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Author:
Bucholtz, Chris,.
Title:
Thunderbolts Triumphant : the 362nd fighter group vs Germany's Wehrmacht / Chris Bucholtz.
Publisher:
Casemate Books
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
ix, 230 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Subject:
United States--Fighter Group, 362nd--Fighter Group, 362nd--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Fighter pilots--United States--History--20th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The 362nd Stands Up -- On-the-Job Training -- Down to Earth -- Invasion -- On to the Continent -- Breakout -- The Battle for Brest -- Working on the Railroad -- Dam Busting and Traffic Control -- Bombing Behind the Bulge -- Annihilation from Above -- Exterminating the Wehrmacht -- End Game -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
Sourced from contemporary records, personal eyewitness accounts and interviews with over 20 pilots, Thunderbolts Triumphant is the true story of how an elite fighter group helped turn the tide at Normandy, in the Battle of the Bulge, and in the final push to destroy Hitler's Germany.
ISBN:
1612006736
9781612006734
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1028516739
Locations:
GPPC641 -- Gutekunst Public Library (State Center)

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