Fly with the best in Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority—the definitive, highly illustrated, in-depth look at the Navy’s famous fighter unit, including its history, technology, and culture.
Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority begins with a fascinating
behind-the-scenes account of the blockbuster film that helped America shake off the trauma of the Vietnam War and once again take pride in its military. The book then launches into the even more incredible story of why and how such men consistently capture the imagination of children, adults, pilots, and audiences around the world.
Chapters spotlight pivotal military movies and television shows that presaged the movie
Top Gun, including edge-of-the-seat
vignettes and anecdotes of pilots and their lifestyles , the origin of the Navy’s fighter pilot program and its rigorous training, and how it inspired the Air Force’s counterpart, Red Flag.
Other chapters highlight
what it takes to be a pilot in other branches of the armed forces , and takes a look back in time at the most notorious (and feared) pilots of World War I and World War II from all around the globe. Fast forward to the jet age, when the first aces flew hair-raising missions over Korea and Vietnam, and learn how past and contemporary aerial dogfighting really works.
The book also reveals the many
technological advances that transformed aerial combat from the dangerous, unsynchronized machine guns that bounced bullets off propellers in World War I to today, where air-to-air missiles are launched by pilots who have no visual contact with an adversary, and finally illustrates how drones are adding a new dimension to the meaning of Top Gun.
Finish with an in-depth look at
Naval Station Fallon , one of the most modern and renowned American naval stations, located outside Fallon, Nevada.
Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority concludes with
a look at Top Gun 2 , the highly anticipated sequel to one of the biggest action movies of all time and the one that made Tom Cruise a worldwide superstar.
Featuring over
200 photos ,
new interviews and stories from aces, engineers, commanders, and more, and written by best-selling author and president of the Military Writers Society of America, Dwight Zimmerman,
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op Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority is the must-have guide to the fastest, deadliest, most storied aerial combat squadron the world has ever known.
A propos de l’auteur
Dwight Jon Zimmerman is a bestselling and award-winning author and former president of the Military Writers Society of America. Zimmerman has written more than fifteen books, including Area 51: The Graphic History of America’s Most Secret Military Installation for Zenith Press and Steve Mc Queen Full Throttle Cool and The Life Steve Mc Queen for Motorbooks. In addition, he has written hundreds of articles on military history. Zimmerman lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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