DOOMSDAY WING
first edition
1963 · Derby, Connecticut
by Smith, George H.
Derby, Connecticut: Monarch Books, 1963. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Monarch Books 388. The existence of an American Doomsday Wing armed with cobalt bombs designed to kill all life on Earth is revealed to the Russians during World War III. The threat to use this monstrous weapon prevents the complete destruction of the United States and brings peace. "This is one of the better-researched nuclear war novels, replete with references to Herman Kahn's ON THERMONUCLEAR WAR (1960) and other works." - Brians, p. 310. Very slight spine lean, a bright, nearly fine copy. (#94593) (Inventory #: 94593)