Leatherneck Bombers: Marine Corps B-25/Pbj Mitchell Squadrons in World War II

by Alan C. Carey

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764315013
• ISBN13: 9780764315015
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.9"
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary