B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force (Osprey Combat Aircraft 15) - Softcover

Dorr, Robert; Dorr, Robert F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855329018 ISBN 13: 9781855329010

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Osprey's examination of the B-24 Liberator Units' participation in World War II (1939-1945). The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better-known, B-17. Accounts of the 'Mighty Eighth' in Europe, and indeed many of the books and films that emerged from the greatest air campaign in history, often overlook the B-24, even though it was in action for as long as the Flying Fortress, and participated in just as many perilous daylight bombing missions.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.

About the Author:

Robert F Dorr is a well respected author of long-standing reputation - he has written over a dozen books for Osprey over the years. His histories on modern American combat aircraft like the F-101 Voodoo and A-6 Intruder have set the standard for works of this type. His ability to combine 'crew speak' with concise editorial comment gives his books a unique and revealing style of their own.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1855329018
• ISBN 13: 9781855329010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100
• Illustrator: Rolfe Mark