P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the Twelfth Air Force

The P-47 Thunderbolt became the principal US fighter-bomber of World War II. It earned the nickname 'Juggernaut', which was quickly shortened to 'Jug' throughout the MTO and ETO. This title includes first-hand accounts and period photography that reveal the success enjoyed by the Thunderbolt in the MTO in the final year of the war.