Thunderbolt: The P-47 (Military History (Ibooks)) - Softcover

Johnson, Robert S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743423976 ISBN 13: 9780743423977

Publisher: iBooks (US), 2001

Synopsis

Thunderbolt This is the story of one of the greatest Thunderbolt aces of all time, one of America's fabled 56th Fighter Group who hurled their underrated P-47 Thunderbolts against the Luftwaffe's over-whelming power, and won. It tells of his training, his early failures and his victories. Full description

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Synopsis:

The key to victory in World War II lay in wresting control of the skies from the Nazis. America's most courageous pilots hurled their underrated P-47 Thunderbolts time and again against the Luftwaffe's over-whelming power, and won. This is the true story of one of the greatest Thunderbolt aces of all, Robert S. Johnson: his training, his early failures, his brushes with death and his 28 kills that helped smash the German juggernaut. Step by step, dogfight by dogfight, manoeuvre by manoeuvre, he details daring aerial exploits against monumental odds with America's fabled 56th Fighter Group, a special breed of men who changed the course of history.

About the Author:

Martin Caidin was the author of over fifty books and more than a thousand magazine articles and was recognized as one of the outstanding aeronautics and aviation authorities in the world. The National War College, the Air Forces Air University and several other institutions use his books as doctrine and strategy guides, historical references and textbooks. He twice won the Aviation/Space Writers Association award as the outstanding author in the field of aviation. Caidin died in March 1997.

About this edition

• Publisher: iBooks (US)
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0743423976
• ISBN 13: 9780743423977
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296