B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO

B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO cover

B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO

Quantity
In stock
£15.29 RRP £16.99 Website price saving £1.70 (10%)

This product is usually dispatched within 10-14 days

Description

The revolutionary design of the B-26, with its seemingly impossibly short and dangerous wingspan initially gained it a reputation as a 'widow maker'. However, improvements to the design and the development of effective combat tactics enabled these units to make the B-26 a very effective and safe combat aircraft which went on to play a major role in the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Packed with first-hand accounts and rare previously unpublished photographs, this book examines how hastily trained crews proved the B-26 to be a highly reliable, effective medium bomber, establishing the Marauder as one of the truly great aircraft of World War II.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Training and Combat Debut, July 1942-May 1943/Chapter 2: Targeting Italy, June-October 1943/Chapter 3: Re-organisation and Consolidation, October 1943-February 1944/Chapter 4: Marauder Operations March-August 1944/Chapter 5: Operations from Corsica September 1944-November 1944/Chapter 6: Into Germany, November 1944-May 1945/Chapter 7: Marauder Markings/Appendices

Product details

Published 10 Nov 2008
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846033070
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 85 b/w; 33 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 73
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Illustrator

Mark Postlethwaite

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1…

Resources

Discover More

Visit our exclusive member's website to see artwork, maps, and more from this book.

Resources

Book Vote

Tell us what titles you would like to see published by Osprey, then vote for your favourites in our monthly book vote!

Related Titles

Sign up for Osprey membership for access to thousands of plane profiles, maps, battle scenes and more. Plus up to 30% off website purchases

Free UK delivery for orders £30 and over