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Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler’s Wehrmacht by Robert F. Dorr and Thomas D. Jones, Zenith Press, Osceola, Wis., 2008, $24.95. Hell Hawks! tells the story of the 365th Fighter Group, which fought a little-known war packed with riveting action. It departs from the standard format of unit histories— …
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