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Warthog
William L. Smallwood
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Description for Warthog
Paperback. The story of the A-10's unlikely rise to glory in the Gulf War - and what it is like to fly a plane so ugly that it was dubbed "the Warthog." Series: Warriors S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
A valentine for one of the ugliest, albeit most lethally effective, warplanes ever built--as well as for the men who flew them during the Desert Storm campaign. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred A-10 pilots who served in the Persian Gulf during the 1990-91 hostilities, Smallwood (himself an aviator and Korean War vet) offers riveting perspectives on aerial combat. Setting the stage with an informative briefing on how, in the 70's, the Air Force developed the A-10 (a.k.a. ``Warthog'') as a means of supporting ground troops with massive firepower, he moves into anecdotal vignettes detailing the ways in which ... Read more
A valentine for one of the ugliest, albeit most lethally effective, warplanes ever built--as well as for the men who flew them during the Desert Storm campaign. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred A-10 pilots who served in the Persian Gulf during the 1990-91 hostilities, Smallwood (himself an aviator and Korean War vet) offers riveting perspectives on aerial combat. Setting the stage with an informative briefing on how, in the 70's, the Air Force developed the A-10 (a.k.a. ``Warthog'') as a means of supporting ground troops with massive firepower, he moves into anecdotal vignettes detailing the ways in which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
268
Publication date
2005
Series
Warriors S.
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574888867
SKU
V9781574888867
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About William L. Smallwood
WILLIAM L. SMALLWOOD is the author of numerous books, including McClure of Idaho and two military book club selections, Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War and Strike Eagle: Flying the F15E in the Gulf War, both available from Potomac Books.
Reviews for Warthog
“Exhilarating, fast-paced narrative.”—Publishers Weekly “One of the more valuable additions to the literature of the Persian Gulf War.”—Booklist “An absorbing tale of how a decidedly ugly duckling became a military hero of some consequence.”—Kirkus Reviews “Smallwood writes so well that we feel the sweat in the small of our backs and the adrenaline pumping.”—F. ... Read more