{"product_id":"9781461752134","title":"Wolfpack Warriors: The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit","description":"\u003cli\u003eVividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFocuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles \u003cp\u003e\"Beware the Thunderbolt!\" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. The first group to receive the P-47, the 56th pioneered aerial tactics and compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, thirty-nine fighter aces with five or more kills, two Distinguished Unit Citations, eighteen Distinguished Service Crosses, and twenty-eight Silver Stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176813478128,"sku":"9781461752134","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461752134_p0.jpg?v=1769890522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461752134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}