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B-24 Liberator Units Of The CBI

Published: April 15, 2011
Book Author(s): Edward M. Young; Series Editor Tony Holmes
Company: Osprey Publishing

This 96-page book---#87 in the Osprey Combat Aircraft Series---follows Osprey’s usual 7-¼” x 9-¾” format, and is comprised of six chapters:

  • Chapter 1, China Burma India, tells how the 7th BG and its 3 squadrons were formed, and the difficulty they had doing so, since President Roosevelt had a Germany-first plan of action.
  • Chapter 2, more

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Allied Torpedo Boats

Published: December 4, 2010
Book Author(s): John Lambert and Les Brown
Company: Seaforth Publishing

A large book at 8-1/2 by 12-inches, Allied Torpedo Boats is a hardbound ShipCraft Special of 128 pages by Seaforth Publishing and Classic Warship Publishing, which has produced this work, composed of 9 sections.

  • The first section, titled "Coastal Forces Development 1915-1945” explains the development of the MTBs (motor torpedo boats) and how they came to be. The American boats’… more

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Building the P-51 Mustang

Published: October 16, 2010
Book Author(s): Michael O'Leary
Company: Specialty Press

The book is hardbound, measures 11-1/4 by 8-3/4 inches tall, and comprises 239 pages, divided into 6 chapters, as follows:

  • Chapter 1 - Creating a Prototype: This look-back into the Mustang’s genesis describes how the British wanted North American to build more P-40s, but N.A. balked, saying they could build a faster, more maneuverable fighter instead. The British agreed, but made… more