HELL HAWKS! Flyers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht by Dorr & Jones 2010 HC SIGNED

Description: HELL HAWKS! The Untold Story of the American Flyers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht by Robert F. Dorr and Thomas D. Jones. VERY GOOD++ First Edition unstated hardcover, 2008. The story of a band of young American fighter pilots, and their gritty, close-quarters fight against Hitler's vaunted military. Beginning just prior to D-Day, June 6, 1944, the"Hell Hawks" of the 365th Fighter Group, young pilots barely 20 years old and fresh from flight training in the US, flew rugged, heavily armed P-47 Thunderbolts (aka Jugs) in close support of Eisenhower's ground forces as they advanced across France and into Germany. Living in tents amid the cold mud of their front-line airfields, the 365ths daily routine had much in common with that of the G.I.s they supported. Their war only stopped with the Nazi surrender on May 8, 1945. During their year in combat, the Hell Hawks paid a heavy price to win the victory. Sixty-nine pilots and airmen died in the fight across the continent. The Groups 1,241 combat missions -- the daily confrontation of sudden, violent death -- forged bonds between these men that remain strong 60 years later. This is their story. Collectible.VERY GOOD++ First Edition unstated hardcover, appearing unread with pages and edges clean and unmarked. First blank page is INSCRIBED to previous owner, SIGNED by author, and DATED (scan #2). Toning on scan of signed page is caused by scan lighting; page is white. Binding tight. Cover shows very minor edge and corner wear with light scuffing. Edge curling at back. No tears. Not price clipped. Not a remainder. 6.25" x 9.25." Maps, diagrams, charts, photos, appendix, and text. 336 pgs.

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