B-25 Mitchell Units of the CBI (Combat Aircraft)

Young, Edward M./ Laurier, Jim (ILT)

Osprey Publishing（2018/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472820365
• DDC分類 940.544973

Full Description

Flying from and between bases in China and India, the B-25s bombed every type of Japanese target during World War 2 in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre, ultimately dropping more ordinance than their larger four-engined B-24 Liberator brethren.

Mitchell bombers took on the task of disrupting the flow of Japanese supplies to the frontlines at medium ranges, bombing Japanese supply centres, railway depots and bridges. It was in this last capacity that the B-25 established a unique role as a 'bridge-buster'. This provided significant support for the British Fourteenth Army as they advanced into Burma.

Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book tells the important, yet forgotten story of B-25 operations in the CBI Theatre and the important role that this aircraft played on the road to victory.

Contents

Early Operations 1942-43
India Air Task Force to Strategic Air Force
Fourteenth Air Force
The Re-conquest of Burma
Victory in China
Appendices
Colour Plates Commentary
Index