Wolfpack Warriors: Stackpole Military History softcover
Wolfpack Warriors: Story of WWII's Most Successful Fighter Outfit: Stackpole Military History Series softcover
"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.
• Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group
• Focuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles
Published 2009, 268 pages, 85 black & white photographs, index, softcover, 6" x 9" inches
Stackpole Military History Series
Each title in the Stackpole Military History Series is a well established or classic aviation title, often reprinted, by authoritative authors, covering a wide range of subjects. In a convienient 6” x 9 inch paperback format.
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