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Log of the Liberators by Steve Birdsall w dust jacket
Log of the Liberators by Steve Birdsall
An illustrated combat record of the B-24 Liberator and of the men and units that flew them in the second World War. Wit over 250 photographs and full color drawings
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
340 pages
Copyright 1973
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forewordvii
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I..Blood and Sand
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II.That Was the Liberator38
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III.Around the Clock65
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IV.War at the End of the World114
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V.Cactus to KyushuI26
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VI.Over the Hump161
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VII.Down Under179
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VIII.Air War: Italian Style215
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IX.Pacific Tramps257
Appendix309
LIBERATOR PRODUCTION309
LOG OF THE LIBERATORS
with over 250 photographs and four pages in full color
Though less gloriously remembered than the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator bomber played perhaps an even greater role in the Allied victory in World War II. Flown by the Army Air Force in every theater of operations, the B-24 became the workhorse heavy bomber of the global conflict despite the ugly duckling reputation given it by its detractors. This is the illustrated history of that rugged aircraft which eventually saw service in the air forces of Australia, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Holland and South Africa besides the United States.
Between its first production in 1939 and the close of the war in 1945 over 18,000 of the B-24's and the Navy equivalents, the Privateers, flew on combat missions that earned them a permanent place in the annals of military history. From the blackened skies above Ploesti to the crumbling defenses of the Japanese homeland, from the arid deserts of Africa to the endless water of the Pacific, the Liberators seemed to be everywhere the action was. Described here, the record of their performance in those different campaigns is a fitting tribute to the heroic airmen who flew them, bringing destruction to the enemy's war-making capacity frequently at the cost of their own lives.
But the story of the B-24's does not end with planes and crews, and the book also acknowledges the contributions of the literally millions of men and women who were involved in building and maintaining the Liberators throughout their long career. Highlighting the story are over 250 black-and-white combat photographs and four pages of full-color paintings by the noted aviation artist, John Preston, illustrating B-24's in combat markings and camouflage as well as the different units that manned them. In addition, an appendix of Liberator Production Number Lists and Specifications, an Aircraft Index and a General Index, and a list of veterans interviewed by the author make this an unmatched combat log of the most versatile bomber of World War II.
Steve Birdsall's early interest in history and airplanes eventually led him to a career as a writer in the field of aviation history. Besides four previous books that he has written on different aircraft he has also written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers including Air Classics, Flying Review International, Airpower Historian, and the American Aviation Historical Society Journal.
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