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Title: Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot by Keith Rosenkranz, Dick Cheney ISBN: 0-07-140040-0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 24 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome Tales Of A Real American Hero
Comment: The book, "Vipers In the Storm" is a real life tale of a modern war hero, Keith Rosenkranz, Captain USAF. The foreward by Vice President Dick Cheney sums it up by saying how fortunate we are as Americans to have dedicated heroes like Keith Rosenkranz fighting for our freedom. This is a must read book for anyone interested in modern air warfare, the real life accounts of the Gulf War, and for those interested in heroism at its best. I understand that several readers of Vipers In The Storm actually joined the USAF and are now flying fighter jets for our country - all inspired by Captian Rosenkranz (Rosey). The Captain writes vivid accounts of both his personal feelings and the combat he was a part of on a daily basis. With more potential conflict ahead of the United States, this is an important book to read and gain a foundation of the United States previous battles in Iraq.
The author's website ... is also a must see. The author responds to email which makes this book even a better buy.
I enjoyed the book and the accounts of Captain Rosenkranz. This book is worthy of the best seller list!
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read military aviation enthusiasts.
Comment: Written from a first person point of view, Keith "Rosey" Rosenkranz takes the reader along with him in his F-16C through the exciting and, at times, terrifying combat sequences in the Gulf War. From the air to air combat during a bombing mission in the first chapter through the end of the war over Basra, his descriptions are vivid without becoming mired down in military jargon and acronyms. He presents the F-16C, its maintainers and the men flying the airplane as an entire weapons system, offering many details only available from a first hand account. He shares the commraderie and trials of squadron life and offers a hearty glimpse into the world of a USAF fighter pilot.
As if the book weren't enough, the author has an accompanying website ... . This innovative site is a perfect companion to the book and includes a wealth of technical details, lots of photos and an interactive "Viper" cockpit. He even includes actual HUD display tapes from his missions (listed by chapter) in a real player format along with other video sequences. The only thing missing are the G forces!
Rating: 3
Summary: Combat details derailed by naive political commentary
Comment: 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 women were doing, extending them, in the end, to justify the current war in Iraq without ever considering the problems incurred by pursuing policy with force in the Middle East. At times the book reads like an instrument of the Republican National Committee campaign to reelect George W. Bush, or at the very least an apologist for the mistakes of both Bush administrations in the Middle East.
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Title: Bogeys and Bandits: The Making of a Fighter Pilot by Robert L. Gandt ISBN: 0140264124 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Strike Eagle: Flying the F-15E in the Gulf War by William L. Smallwood ISBN: 1574881221 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Angles of Attack : An A-6 Intruder Pilot's War by Peter Hunt ISBN: 0345451147 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Bandits Over Baghdad by Warren E. Thompson, Alton C., Jr. Whitley ISBN: 1580070310 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering by Robert L. Shaw ISBN: 0870210599 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: September, 1988 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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