Mike Guardia

Wings of Fire

A Combat History of F-15

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Produktbeschreibung

No Backup. No Mercy. Just the Eagle...and it's kill zone. War doesn't care how pretty your aircraft looks on a runway. In the unforgiving chaos above the battlefield, you either own the sky...or you die in it. The F-15 Eagle was built to kill. Born from the shockwaves of Vietnam and the rising specter of Soviet airpower, the Eagle wasn't just a fighter-it was the answer to every lesson written in blood over Southeast Asia. The US Air Force didn't want balance. It wanted dominance. No compromises, no politics-just a machine that could tear through enemy fighters before they ever knew it was there. And that's exactly what they got. From the moment it took flight in 1972, the F-15 redefined aerial combat. The twin engines pushed it beyond Mach 2; the powerful radar scanned far beyond visual range; and the missile package ensured it could strike fast, strike first, and disappear before the wreckage hit the ground. In combat, it was brutal and unforgiving. More than one hundred kills...and zero air-to-air losses in US service. No mercy, no second chances. Wings of Fire tells the story of how the F-15 earned its fearsome reputation-from the sun-bleached runways of the Negev to the lightning-fast skirmishes over the Persian Gulf, to long-range precision strikes deep in hostile territory. You'll hear from the pilots who strapped in, locked on, and fired-many of whom never saw the enemy again, except as smoke on the horizon. You'll see how air combat evolved around the Eagle and how this jet, now five decades old, is still very much in the fight. Because the thing about legends is, they don't fade quietly. They go in with afterburners lit, teeth bared, and talons out. This is the combat history of the F-15 Eagle. The facts, the fights, and the fear it left in its wake.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Magnum Books
• Hardcover
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9798985428506
• Artikelnr.: 63117163

Autorenporträt

Mike Guardia is an Armor Officer in the United States Army Reserve. He served six years on active duty in a variety of staff and leadership roles. He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. Since 2010, he has authored ten (10) books on various topics ranging from military history to children's literature. Guardia has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Writing Award and is a recipient of the Gold Medal Book Award from the Military Writers Society of America. He has given book presentations at the US Special Operations Command, the International Spy Museum, the George HW Bush Presidential Library, and the Decatur Book Festival.