Beware the Thunderbolt! With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. The first group to receive the P-47, the 56th pioneered aerial tactics and compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, thirty-nine fighter aces with five or more kills, two Distinguished Unit Citations, eighteen Distinguished Service Crosses, and twenty-eight Silver Stars.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stackpole Books
ISBN-13
9780811736114
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89472350
Product Key Features
Author
Roger A. Freeman
Publication Name
Wolfpack Warriors: the Story of World War Ii's Most Successful Fighter Outfit
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Roger A. Freeman
Series Title
Stackpole Military History Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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