Lords of the sky
Subtitle: fighter pilots and air combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16
By: Dan Hampton
Edition: First HarperLuxe edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 842
ISBN-13: 9780062298560
Subjects: United States. Air Force; United States; Fighter pilots; Red Baron; F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
Description: "The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation--a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the Red Baron and his triplane in World War I to today's technologically expert flying warriors in supersonic jets."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The war to end all wars: 1914-1918; title: In the lap of the gods: 1919-1939; title: Cataclysm; 1939-1945; title: Dawn of the jet age.