Description: The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt or 'Jug' was the largest and most powerful single-engine fighter of WWII. The rugged Thunderbolts flew in combat across Europe, Africa and the Pacific as fighter, escort, and fighter-bomber. Recalls this famous plane's origins, development and service, and includes personal accounts from the men who flew them along with tales of the aircraft's postwar adventures in China, Algeria, and South America in the 1950s. Illustrated with charts, diagrams and 150 color and b/w photos; 128 pages.