Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16
&#8220;An excellent, well-researched, literate overview of 20th century warfare and the development of the fighter plane. Lords of the Sky will captivate history and aviation buffs alike.&#8221; (STEPHEN COONTS,New York Timesbestselling author ofFlight of the Intruder)&#8220;Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this must-read chronological history of fighter pilots reads like a great literary novel. Dan Hampton has crafted an important work that is sure to become a classic within the historic lore of military aviation.&#8221; (CHRISTINA OLDS, co-author ofFighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds)&#8220;Hampton&#8217;s one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history. ... We may never see his like again.&#8221; (New York Post)&#8220;Dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive -- a pleasure for everyone who loves reading about aviation, and the life-and-death drama of air combat.&#8221; (MICHAEL KORDA, author ofWith Wings Like EaglesandIke)&#8220;An epic history of the fighter pilot world by a gifted author and historian with the trained eye of a combat pilot. This will be an enduring work of aviation literature. Experience the thrill, hear the wind, encounter the danger: Read this book!&#8221; (Major General DON SHEPPERD (USAF Ret.), co-author ofBury Us Upside Down; former Director of the Air National Guard.)&#8220;Superbly written. Paints a vivid picture of the skills, scares, scars, and science of air combat brilliantly, weaving them into a fascinating historical fabric that embraces technology, history, and politics. Buffs and the general public will agree that this is a first in the field!&#8221; (Colonel WALTER BOYNE (USAF, Ret.), Former Director of the National Air & Space Museum and author ofBeyond the Wild Blue: A History of the United States Air Force)