Code Name Blue Tang: 15 (Secret Warfare & Counter-Terrorism Operations) - Softcover

James, George M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1519201850 ISBN 13: 9781519201850

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Forget everything you think you know about modern air combat.

Code Name Blue Tang takes readers into the highly technical and secretive world of fighter aviation, air superiority, missile technology, aerial combat and military intelligence—and challenges some widely accepted assumptions about Western air power.

The book examines Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile warfare, the evolution of fighter-aircraft technology, the Energy-Maneuverability Theory developed by John Boyd and Thomas Christie, and the development of aircraft such as the F-16, F-18 and South African JAS 39 Gripen.

It also investigates South African advances in air-to-air weapons, airborne early warning and fighter tactics, including the Denel Dynamics V3E Agile Darter short-range air-to-air missile.

At the center of the story is Angelique Dawson, South African spymaster and intelligence operative, whose supposedly peaceful flying holiday with her bodyguard and future husband, former Special Forces commander Major Geoffrey Foxtrot, quickly turns into something far more dangerous.

After an apparent aircraft malfunction forces Angelique into an emergency landing, assassination becomes a distinct possibility.

Then she arranges an extraordinary aerial experiment: a simulated dogfight involving Spanish F-18 Hornets and South African Gripens, designed to test the capabilities of the Agile Darter.

But Angelique is not the only person interested in the results.

Mossad is watching. MI6 is watching. And someone wants Angelique dead.

The book also reaches back into the history of the South African Air Force Mirage F1 operations in Angola and examines the lessons that emerged from decades of aerial warfare and weapons testing.

At its core, Code Name Blue Tang delivers one warning:

Never underestimate an opponent simply because you believe you know what he can do.

Code Name Blue Tang is Book 15 of the popular GMJ Series, combining military aviation, fighter jets, air combat, intelligence operations, espionage, Special Forces and geopolitical intrigue.

The dogfight is only the beginning.

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About the Author

George M James is a pseudo name for the author and used for security reasons and the safety of his family. He is an expert on counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations in sub-Saharan Africa, a military historian and published author of more than 50 books. In the GMJ Series, you will learn about Covert Operations, Special Forces techniques, current political analyses and military history not known outside the select few. Every GMJ Book is based on historical fact and often what is revealed in a GMJ Book is published by the mainstream media a short while later. Many of the GMJ Books are used as training material by Police Forces (SWAT) across the world. Each GMJ Book has a large element of the truth inside it, they are well researched. The GMJ Books may very well change the way you look at counter-terrorism and espionage. George M James’s books, both under his real name and as GMJ, are widely read among military veterans of many nations. Note please that GMJ does not claim to have served in South African Army or Police Special Forces. Regarding my books - "I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes." William Tecumseh Sherman. I don’t write PC books, however, for what I have to say in my books, it was Martin Luther that stated: “I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.” And so it will be, GMJ

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1519201850
• ISBN 13: 9781519201850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464