Wings of Fury: From Vietnam to the Gulf War the Astonishing True Stories of America's Elite - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert K. Wilcox, Eileen BehanTheme:Holiday/Father's DayPublish date:6/1/1998Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pocket BooksISBN-13:9780671747947ISBN-10:0671747940UPC:9780671747947Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & Space, United StatesSize:5.08 x 6.18 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCHY0HRECW
They are America's best fighter pilots -- from the Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Heroes who push the envelope with their machines, their bodies, and the will to fight and win on their... WINGS OF FURY Here, these airborne warriors reveal themselves as never before. Ride shotgun with TOPGUN pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass as he becomes the first student pilot ever to land an F-14 Tomcat on an aircraft carrier. Silver Star winner Rob Graeter recalls a Cold War close call as he flew his F-15 Eagle over Soviet waters -- almost triggering World War III. Feel the adrenaline as Brian "Rocky" Fitzpatrick remembers test-flying the F/A-18 Hornet when it suddenly went haywire, leaving him with a crippled plane, a faulty parachute -- and a very long way down.... From the training grounds of Miramar to combat in Vietnam and Desert Storm, these are the stories of those who defend our skies -- and the dramatic evolution of modern air warfare.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pocket BooksISBN-13:9780671747947ISBN-10:0671747940UPC:9780671747947Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & Space, United StatesSize:5.08 x 6.18 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCHY0HRECW
Robert K. Wilcox is the award-winning, bestselling author of such military works as Wings of Fury, Japan's Secret War, and Black Aces High. In addition to his writing for film and television, he has reported for The New York Times, contributed to the Miami Herald's Tropic magazine as well as numerous other publications, and was an editor at the Miami News. During the Vietnam War, he served as an Air Force information officer. He lives in Los Angeles. Please visit his website at www.robertwilcox.c
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