Author: Robert D. LoomisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Great American Fighter Pilots of World War II
Author: Robert D. LoomisFighter Aces of the U.S.A.
Author: Raymond F. ToliverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Lists American fighter pilot aces who flew during the U.S. engagements in aerial warfare from World War I to Vietnam.
Fighter Command
Author: Jeffrey L. EthellPublisher: Zenith Press
ISBN:
Category : Fighter pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Subtitled: American Fighters in Original World War II Color. Contrary to the impression left by most World War II books, the war was not fought in black-and-white. We_re proud to recall this era with the greatest collection of World War II color photography ever assembled. Crisp color photos of P-51s, P-38s, B-26s, B-17s, Me 262s, Me 109s, FW 190s, and many more. All are of such high quality you would swear they were just taken. The men, bases, planes and countryside _ plus firsthand accounts of experiences from U.S. and German pilots and ground crews. "...An excellent indication of the life of a fighter unit." Air Classics. Hdbd., 10 x 10, 176 pgs., 200 original b&w color photos.
Latin American Fighters
Author: I-igo GuevaraPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9780982553909
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book for the first time describes the military fighter jet aviation in Latin America. It covers the eventful history of fighter jets in 17 countries ranging from Mexico in the north down to Argentina in the south. Each country is covered type by type in chronological order. Information on each type is being provided related to purchase, squadron service, losses, upgrades and service history. Each type ends with a table covering the number of delivered aircraft, different types and subtypes, delivery dates and known serial numbers. Each of the over 100 aircraft types mentioned could be covered with at least one picture. An appendix lists the existing plastic scale model kits in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale as wells as decal sheets in regards to the 17 Latin American air forces featured in the book.
The Fighters
Author: C. J. ChiversPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1451676662
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The harrowing account of US soldiers caught in America’s forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that The New York Times calls “relentless...a classic of war reporting,” by Pulitzer Prize winner and former Marine C.J. Chivers. More than 2.7 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001, and C.J. Chivers reported on both wars from their beginnings. The Fighters vividly conveys the physical and emotional experience of war as lived by six combatants: a fighter pilot, a corpsman, a scout helicopter pilot, a grunt, an infantry officer, and a Special Forces sergeant. Chivers captures their courage, commitment, sense of purpose, and ultimately their suffering, frustration, and moral confusion as new enemies arise and invasions give way to counterinsurgency duties for which American forces were often not prepared. The Fighters is a “gripping, unforgettable” (The Boston Globe) portrait of modern warfare. Told with the empathy and understanding of an author who is himself an infantry veteran, The Fighters is “a masterful work of atmospheric reporting, and it’s a book that will have every reader asking—with varying degrees of urgency or anger or despair—the final question Chivers himself asks: ‘How many lives had these wars wrecked?’” (Christian Science Monitor).
Call-Sign KLUSO
Author: Rick TolliniPublisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1612009824
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
A US Air Force Captain tells the story of his life and service during Operation Desert Storm in this thrilling military memoir. A pilot all his life, Rick “Kluso” Tollini turned his childhood dream into a reality when he became a fighter pilot for the US Air Force. In Call Sign KLUSO, Rick “Kluso” Tollini puts the fraught minutes above the Iraqi desert that made him an ace into the context of a full life; exploring how he came to be flying a F-15C in Desert Storm, and how that day became a pivotal moment in his life. He recounts his training, preparation, and missions, as well as the life of a fighter pilot in a combat zone. He also explores life as an air force veteran, and his turn to Buddhism as he comes to terms with his actions in combat. Rick’s first experience of flying was in a Piper PA-18 over 1960s’ California as a small boy, and his love of flying through his teenage years was fostered by his pilot father, eventually blossoming into a decision to join the Air Force as a pilot in his late twenties. Having trained to fly jets he was assigned to fly the F-15 Eagle with the “Dirty Dozen,” the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, at Kadena AB, Japan, before returning Stateside to the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron “The Gorillas.” Throughout training, Reagan’s fighter pilots expected to face the Soviet Union, but Rick’s first combat deployment was Desert Storm.
Diver! Diver! Diver!
Author: Brian CullPublisher: Grub Street Publishing
ISBN: 9781904943396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
V-1s were very difficult targets to intercept and shoot down. Nevertheless, many pilots became 'diver aces', one pilot alone accounting for 60 of these pilot-less aircraft. Every known kill is recorded in this book with many dramatic stories from the pilots themselves and eyewitnesses on the ground.
Stars and Bars
Author: Frank OlynykPublisher: Grub Street the Basement
ISBN: 9781898697176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Covers the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Bulk of the book is devoted to 1400 biographies of individual fighter pilots.
Victory Roll:
Author: William WolfPublisher: Schiffer Military History
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
He was selected from the cream of American youth, with admission standards much more restrictive than any other branch of the military. Well-trained pilots flying superior new fighter aircraft against an enemy, losing its best pilots and unable to afford the luxury of extended training, brought about the inevitable defeat of the Axis air forces. This is their story.
Early US Jet Fighters
Author: Tony ButtlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781902109305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A fascinating, highly illustrated insight into early post-war jet fighter development by an expert aviation historian and author, Early US Jet Fighters is set to become a standard reference.