The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam
Robert W. Wilcox Libros
Robert K. Wilcox crea narrativas convincentes que profundizan en misterios e historia militar, a menudo explorando conspiraciones intrincadas. Su temprana carrera en el periodismo, reconocida a nivel nacional, sentó las bases para una carrera literaria que abarca diversos medios de comunicación importantes. Wilcox es conocido por su meticulosa investigación y su destreza narrativa, atrayendo a los lectores a mundos de intriga y enigmas históricos. Su enfoque en el comentario político junto con su escritura de ficción proporciona una lente única a través de la cual examina temas complejos, haciendo que su obra sea tanto cautivadora como propicia para la reflexión.
Wings of Fury
- 336 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
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 FURYHere, 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.