|
by: Frederick A. Johnsen
List Price: $16.95Amazon.com's Price: $12.71 You Save: $4.24 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781580070294
ISBN: 1580070299
Label: Specialty Press
Manufacturer: Specialty Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: October 16, 2000
Publisher: Specialty Press
Sales Rank: 293685
Studio: Specialty Press
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Originally nicknamed the Widow Maker, Martin Aircraft Corporation's Marauder went on to write a successful combat record during WWII. This volume contains development history, technical manual excerpts, factory photos and drawings, combat photos, and combat accounts of this mighty warbird. WarbirdTech 29.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - An outstanding contribution to WWII era aviation history.
Originally nicknamed the "Widow Maker" and "The Flying Prostitute" (no visible means of support), the short, small winged Martin Aircraft Corporation's Marauder B-26 was able to record a very successful combat record during World War II. The 29th volume in the acclaimed Specialty Press "WarbirdTech" series, Frederick Johnsen's Martin B-26 Marauder features technical manual excerpts, factory photos and drawings, combat photos, and combat accounts, making it a very necessary addition to any personal, ... Read More
Rating: - Long Overdue Treatment of a Classic Bomber
The latest title in the Warbird Tech series fills a significant gap in the information available on the Martin B-26 Marauder. Although the book does have a brief operational history of the B-26, the best reason to purchase this book it for its emphasis on the technical aspects of the aircraft. The author makes good use of many aircraft technical manual drawings throughout the book, showing everything imaginable, from the location of armor plate to the various configurations of the tail gun mounts ... Read More
|
