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040649 - MARAUDERS IN THE MIST: A Story of the "Big War"

By J K Havener

This account of one man’s experience flying the much-maligned medium bomber of WW II, the Martin B-26 Marauder, embraces about half the total time span of the war but only a fraction of the area involved - the American and European Theaters of Operation.

Chapters include Training (The Infantry, Classification Center, Pre-Flight, Primary Flight, Basic Flight, Advanced Flight, Operational Training Unit, Overseas Staging), Combat (The Flight Across, Air Offensive Europe, D-Day, Battle of Normandy and Breakout from Normandy, Move to France, Battle of Northern France, Battle of the Bulge, Stalemated), Return to the Zi (Waiting Period, Voyage Home, Rest, Rehabilitation and Reassignment, Battle of Del Rio, Separation from Service), plus Epilogue, Glossary, ETO Terms and Names, Bibliography.

About the Author

J.K. Havener completed 65 missions as a pilot of a B-26 Martin Marauder during World War 2. He was a member of the 344th Bomb Group, 497th Bomb Squadron,and was stationed in England and France. This book is about his memoirs as a WW2 pilot, from training to the end of his tour. His other books include “The Martin B-26 Marauder” and “Army Air Force Lyrics”. He has also had several articles published in different Aviation magazines, and is also credited with over 200 color photos of his time spent in the 344th Bomb Group.