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Re: Suggested reading regarding the low-level strafing missions in the PTO?
A really excellent first-hand account (truly outstanding) is
"Air Combat At 20 Feet: Selected Missions From A Strafer Pilot'S Diary", by Garrett Middlebrook. It's in the same vein as "Wrecking Havoc" by Joseph Rutter (which I see you have on your list). Some of the descriptions are quite breathtaking. Best two first-person books on the subject.
Another superb Unit history worth reading is "Rampage of the Roarin' 20's : The Illustrated History of the 312th Bombardment Group During WWII" by Michael Clarignbould and Lawrence Hickey. Marvellous detail on the Unit, similar in quality to Warpath and The Grim Reapers.
For a slightly different approach I can't recommend highly enough "Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943" by Bruce Gamble. Whilst more a campaign book, it compliments the others mentioned above by providing the 'broader context' look at the effects of low level attacks on arguably the most hostile target in the SWP
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