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I just finshed reading Robert Johnson's book Thunderbolt! and I must say, it's the best book I've ever read.  It is the definitive book on the P-47 and its pilot.  Even if you don't like the Thunderbolt, read this book.  Johnson's description of air combat are so detailed, every controll movement and every action are described in great detail.  One moment in the book stands out in my mind:  During a bomber escort mission to Berlin, Johnson and eight other pilots raced after forty plus Fokker-Wulf 190s attacking the first box of sixty bombers.  The Fokker-Wulfs went right through the giant formation of bombers followed closly by Johnson and his comrades at more than 400 mph!  At such a speed they would have passed through the bombers in a matter of seconds, but he describes every cannon hit, the explotions of rockets, bombers falling form the sky, and damaged bombers falling out of formation smoking engines and leaking fuel tanks.  If you havn't read this book, and you have even the slightest interest in air combat read this book, Thunderbolt! by Robert S. Johnson.

Sock  

sounds like a good book

Sock, is this a recent book? Also, can you tell me the publisher so I can try and find it. I love reading true accounts of the European air war as told by those who where there.

It was originally published 15 years after the war.  It has been published and republished many times over the years.

Might look into it, Sock.

[quote]It was originally published 15 years after the war.

Will do.

Sock

Hey Sock,

You sold the book to me!  ;D

Problem is, my local bookstore is having trouble finding a reference under the name, title or puiblisher.

I'm in Australia, so it may not be available. I can try one of the larger retailers in the City, but my 'book man' tells me all I have to do is ring them and quote the ISBN number. It's the computer 'bar coded' number on the book (provided it was printed in the late seventies or after)

Can you give me that number?

Thanks  ;D

Sure I can Prof.  Under the bar code it reads, 1885354053.  I hope thats the right number.

Sock

Sock, the ISBN number is the one than starts ISBN! It's normally just above the barcode and would read something like this (example!!) ISBN 0-718-14501-1

Ooopps...My bad.