Thunderbolt: A Documentary History of the Republic P-47

History

FREEMAN, Roger

Military

TBS The Book Service Ltd

Macdonald Illustrated War Studies series; black and white illustrations and photographs, 160 pages.

The U.S. strategic bomber

Macdonald Jane's

Looks at the most successful American fighter group in Europe

Zemke's Wolf Pack: The Story of Hub Zemke & the 56th Fighter Group in the Skies Over Europe

Random House Value Publishing

This illustrated history of a classic World War II fighter plane charts the conception, creation, testing and deployment of the aircraft and its heroic exploits in the European and Far Eastern theatres of war.

SCRIBNER'S.

The B-24 Liberator was the most widely used four-engined aircraft of World War II, with a total of 19,256 being built. Built with Pacific distances in mind, the B-24 had a very long range and served the U.S. Army Air Force in both Europe and the Pacific, and also equipped RAF squadrons in Burma. The true character of such a long-serving aircraft cannot be deduced from its technical specifications, and this classic account draws on many first-hand experiences of those who actually flew the plane. The B-24's most important moments are covered, along with less well-known operations, all backed up with numerous photographs.

B-24 Liberator at War

Ian Allan Pub

Charged primarily with the support of ground forces in the invasion of Normandy, the Ninth fielded a variety of aircraft - liaison, fighter, bomber and troop carrier - and operated from over 60 airfields in Britain. In this work, they are explored and photographed on the ground and from the air, ranging from the troop carrier bases of central and southern England; the bomber airfields in Essex and the New Forest, and the advanced landing grounds in Kent and Hampshire - temporary expedients to enable fighters to give close support to the battlefield. Then, the airfields were in the front line, vibrant and full of activity as men and machines prepared to do battle. Now, they have adopted new faces: as centres of industry and international aviation or venues for leisure activities and motor racing. Some still retain their war-like status as military bases while others have returned to the plough as the wheel turns full circle.

Uk Airfields of the Ninth : Then and Now

After the Battle

One of the first Thunderbolt groups to see action in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) with the US Army Air Forces, the 56th Fighter Group (FG) was also the only fighter unit within the Eighth Air Force to remain equipped with the mighty P-47 until war's end. Led by the inspirational 'Hub' Zemke, this group was responsible for devising many of the bomber escort tactics employed by VIII Fighter Command between 1943 and 1945. By VE-Day the 56th FG had shot down 100 more enemy aircraft than any other group in the Eighth Air Force, its pilots being credited with 677 kills during 447 missions. The exploits of this elite fighter unit are detailed in this volume together with photographs, their aircraft profiles and insignia.

56th Fighter Group (Osprey Aviation Elite 2)

Americas

Osprey_Publishing

From Library Journal Shot down over Germany on his last mission in October 1944, Colonel Hub Zemke ( Zemke's Wolf Pack, LJ 12/89) spent the rest of the war as a POW. A regular army officer and a full colonel at 27, he was appointed senior Allied officer in charge of 9000 American and British prisoners. The go-between for the prisoners and the German administration, he was responsible for the safety, health, and discipline of the inmates of the notorious Stalag Luft I. This prison, like all German POW camps, was not remotely similar to that in Hogan's Heroes . Here everything was in deadly earnest. Hunger, cold, boredom, and brutal guards made life miserable and dangerous. Zemke kept order and discipline in his camp by preventing premature escapes and by protecting the prisoners from the guards, the SS, former slave laborers, and the advancing Soviet Army. This well-written memoir is not an essential purchase, but libraries with a strong interest in World War II should buy it.- Stanley Itkin, Hillside P.L., New Hyde Park, Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Zemkes Stalag

Europe

Airlife Publishing Ltd.

A history of the American fighter units which campaigned against the Luftwaffe in World War II

The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force [Hardcover]

Arms & Armour Press, London

The B-17 was the most successful bomber of World War II, and special relationships developed between the aircraft and their crews. This is a collection of "claims to fame" - most missions flown, famous crew members, most damaged, survivor of the most amazing incident, and so on - involving various B-17s. Service details, aircraft specifications and and an illustration are provided for each plane featured.

Claims to Fame: The B-17 Flying Fortress

BIRDSALL, Steve

Arms & Armour

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Thunderbolt: A Documentary History of the Republic P-47

The U.S. strategic bomber

Zemke's Wolf Pack: The Story of Hub Zemke & the 56th Fighter Group in the Skies Over Europe

Thunderbolt: A Documentary History of the Republic P-47

B-24 Liberator at War

Uk Airfields of the Ninth : Then and Now

56th Fighter Group (Osprey Aviation Elite 2)

Zemkes Stalag

The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force [Hardcover]

Claims to Fame: The B-17 Flying Fortress