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Beware the Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II

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How can you NOT like a book about the 56th Fighter Group?

This book takes the form of a combat diary; not too bad, even if it is overdone. It is hard not to take that form when telling the history of a military unit.

There are a nice selection of photos of the planes, although most are on the ground. Good stuff for those who liketo see the differences between the P-47 subtypes. Some god photos of the pilots, although more would have been nice. Decent color section, although a bit dated by the standards set by Tom Tullis and Claes Sundin recently.

My biggest gript with this book is the absolutely abysmal editing in this book. There are so may errors of punctuation and sentence structure that it really does hinder a reading of the book. "Dümmer Lake" (or Dümmersee, if you prefer) was represented as "Drummer Lake" enough times that it was obvious the author did it on purpose.

It is a good addition to a collection of the 56th, along with some personal books by Zemke and Gabreski, and the fabulous books on the P-47 by Bodie and Freeman.

wanted details of daily fighter ops of the 56th fighter group. this book tells it all, and photos are priceless. wonderful book. recommend it to any WWII aviation enthusiast.