Name: Leatherneck Bombers
Brand: Schiffer Military
SKU: 9780764315015
Price: 22.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Leatherneck Bombers

Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons in World War II

By (author): Alan C. Carey

Published by Schiffer Military

In Stock

£22.99

Published: 31-Mar-2002
ISBN: 9780764315015

Paperback
112 Pages
over 160 b/w photos, 4/ca/c profiles

Subjects:
Warfare & defence
Air forces & warfare
Military engineering
Aircraft: general interest

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A forceful study of an elite group of men chosen to form the U. S. Marines' only medium bomber group during WWII. Verterans recall their service flying combat missions against enemy garrisons on Bougainville and New Ireland, and later in the dramatic rocket and ground-strafing attacks in the Philippines. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas.

Alan C. Carey is an American historian and author specializing in military aviation topics. His interest in military aviation stems from his fatherâs service in World War II who was the inspiration for his first book. Carey graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a Masterâs Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science.He currently resides in Round Rock, TX.