Scream of Eagles: The Dramatic Account of the U.S. Navy's Top Gun Fighter Pilots How They Took Back the Skies over Vietnam
by Wilcox, Robert K
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0671745662
- ISBN 13
- 9780671745660
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Synopsis
The mission: Become the most skilled, highly-trained, and deadliest fighter pilots in the world. The place: TOP GUN In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy's kill ratio had fallen to 2:1 -- a deadly decline in pilot combat effectiveness. To improve the odds, a corps of hardened fighter pilots founded the Fighter Weapons School, a.k.a. TOP GUN. Utilizing actual enemy fighter planes in brutally realistic dogfights, the Top Gun instructors dueled their students and each other to achieve a lethal new level of fighting expertise. The training paid off. Combining the latest weaponry and technology, mental endurance, and razor-sharp instincts, the Top Gunners drove the Navy's kill ratio up to an astounding 12:1, dominating the skies over Vietnam. This gripping account takes you inside the cockpit for an adventure more explosive than any fiction -- in a dramatic true story of the legendary military school that has created the most dangerous fighter pilots the world has ever seen.
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- Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018258
- Title
- Scream of Eagles: The Dramatic Account of the U.S. Navy's Top Gun Fighter Pilots How They Took Back the Skies over Vietnam
- Author
- Wilcox, Robert K
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0671745662
- ISBN 13
- 9780671745660
- Publisher
- Pocket Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Product_type
- 2
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