Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat from WWII to the Gulf War

Ivan Rendall

ISBN 10: 0440236398 / ISBN 13: 9780440236399

Published by Dell, 2000

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Synopsis:

A dramatic history of jet combat by a former RAF pilot chronicles the evolution of modern aerial warfare, from World War II, through the Cold War, to the Middle East Gulf crisis, and describes the development of the quintessential fighter pilot. Reprint.

From the Inside Flap: r goes the skies...<br><br>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, <b>Rolling Thunder</b> tells a story of tactics, innovations, breakthroughs, and battles, as fighting men and machines push each other to the edge--a

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Title: Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat from WWII to the...
Publisher: Dell
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Unknown
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket