Wolfpack Warriors - Couverture souple

Freeman, Roger A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811736113 ISBN 13 : 9780811736114

Editeur : Stackpole Books, 2009

Synopsis

Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group

Focuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles
"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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Roger A. Freeman, who wrote more than fifty books on World War II subjects, was a world-renowned authority on the men, aircraft, and operations of the U.S. Army Air Force. His other works included The Mighty Eighth War Manual (978-0-304-35846-5) and The Mighty Eighth War Diary (978-1-85409-071-3).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stackpole Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811736113
• ISBN 13: 9780811736114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas