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B-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs from the Mediterranean Theater of War (Historic Military Aircraft Series) - Softcover
- PublisherKey Publishing
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1802827196
- ISBN 13 9781802827194
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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B-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs from the Mediterranean Theater of War (Historic Military Aircraft Series)
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Key Publishing
(2023)
ISBN 10: 1802827196
ISBN 13: 9781802827194
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces and was used in every theater of war. Under the command of Colonel Halverson, a US task force known as HALPRO was sent to attack Japan, but was diverted en route and instead became embroiled in the Mediterranean theater, carrying out bombing raids to arrest the progress of Axis forces. Images of the early days of the RAF, HALPRO and the US?s 9th and 12th Air Forces illustrate the difficult sandy and dusty conditions in the North African desert, as well as the less sophisticated early model B-24s. The 15th Air Force, operating from Southern Italy, lived in tents through the particularly cold winter of 1944?45, and the sight of the snowy Alps that they crossed daily must have made crews wonder just how they would fare if their aircraft was brought down there. Crossing the Adriatic would have brought different challenges: the B-24 was not best regarded as a ditching platform, and so the Isle of Vis off Croatia beckoned to crews dealing with fuel shortages and battle damage once they left the Croatian coast and were bound for Italy. Unit photographers captured dramatic scenes as bombers were struck with flak and control was lost and many are included in this illustrated volume. With more than 150 images, this book presents a graphic account of the B-24 Liberator, its missions and crews against the backdrop of the Mediterranean theater of war. Seller Inventory # 012756
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