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To the victor goes the skies...
Jet aviation began as a dynamic, if underutilized, part of a desperate race between Hitler's scientists and the Allies. Today it is an indispensable component of warfare: space-age machines, incredibly skilled pilots, and weaponry that thinks for itself. Today's top guns strap themselves into electronic-crammed cockpits, hurtle billion-dollar aircraft against concussive G-forces, evade radar behind electronic cloaks, and fire weapons with deadly pinpoint control. In this dramatic, action-packed history, we witness Allied propeller planes dogfighting German Me 262 jets at the end of World War II; America's first jet aces making kills in Korea; the Israeli Air Force's stunning victory against its Arab neighbors and Soviet planes; and the feat of the British Harrier force in the Falklands. From Vietnam to the Gulf War, Rolling Thunder tells a story of tactics, innovations, breakthroughs, and battles, as fighting men and machines push each other to the edge--and beyond....
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"A well-written, comprehensive survey of jet fighter combat from its beginnings... Good storytelling with solid analysis."
-- Dennis Showalter
"An exciting and important story...Rendall knows his stuff."
-- Robert K. Wilcox, author of Scream of Eagles and Wings of Fury
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About the Author
Ivan Rendall served in the Royal Air Force before becoming a writer and television producer. He has specialized in documentary series, including the BBC's highly acclaimed history of aviation, Reaching for the Skies. He is a managing director of the Zenith Group of television production companies.
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- PublisherDell
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0440236398
- ISBN 13 9780440236399
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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