The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation-a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the trailblazing aviators of World War I to today's technologically expert warriors flying supersonic jets. One of the most decorated fighter pilots in history, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton goes back 100 years to tell the extraordinary stories of the most famous fighter planes and the brave and daring heroes who made them legend. Told in his acclaimed high-octane style, Lords of the Sky is a fresh and exhilarating look at the development of aviation for history and military buffs alike.
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Weight: 701g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 02 Jul 2015
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780062262097
About Dan Hampton
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years (1986-2006) in the United States Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War Kosovo conflict and first Gulf War Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor a Purple Heart eight Air Medals with Valor five Meritorious Service medals and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School USN Top Gun School (TOGS) and USAF Special Operations School. A frequent guest analyst on CNN Fox News and MSNBC discussing foreign affairs military aviation and intelligence issues he has published in Aviation History the Journal of Electronic Defense Air Force Magazine Vietnam magazine and Airpower magazine and written several classified tactical works for the USAF Weapons Review. He is the author of the national bestsellers Viper Pilot and Lords of the Sky as well as a novel The Mercenary.
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