
Harpercollins publishers inc
The Hunter Killers (häftad, eng)
209 kr
209 kr
Tor, 2 jan - fre, 3 jan
Säker betalning
Öppet köp till och med 7/1-25
Säljs och levereras av
Buyersclub.se
Produktbeskrivning
“A GRIPPING CLASSIC. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dan Hampton lets you feel it for yourself as no one else could.”--Colonel LEO THORSNESS, Wild Weasel pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
At the height of the Cold War, America''s most elite aviators bravely volunteered for a covert program aimed at eliminating an impossible new threat.
Half never returned. All became legends. From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes one of the most extraordinary untold stories of aviation history.
Vietnam, 1965: On July 24 a USAF F-4 Phantom jet was suddenly blown from the sky by a mysterious and lethal weapon—a Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM), launched by Russian "advisors" to North Vietnam.
Three days later, six F-105 Thunderchiefs were brought down trying to avenge the Phantom. More tragic losses followed, establishing the enemy''s SAMs as the deadliest anti-aircraft threat in history and dramatically turning the tables of Cold War air superiority in favor of Soviet technology.
Stunned and desperately searching for answers, the Pentagon ordered a top secret program called Wild Weasel I to counter the SAM problem—fast.
So it came to be that a small group of maverick fighter pilots and Electronic Warfare Officers volunteered to fly behind enemy lines and into the teeth of the threat. To most it seemed a suicide mission—but they beat the door down to join. Those who survived the 50 percent casualty rate would revolutionize warfare forever.
"You gotta be sh*#@ing me!" This immortal phrase was uttered by Captain Jack Donovan when the Wild Weasel concept was first explained to him.
"You want me to fly in the back of a little tiny fighter aircraft with a crazy fighter pilot who thinks he''s invincible, home in on a SAM site in North Vietnam, and shoot it before it shoots me?"
Based on unprecedented firsthand interviews with Wild Weasel veterans and previously unseen personal papers and declassified documents from both sides of the conflict, as well as Dan Hampton''s own experience as a highly decorated F-16 Wild Weasel pilot, The Hunter Killers is a gripping, cockpit-level chronicle of the first-generation Weasels, the remarkable band of aviators who faced head-on the advanced Soviet missile technology that was decimating fellow American pilots over the skies of Vietnam.
Format Häftad Omfång 464 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag HarperCollins Publishers Inc Utgivningsdatum 2016-07-14 ISBN 9780062375124
Artikel.nr.
cec6cfc4-1038-5893-866a-c2c6b72cf604
Harpercollins publishers inc
The Hunter Killers (häftad, eng)
209 kr
209 kr
Tor, 2 jan - fre, 3 jan
Säker betalning
Öppet köp till och med 7/1-25
Säljs och levereras av
Buyersclub.se
Liknande toppsäljare

Nattlampa - Stjärnprojektor med LED-lampa - Astronaut
399 kr

Bright Beauty Vanity Namira - sminkspegel med belysning - hollywoodspegel - make up spegel - vit - dimbar med tre ljuslägen
899 kr

Knivset för Barn 6-delar - Barnvänliga knivar
149 kr

RALPH LAUREN BIG PONY 2 PINK EAU DE TOILETTE 50ML
351 kr

Shiatsu Massage - Masserar nacke, axlar & rygg
349 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
379 kr

Apple Airpods (2nd Gen) with Charging Case
1 695 kr

Magnetic Tiles - Magnetiska Byggklossar - 40 Delar - Bygg Magneter
179 kr

Sony PlayStation DualSense - White (PS5)
779 kr

INF Cocktail set Dubbel shaker 750ml Rostfritt stål Silver 10 delar
269 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
399 kr

Knivset / Köksset för Barn 17-delar - Barnvänliga knivar
199 kr
Rekommendationer för dig

Stor Bilbana för Barn - Dinosaurie
399 kr

Digital Ritplatta för Barn - Praktiskt LCD, 8.5" Tablet + Penna
79 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
89 kr

Gaming Musmatta med LED-ljus - 80x30cm - RGB
199 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
249 kr

Bright Beauty Vanity Namira - sminkspegel med belysning - hollywoodspegel - make up spegel - vit - dimbar med tre ljuslägen
899 kr

Elastiskt träningsband till fotboll - Gul/Svart
114 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
119 kr

Galaxy Nattlampa / Rymdlampa Stjärnprojektor med Bluetooth Högtalare
249 kr

Cocktail shaker Set - Rostfritt stål Silver 5 dela
149 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
179 kr

Uppladdningsbara värmehandskar - Värme vantar håll värme vinter 5V 6000mah
649 kr

Bright Beauty Vanity Namira - sminkspegel med belysning - hollywoodspegel - make up spegel - svart - dimbar med tre ljuslägen
799 kr
Tidigare lägsta pris:
1 099 kr

FENCHILIN Stor Hollywood sminkspegel med belysning USB Bordsskiva Väggfäste Vit spegel 80 x 58 cm
1 611 kr