{"product_id":"9780760329481","title":"P-47 Thunderbolt at War","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most significant fighter aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the largest and most powerful single-engine fighter of the war, and with over fifteen thousand P-47s built, its production numbers topped any other American fighter. P-47 Thunderbolt at War traces the history of the P-47, including the pioneering efforts of Alexander de Seversky and Alexander Kartveli, who designed the prototype; the features that played into the P-47s combat performance; and its wartime construction and testing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rugged Thunderbolts flew in combat across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific--as fighter, escort, and fighter bomber. They are brought to life through numerous photographs, many in full color, and through personal war stories from the men who flew them. Affectionately known as \"Jugs,\" P-47s may not have been the most agile fighters, but they could take a pounding and get back home--an attribute worthy of any pilots affection. P-47 Thunderbolt at War includes personal war stories of fighter-plane combat in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific; tales of the aircrafts postwar adventures in China, Algeria, and South America in the 1950s; and a number of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt specifications charts and diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zenith Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015143833840,"sku":"9780760329481","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780760329481_p0.jpg?v=1763639114","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780760329481","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}