The Reluctant Raiders The Story of United States Navy Bombing Squadron VB/VPB-109 in World War II |
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| Author:
| Carey, Alan C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7643-0757-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing, Limited
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| Imprint: | Schiffer Military History |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The Reluctant Raiders is perhaps the most documented and researched book on a United States Navy land-based squadron flying the PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer. The final result of five years of research, the book traces the squadron's history from its commissioning in August 1943, to the final days of World War II, including: never before published combat and nose art photography; the squadron's tactical organization; a chronology of each combat aircrew's mission record;...
More DescriptionThe Reluctant Raiders is perhaps the most documented and researched book on a United States Navy land-based squadron flying the PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer. The final result of five years of research, the book traces the squadron's history from its commissioning in August 1943, to the final days of World War II, including: never before published combat and nose art photography; the squadron's tactical organization; a chronology of each combat aircrew's mission record; personnel killed in action; and an appendix containing Japanese shipping and aircraft destroyed or damaged by the squadron