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The Marauder War

Author : Andrew Scott
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 149906263X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Marauder War written by Andrew Scott and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across thousands of light-years, hundreds of worlds, and many races, war is brewing. An unseen enemy strikes out at the fragile balance of power in the galaxy. An old threat, originally thought dead, rises again. The dragon-shifters have all but vanished . . . or so it was thought. All but onea man named Indari. With his power and his mind, he must forge an alliance between his people and the galactic powers of the known universe. Can one man make a difference in a war fought against an enemy theyve yet to understand?

Merrill's Marauders

Author : Gavin Mortimer
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610589025
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Merrill's Marauders written by Gavin Mortimer and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critically acclaimed historian reveals the heroism and perseverance of a US Army special ops unit during one of the most overlooked campaigns of WWII. In August of 1943, a call went out for American soldiers willing to embark on a “hazardous and dangerous mission” behind enemy lines in Burma. The war department wanted 3,000 volunteers, and it didn’t care who they were; they would be expendable, with an expected casualty rate of eighty-five percent. The men who took up the challenge were, in the words of one, “bums and cast-offs” with rap sheets and reputations for trouble. One war reporter described them as “Dead End Kids,” but by the end of their five-month mission, those that remained had become the legendary “Merrill’s Marauders.” From award-winning historian Gavin Mortimer, Merrill’s Marauders is the story of the American World War II special forces unit originally codenamed “Galahad,” which, in 1944, fought its way through 700 miles of snake-infested Burmese jungle—what Winston Churchill described as “the most forbidding fighting country imaginable.” Though their mission to disrupt Japanese supply lines and communications was ultimately successful, paving the way for the Allied conquest of Burma, the Marauders paid a terrible price for their victory. By the time they captured the crucial airfield of Myitkyina in May 1944, only 200 of the original 3,000 men remained; the rest were dead, wounded, or riddled with disease. This is the definitive nonfiction narrative of arguably the most extraordinary, but also unsung, American special forces unit in World War II.

B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO

Author : Mark Styling
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846033070
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO written by Mark Styling and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's examination of the B-26 Marauder Units' participation in World War II (1939-1945). The revolutionary design of the B-26 and its associated flight characteristics initially gained it a reputation as a 'widow maker' receiving nicknames such as 'The Baltimore Whore' and 'The Flying Prostitute' - both a reference to its short wingspan, i.e. no visible means of support! Gradual improvements to the design and the development of effective combat tactics enabled these units to make the B-26 a very effective and safe combat aircraft; it went on to play a major role in the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. The bombing accuracy of the B-26s was unrivalled and they were therefore selected to bomb targets such as the Florentine rail network. Lt General Eaker MAAF CO said. 'When we teach the B-17s to bomb like the B-26s we will have accomplished our job'. Hastily trained on an airplane with a bad reputation and rushed into combat in North Africa, the MTO B-26 groups went on to gain an enviable reputation for bombing accuracy and low combat loss rate. Performing the dangerous close support and interdiction roles, the units played a major role in the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Italy and Germany. They proved the B-26 to be a highly reliable, effective medium bomber - indeed, an MTO-based B-26 was the first ever USAAF bomber to reach the 100-mission mark. It was the three MTO Bombardment Groups that established the Marauder as one of the USAAF's truly great aircraft of World War II.

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

Author : Jerry Scutts
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855326378
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces written by Jerry Scutts and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1997-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 low- to 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 during World War II (1939-1945), featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.

Martin B-26 Marauder

Author : Martyn Chorlton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780966075
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Martin B-26 Marauder written by Martyn Chorlton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed superior to all other designs on the table at the time, almost a 1,000 had been ordered before the aircraft first took to the air November 1940. From late 1941 the first B-26s became operational in the Pacific, followed by the Mediterranean, but it is in the European theatre that the type was most prolific. It was particularly during the Normandy Landings and later the advance beyond 'the bulge' into Germany, were the B-26s medium level tactical ability shone through. The Marauder also served with the RAF, SAAF and Free French Air Force in the Mediterranean and also as part of the little credited Balkan Air Force in support of Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia. Sadly the B-26 was unfairly treated at the beginning of its career and even more so at the end as many of the 5,200+ aircraft built were scrapped only days after the end of the war. A great aircraft in many respects the B-26 deserves to be in a better place.

Marauder Man

Author : Kenneth T. Brown
Publisher : iBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780743479295
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book Marauder Man written by Kenneth T. Brown and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troop, supply and armor convoys, bridges, road and rail networks were all fair game for the low-flying Marauder B-26 medium bomber. But flying below 12,000 feet against enemy positions had its cost. This is the moving account of one man's experiences in the tactical air war over Europe in World War II. A Quaker by birth and a pacifist by nature, author Ken Brown nonetheless felt it his duty to enlist in the fight against fascism. Little did he expect that he would find himself in the plexiglass nose of a low-flying Marauder, surrounded by enemy anti-aircraft flak bursts. "Marauder Man is also an important historical record of one of the most remarkable and unsung American warplanes in World War II--the Marauder B-26 medium bomber that, in the words of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, "made possible the decision to land on continent." In vivid prose, Ken Brown brings the thrilling story of the B-26 and the men who flew it, to life.

The First Marauder

Author : Luke Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733809979
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The First Marauder written by Luke Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four years after an apocalyptic event known as "the Red," a 15-year-old Tyler Ballard struggles with the death of his brother following a skirmish with a neighboring town over resources. He joins the East Tampa Militia in an attempt to find vengeance, but discovers a web of circumstances that are not as simple as his fractured heart may have wished.Tyler's journey illustrates the discovery of war and those involved in it - from the soldiers in the dirt to the politicians barking orders and pulling strings.

The Martin B-26 Marauder

Author : J. K. Havener
Publisher : Southern Heritage Press (FL)
ISBN 13 : 9780941072274
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book The Martin B-26 Marauder written by J. K. Havener and published by Southern Heritage Press (FL). This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Martin B-26 Marauder

Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764347412
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Martin B-26 Marauder written by William Wolf and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his fifth book in The Ultimate Look series, Dr. Wolf again brings the same degree of meticulous research to describe this unappreciated and misunderstood B-26 medium bomber. This massive, comprehensive volume is the first to give the reader a definitive description of this neglected bomber, its development, testing, and manufacture. The role of the enigmatic aviation icon Glenn L. Martin is described in the development of the American aviation industry and the Marauder. The author made extensive use of the massive document and photo collections of the Marauder Archives at Akron and Tucson, and the Air Force collection at the NMUSAF. Martin Company design and production information and flight and test evaluations, along with original Company Flight, Parts, and Maintenance Manuals, and rare archival microfilm of original material were also used. The author was given unprecedented access to the family records of B-26 designer Peyton Magruder. The text is complemented by archival photos and drawings, and new color photos of the Marauders at the NMUSAF, Fantasy of Flight, and MAPS Museum.

Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915850
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Baltimore in World War II

Author : William M. Armstrong
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738541891
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Baltimore in World War II written by William M. Armstrong and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World War II years were a time of growth and productivity for the Baltimore area, and the city contributed significantly to the Allied war effort. Baltimore launched the first of the famed Liberty ships, the SS Patrick Henry, which was constructed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield yard. The Baltimore area also produced many advanced military aircraft such as the B-26 Marauder, built at the Glenn L. Martin plant in Middle River. At Camp Holabird, the army first tested the world-famous jeep and trained the soldiers who kept the jeeps and other army vehicles running. Coast Guard sailors trained at Fort McHenry and Curtis Bay before heading to combat or stateside duties. Baltimore sent plenty of its own men and women abroad to take the fight directly to the enemy in every theatre of war. Through wartime photographs, this volume tells the story of Baltimoreans engaged in the war effort--men and women, the young and old, lifelong residents and newcomers--from a variety of racial and religious backgrounds, all working together toward victory.

The Rifle

Author : Andrew Biggio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684511399
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book The Rifle written by Andrew Biggio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all -- WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine’s mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America’s last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers.

War Stories

Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338290215
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book War Stories written by Gordon Korman and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart, a story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war -- from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.

Barbarians, Marauders, And Infidels

Author : Antonio Santosuosso
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780813391533
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Barbarians, Marauders, And Infidels written by Antonio Santosuosso and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2004-05-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels examines the motives and terrors of war during the Middle Ages, the rise and fall of ethnic and religious groups, and the actions of good and evil military leaders during this violent and colorful period. In this sweeping chronicle, historical figures and major campaigns such as Charlemagne, the Magyars, and the Crusades are presented not as icons but as a living part of their times, with all their achievements and human failures. Santosuosso asserts that war, for most of the Middle Ages, was carried out for God, personal gain, and honor. Both Christians and Muslims often explained their acts of violence in war as the will of God. Besides the religious motivation, soldiers, if upper class, believed that acts of bravery were a necessary aspect of gaining honor in society. Finally, war constituted a way to make material gains in a period of chronic underemployment and low prosperity. Particular emphasis is given to massive transitions from one period to the next in the medieval era. The author explains how these changes reflected an environment where charismatic leaders, the Church, and the aristocracy played leading roles as "managers" of the art and practice of war and normally as main actors on the battlefield.

The Games of War

Author : John Bobek
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467857653
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book The Games of War written by John Bobek and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-12-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heres a Hobby for those who love:toys, games, role playing, military history, action movies, science fiction, paintball, and having friends and family over. This book has it all, from gladiatorial combat to space warfare. Test your skills and luck as you re-fight famous battles or explore the world of what ifs. Heres your chance to be Alexander, Saladin, Cromwell, Washington, Napoleon, Nelson, Lee, Grant, Pershing, Rommel, Patton, Nimitz, or any of the great military leaders of history. Lead a patrol in the Ardennes or in Afghanistan. Its paintball without the pain! You can fly your Wildcat against a Zero, your Phantom against a Mig. See if you have what it takes to be a pirate in the Carribbean. Can you conquer a galaxy or master magic? The rules contained in this book cover all this and more. They are easy to learn, fast to play, and contain background information for anyone whos not a historian. You can get started on any budget and with whatever space you have available. Rediscover reading for fun! Teaching History? There are sample history labs included. Have your class experience the past! Watch their interest and enthusiasm grow!

The Battle of Midway

Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199315981
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Midway written by Craig L. Symonds and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close-up look at the battle of Midway Island analyzes this crucial naval victory, which marked the turning point for the American fleet in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Revenge of the Red Raiders

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780913511053
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Revenge of the Red Raiders written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Revenge of the Red Raiders takes the reader on an unforgettable journey with America's young airmen across the war zones of the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensively researched and definitive account of one of America's premier Army Air Force bombardment units follows the 22nd Bomb Group from its prewar Stateside formation and training, through its deployment to Northern Australia during the earliest days of WWII, to the end of the conflict on the island of Okinawa"--Publisher's website.