title: Zemke's Wolfpack: A Photographic Odyssey of the 56th Fighter Group During the Second World War
author: Nigel Julian
description: <span style="">"This is a goldmine of information, of memories and detail for the modeler. A fine tribute to a group or airmen in WW2 and clearly the work of two authors who have a particular passion for the history of 'Zemke's Wolfpack'."</span> (<i>Military Modelling</i>)<br /><br /><span style="">"brings together historians Nigel Julian and Peter Randall to tell the story of the Wolfpack, complimented by a foreword from the Groups wartime leaders son Hub Zemke Jnr. The two authors are the owners of the websites at 56thfightergroup.co.uk and littlefriends.co.uk respectively, universally acknowledged as the two finest sites on the 56th and VIII Fighter Command. Having researched the 56th Fighter Group for many years, they have established an international reputation for their expertise in the history of this famous unit. Looking beyond the Thunderbolt flightline, the authors have delved deep into their own extensive collections, along with the 56th Fighter Group museum archives and the many private photograph albums, made available to them by veterans and veterans families, in order to produce the most in-depth photographic record of the Wolfpack and its associated service units published to date. More than 400 photographs, the majority of which are previously unpublished, show views from behind the scenes alongside newly discovered aircraft noseart, social events, maintenance and repairs which, together with detailed captions, make this a visual and information feast. The modern day legacy is recorded with a section depicting memorials to the 56th Fighter Group. A full honour roll of those who made the ultimate sacrifice is included along with details of all confirmed claims by the Groups air-air 'Aces'."</span> (<i>Books Monthly</i>)<br /><br /><span style="">"There is much for modelers and historians alike and if one hankers for the full story behind the subject one is building, this is the perfect book"</span> (<i>Airfix Model World</i>)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Calibri';font-size: 11px;">These kind of books score outside the box; 6 stars out of 5! </span> (<i>AviationBookReviews.com</i>)
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  # The Victim’s Dance
  
  Ben Counter
  
  It was by the shell of Phalakan Academy’s debating hall that the pack got
  their first sight of their quarry. The aliens wore outlandish colours that
  shifted and bled into one another, infuriating eyes that refused to focus on
  them. They moved with flips and pirouettes, always dancing, even as the picked
  their way across the cratered courtyard and into the cover of the shattered
  hall.
  
  ‘How many do you count?’ asked Pack Leader Hengild.
  
  Brother Tanngjost, the squad’s veteran, squinted through the magnocular he
  held to his eye. The five members of the Space Wolves pack, along with Rune
  Priest Ulli Iceclaw, had taken up a position downwind of the aliens. Among the
  orreries and star maps of the academy’s observatory they had a good view of
  the likely angles of approach.
  
  ‘Tough to tell,’ replied Tanngjost. ‘The xenos keep dancing around. How is
  that any way to fight a war?’
  
  ‘Be