Harper Collins The Hunter Killers, Politics, History & Military Non-Fiction, Paperback, Dan Hampton
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Brand: Harper Collins
Description: From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes one of the most extraordinary untold stories of aviation history: the gripping chronicle of the band of maverick aviators who signed on for the suicidally dangerous top-secret 'Wild Weasel" program during the Vietnam War. 'An in-the-cockpit air combat chronicle. Hampton uses the words of surviving Wild Weasel aviators to imaginatively recreate dramatic and dangerous missions over enemy territory. Gripping." | ?? Publishers Weekly. Harper Collins The Hunter Killers, Politics, History & Military Non-Fiction, Paperback, Dan Hampton - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780062375124
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Dimensions: 135x203mm
ISBN: 9780062375124
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Author: A. Hammock
Rating: 5
Review: Astonishing! I had no idea of the scale and ferocity of the Vietnam air war until I read this. I learned a lot, enjoyed it and developed a vast respect for those involved. The book is a mixture of "history documentary" and "third person dramatic narrative". It's a bit confusing at times as different designations are used for the same aircraft/locations/outfits in different parts of the book. And at times I felt that the atmospheric bits ("he glanced at the gauges and smiled to himself"....or something like that) were nudging into a thriller fiction style. But honestly, these are minor quibbles. The book is full of heart stopping action, thought provoking political/historical analysis and detailed facts and statistics. The other thing that struck me was the parallel with some other books that I have read recently, particularly "Skua", and that is the recurring theme of of young men sent to do a dangerous, even near suicidal job, with the wrong kit and tactics dictated by men behind desks who pretend, but don't really know, what they are doing. And it's not just in war that it happens....
Author: Stuart W
Rating: 3
Review: The subject matter of this book is swamped in a tale of political failure that has been told many times over, which unfortunately detracts from the enjoyment of the book as a whole & does the pilots a dis-service. If you're looking for a detailed account of the early methods of electronic air warfare this isn't it. There is some information that reader will find of interest but only if they're prepared to trawl through several extraneous pages outlining the why's & wherefore's of the Rolling Thunder & Linebacker campaigns they have probably read elsewhere.
