Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071400400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 325 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Here he recounts these experiences in searing, "you-are-there" detail, giving readers one of the most riveting depictions ever written of man and machine at war.. During Operation Desert Storm, Captain Keith Rosenkranz piloted his F-16 "Viper" in 30 combat missions
He takes his readers through the autumn buildup; his own questions about what it meant to kill people; the importance of mail from home; the constant waiting for a call that finally came on the night of January 18, 1991. He also establishes beyond question that, talk of "smart weapons" to the contrary, his was not a "technowar" of smoothly pushed buttons. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. They were professionals who wanted to do their jobs and go home alive?in that order. Bombs failed to explode. Target information was incomplete. This first-rate memoir bridges the gap, telling the story of life in a front-line squadron while integrating a first-person account into the wider contexts of modern air warfare. The sky remained unforgi
A Customer said Very goodbut not great.. This book was very good and I enjoyed reading it. The accounts of what was happening are excellent. The one thing that I didn't like about this book was the fact that it took the author so long to get to the point of the chapter. He sets the scene but rambles on about things that don't add to the story. I guess he is telling his story the way that he wants to tell it more so than what readers want. He's a hero in my mind.BUY IT! Well worth the money.. "Awesome book, a good standard for modern war books." according to Cain168Awesome book, a good standard for modern war books. I read this book probably faster then I've ever read another book. It was not complicated to read, but that's not the main reason. The main reason is I didn't want to put it down. Capt. Rosenkranz does an amazing job at putting you right there in the hot seat; almost as amazing a job as the actual missions he flew! You can learn a lot about your United States Air Force at it's best (and not-so-best) with this book. I highly recommend it.. . I read this book probably faster then I've ever read another book. It was not complicated to read, but that's not the main reason. The main reason is I didn't want to put it down. Capt. Rosenkranz does an amazing job at putting you right there in the hot seat; almost as amazing a job as the actual missions he flew! You can learn a lot about your United States Air Force at it's best (and not-so-best) with this book. I highly recommend it.. "Combat details derailed by naive political commentary" according to A Customer. Rosenkranz provides plenty of details about exactly what a combat pilot does in a very busy F-16 cockpit, and he also details some of the interesting personal history that led him into this career. Unfortunately, he can't resist frequently venturing off into naive political and historical analyses of the wider questions of the war and the threat Iraq posed to the world, reprinting many speech excerpts from President H.W. Bush as justification for what he and his fellow service men and