up raid had to be postponed to rebuild American forces.

London: Pan / Ballantine. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1972. Reprint. Illustrated card cover. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 160pp. .

New York: Ballantine Books Inc. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1971. Reprint. Illustrated card cover. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 160pp. .

Ballantine Books, New York, 1971. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by Albert Price: Strategic Bludgeon. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photographs, illustrations and the occasional map. Colour photographic card cover with black and white colour titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. A history of the bombing by the American air force in World War II of the German town Schweinfurt– home of beer and dyes and of ballbearings. For as Albert Price has stated in his introduction " ... The stakes were high, for if a force of bombers could bludgeon their way through the German defences and wrecked this keystone of the Nazi war effort, the war could be shortened and countless lives saved stop for such a result, even the sacrifice of the entire raiding force would not have been too great a price to pay." -- page 7. The Pan / Ballantine Illustrated History of World War… Read More

Ballantine Books. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (Germany, Military History, World War 2) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Ballantine Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Volume 17. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Ballantine Books. As New. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Trade PB, illus. Book As New never opened. Slight shadow of a price sticker removal from front cover, else New (0riginal cover price $1) NO markings. ; Campaign Book # 17; 160 pages .

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century, Campaign Book No.17. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. First Printing. Extensive black and white photographic illustrations. Introduction by Albert Price. Wraps clean and unmarked, with slight wear to extremities, no text markings of any kind, pages quite clean, double column format. 160 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 1971, Ballantine Books, New York.

New york: Ballantine, 1972. First edition . Paperback. Good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp.160, worn and creased cover, campaign book no.17

Ballantine Books 1971. Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Ballantine Books, 1971-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!