Zemke's Wolfpack: A Photographic Odyssey of the 56th Fighter Group During the Second World War

by Peter Randall, Hub Zemke Jr, Nigel Julian

The only US 8th Army Air Force fighter group to retain the mighty P-47 Thunderbolt throughout its combat tour in the European Theater of Operations, the 56th Fighter Group justified its nickname of 'Zemke's Wolfpack' by the aggressive attitude and tactics instilled by its original wartime commander Hub Zemke. This attitude continued through to VE-Day under the auspices of his successors Dave Schilling and Lucian Dade, and it became the top scoring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0992620783
• ISBN13: 9780992620783
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Fighting High
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"