The B-24 Liberator may not have had the publicity and glamour of its contemporary, the Boeing B-17, but it was produced in far greater numbers and served all over the globe as a bomber, transport and long-range anti-submarine airplane. Martin W. Bowman examines the career of the B-24 Liberator, from its design in 1939 through all theatres of World War Two to the present, where a precious few airframes survive. With over 200 rare photographs this is a detailed and absorbing book on a significant airplane.
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Martin W Bowman is a frequent contributor not only to British aviation magazines including Flight International and Aeroplane Monthly but also to US magazines such as Air Combat. He has written over thirty aviation books and three for the Crowood Aviation series.
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By Opposite Lock, Ken "Fly Your Imagination" (Sparta, WI, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Crowood Aviation) (Paperback)
This is a cheap, very poor reproduction of the original Bowman book. The original hardcover Crowood Press, (Crowood Aviation Series) was published in Britain in 1998. It was printed on slick, heavy, coated paper stock with a good lines per inch resolution for very good photo reproduction. The paperback 2005 edition looks like they shot the plates off of the printed book rather than the original films. (Pre-digital I assume.) The photos are blotchy, blocked up and difficult to see any details. (Similar to poor copier copies.) The paper it is printed on is of much poorer quality. Some of the photos were even printed upside down, though they were correct in the original hardcover. Frankly, skip this one and look for the original, maroon-colored cover showing a painting of a British Liberator MkI attacking a sub and a photo looking down on a US B-24D. It is far superior in quality and worth hunting for. Mr. Bowman's writing is topnotch. Though I have a few quibbles, overall the original is an excellent overview of this misunderstood and overshadowed aircraft that was one of the best bombers of the war. I returned the copy I bought for my father and found the original edition.
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bomb squadron, bomb wing, combat wing, thunder mug, bomb group, liberator groups, bombed marshalling yards, submarine commanded, tail turret, waist gunner, war cruise, oil targets, nose turrets, ball turret, bombed targets, top turret gunner, bomber sorties, bomb doors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, Bomb Division, Bomber Command, Bay of Biscay, Coastal Command, North Africa, San Diego, Willow Run, Fort Worth, Twin Wasp, Anti-Submarine Group, Columbia Aquila, New Guinea, Middle East, World War, North Sea, Northern Ireland, Pas de Calais, Squadron Liberator, Anti-Submarine Command, Don Chase, Night Raider, Air Division, Col Leon Johnson, Four Pratt Browse Sample Pages:
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bomb squadron, bomb wing, combat wing, thunder mug, bomb group, liberator groups, bombed marshalling yards, submarine commanded, tail turret, waist gunner, war cruise, oil targets, nose turrets, ball turret, bombed targets, top turret gunner, bomber sorties, bomb doors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, Bomb Division, Bomber Command, Bay of Biscay, Coastal Command, North Africa, San Diego, Willow Run, Fort Worth, Twin Wasp, Anti-Submarine Group, Columbia Aquila, New Guinea, Middle East, World War, North Sea, Northern Ireland, Pas de Calais, Squadron Liberator, Anti-Submarine Command, Don Chase, Night Raider, Air Division, Col Leon Johnson, Four Pratt Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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