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B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jerry Scutts
Illustrated by Tom Tullis
SeriesCombat Aircraft
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:100
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreWorld history
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781855326378
ClassificationsDewey:623.74630973
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 100 b/w; 40 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 15 May 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The medium bomber 'workhorse' of the Ninth Air Force, Martin's much-maligned B-26 Marauder recovered from its poor start with the Eighth Air Force to go on and equip no less than eight bomber groups in the ETO. Although initially dubbed 'the widow maker', a change of tactics from lowto medium-level bombing for the Marauder soon improved the crews' chances of survival - indeed, by war's end it boasted a lower loss-per-sortie ratio than any other twin-engined bomber in the USAAF. This volume covers all aspects of Marauder operations in Western Europe, featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.

Author Biography

Jerry Scutts has worked in the field of aviation publishing since the late 1960s, writing over 40 books that have covered a broad spectrum of subject matter ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of the USAF_s Phantom IIs over Vietnam. His specialist areas are the Luftwaffe and the US Army Air Forces in World War 2, and he originally appeared on the Osprey list as long ago as 1977, when he wrote the second volume in the now much sought after Air Cam Air War series -- many of the jacket illustrations in this series were also painted by him. Jerry has been a regular contributor to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series since its inception in 1994. Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He was the first artist to produce material for Osprey Aviation electronically. Tom's most recent work can be found in Aces 26 and Combat Aircraft 16 and 20