B-25 Mitchell Units of the MTO [Paperback]

Steve Pace (Author), Jim Laurier (Author)

Book Description

Series: Combat Aircraft | Publication Date: April 25, 2002

Osprey's study of the role played by the B-25 Mitchell bombers in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II (1939-1945). From November 1942 through to May 1945, the backbone of the USAAF’s medium bomber force was provided by the clutch of bomb groups equipped with the B-25 Mitchell. First seeing action in North Africa in the wake of Operation Torch, and in the Battle of El Alamein, the ‘bombing twin’ proved to be one of the most successful allied combat types in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (MTO). The first of four volumes planned for the Combat Aircraft series on the Mitchell, this title includes first-hand accounts, 30 colour profiles and more than 100 colour and black and white photographs of the B-25 in the MTO.

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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.

About the Author

Steve Pace is the author of numerous volumes on American aircraft for Motorbooks International, this is first book for Osprey. His previous titles have covered such subjects as the B-25 and Lockheed Constellation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (April 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841762849
• ISBN-13: 978-1841762845
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Account of Mitchells in the Med!, April 3, 2008

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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The ubiquitous North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber saw service on all war fronts in World War II, serving with various American and Allied units. Steve Pace kicks off a four-volume set on the B-25 from Osprey Publishing with this volume on B-25 ops in the Mediterranean Theater.

Five bomb groups utilized the B-25 in the MTO, being assigned to the 9th and 12th Air Forces. Whether carrying out high-altitude bombing missions or low-level strafing runs, these five groups - the 12th, 310th, 319th, 321st and 340th - compiled an enviable combat record from August 1942 to war's end.

Pace devotes single chapters to each group along with a shorter section on the 58th BW. Each chapter is chock-full of combat accounts by B-25 pilots and crewmen along with many fine photos of aircraft, aircrew, in-flight combat scenes, crashes, etc. The book has over 90 black & white and 11 color photos along with 12 pages of color sideviews by Jim Laurier. MTO B-25s carried a great variety of paint schemes which are nicely illustrated by Laurier including two pages of marvelous nose art views.

B-25 MITCHELL UNITS OF THE MTO is a nicely done overview of those five bomb groups, an entertaining mix of exciting combat accounts, interesting photos and first-rate artwork. Here's hoping the next three volumes are as equally well done as this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars B-25 Mitchell, April 10, 2009

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I have a B-17 book that lists the crews of each plane and what happened to the plane and crew. I thought this might be similar to that book, but it isn't. That comment aside, the book does describe B25 missions and their importance. The book provides depictions of tail markings and some nose art.