Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat - Rilegato

Hampton, Dan

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ISBN 10: 0062130358 ISBN 13: 9780062130358

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2012

Riassunto

One of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history, who was one of the “Wild Weasels”--a select cadre of gutsy fighters who flew into hostile territory first to draw enemy fire--shares gripping stories of rescue missions and combat, and what it takes to become the best of the best. 100,000 first printing.

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""Viper Pilot" is an awesome adrenaline rush. If you love action packed modern day war stories then strap yourself in and get ready for a gut-wrenching, g-force defying thrill ride!" --ALEX KERSHAW, New York Times bestselling author of THE FEW

L'autore:

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton served in the United States Air Force for twenty years (1986-2006). For his service in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War, he received three Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, seven Air Force Medals with Valor, four Meritorious Service Medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the elite USAF Fighter Weapons School, USN Top Gun School (TOGS), and USAF Special Operations School. Hampton was named his squadron's Instructor Pilot of the Year six times and pioneered air-combat tactics that are now standard. He has written for the Journal of Electronic Defense, Air Force Magazine, Airpower Magazine, and several classified tactical works for the USAF Fighter Weapons Review. A graduate of Texas A and M University, Col. Hampton lives outside Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062130358
• ISBN 13: 9780062130358
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 337