Wolfpack Warriors: The Story of WWII's Most Successful Fighter Outfit by Roger A. Freeman
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Wolfpack Warriors: The Story of WWII's Most Successful Fighter Outfit by Roger A. Freeman
"Beware the Tunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. 56th Fighter Group took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters as part of the Eighth Air Force's war against the Third Reich. The men of the 56th -- also known as Zemke's Wolfpack -- escorted bombers into Germany, tangled with the Luftwaffe, and carried out ground-attack missions in support of the Allied invasion. They pioneered fighter tactics anc compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, 39 aces, 2 Distinguished Unit Citations, 18 Distinguished Service Crosses, and 29 Silver Stars.
Stackpole Books, Softcover, 2009
This is a BRAND NEW book.
"Beware the Tunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. 56th Fighter Group took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters as part of the Eighth Air Force's war against the Third Reich. The men of the 56th -- also known as Zemke's Wolfpack -- escorted bombers into Germany, tangled with the Luftwaffe, and carried out ground-attack missions in support of the Allied invasion. They pioneered fighter tactics anc compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, 39 aces, 2 Distinguished Unit Citations, 18 Distinguished Service Crosses, and 29 Silver Stars.
Stackpole Books, Softcover, 2009
This is a BRAND NEW book.
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