Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16 (By Dan Hampton)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16 Author: Dan Hampton Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 24, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.16 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive history of combat aviation and fighter aircraft, from World War I to present INCLUDES 32 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND 12 MAPS Lords of the Sky is the “dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive'' (Michael Korda) history of fighter pilots and aircraft and their extraordinary influence on modern warfare, masterfully written by ''one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history” (New York Post). A twenty-year USAF veteran who flew more than 150 combat missions and received multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses, Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton draws on his singular firsthand knowledge, as well as groundbreaking research in aviation archives and rare personal interviews with little-known heroes, including veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Hampton (the New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot) reveals the stories behind history's most iconic aircraft and the aviators who piloted them: from the Sopwith Camel and Fokker Triplane to the Mitsubishi Zero, Supermarine Spitfire, German Bf 109, P-51 Mustang, Grumman Hellcat, F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Super Hornet, and beyond. In a seamless, sweeping narrative, Lords of the Sky is an extraordinary account of the most famous fighter planes and the brave and daring heroes who made them legend.