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Article: Marauder--Memoir of a B-26 Pilot in Europe in World War II.(Book Review)

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September 1, 2004
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By Louis S. Rehr with Carleton S. Rehr; Foreword by Trevor J. Allen.

MARAUDER--Memoir of a B-26 Pilot in Europe in World War II

ISBN 0-7864-1664-5, Hardbound with printed BM cover, 7-1/4" X 10-1/4", 220 pages with BM photographs throughout. Published by McFarland & Company Inc., Jefferson, NC, and available through Amazon.com and all major bookstores, or directly from McFarland & Co. online at www.mcfarlandpub.com. $29.95.

Throughout aviation history, and especially during World War II, there's always been what I refer to as "the other airplane". Whether it's the P-47 Thunderbolt to the P-51 Mustang; the B-24 Liberator to the B-17 Flying ...

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