Facing the Skyhawks
Author : Nguyen-Nghe
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 1964
Category : United States
ISBN :
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Author : Jim Winchester
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1844150852
Book Description
The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. It was originally conceived as a carrier-borne fighter bomber, but as the aircraft has evolved it has taken on other roles.This is an in-depth look at the design, production, evolution, operation and performance of the aircraft. It will also include first-hand accounts of flying the Skyhawk in action.
Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat
Author : Shlomo Aloni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1472800281
Book Description
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon formed the backbone of the IAF's ground-attack force. From 1969 to 1970 it flew endless sorties against Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition. Then, during the Yom Kippur War, five squadrons of A-4s saw combat and 50 planes were lost as they battled against the Arab armored onslaught. Using previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photography from the IAF archives and pilots' private collections, Shlomo Aloni tells the definitive history of the IAF's A-4 squadrons, including the story of Ezra “BABAN” Dotan who became an ace with an unique double-kill of MiG17s.
US Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War 1963–1973
Author : Peter Mersky
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782006540
Book Description
The Skyhawk was involved in Vietnam from the very beginning, including the first offensive operations in 1963 into Laos, and the Pierce Arrow operations immediately following the Tonkin Gulf Incident of August 1964. Navy and Marine Corps A-4s quickly established a presence in south-east Asia participating in thousands of sorties against the entrenched communist forces in the South and the heavily defended targets in North Vietnam. A-4 pilots also struck targets along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, working with ground-based and airborne forward air controllers to interdict the flood of supplies to communist forces in the south. This book will include many first-hand accounts from the pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever built and will provide an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combats that took place during Vietnam.
Sky Hawk
Author : Gill Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192757245
Book Description
When Callum and his friends find Iona on Callum's farm they try to chase her back into the village. But Iona runs from them up into the hills. It is late and dark and snow lies in the mountain gullies. Worried for Iona's safety, Callum follows to find her shivering with cold but refusing to leave. She is guarding a secret hidden in the forest above the dark waters of the loch. So they make a deal. Iona shares the secret and in return Callum allows her back onto the farm. They form a deep bond of friendship and make a promise to keep their secret safe. It is a promise that will change Callum's world forever . . . She turned her head, and fixed me with her brilliant yellow eyes. She looked right into me. And suddenly I knew then, in that one moment, I was as much part of her world as she was of mine. Soar above the clouds in this enthralling tale of friendship, loyalty, and hope.
Scooter!
Author : Tommy H. Thomason
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Skyhawk (Jet attack plane)
ISBN : 9781910809266
Book Description
Few modern military aircraft can claim the longevity and success of the legendary Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. First flown in the mid-1950s, the A-4 Skyhawk achieved combat fame in the Falklands and Vietnam wars and saw service with the air arms of seven foreign countries including Israel and New Zealand. It is still in use today in South America. The A-4, also known as the Bantam Bomber and Scooter, was a small, subsonic aircraft which was originated during the 1950s. The A-4 dramatically bucked the trend toward ever bigger, faster, and more complicated tactical jet airplanes in favor of simplicity and low cost. Although originally optimized for the delivery of a nuclear bomb, it proved to be far more versatile in service and as a consequence the A-4 enjoyed a 25-year production run and operation for many more years by not only the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps but in the service of the foreign air forces to whom it had been supplied. For several years the U.S Navy's famed Blue Angels aerobatic team employed it for their air show demonstrations, a role for which it was ideally suited given its performance and maneuverability. Those same characteristics were utilized as a challenging adversary in the training of fighter pilots for air-to-air combat--A-4s flown by both the U.S Navy and the Israeli Air Force shot down faster Soviet-built fighters in combat operations. This is a fully revised and updated edition of the definitive history of the A-4 written by one of the leading authorities on U.S. naval aviation.
Major Crises In Contemporary American Foreign Policy
Author : Russell D. Buhite
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 1997-06-25
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
From the Cold War to the Persian Gulf War, the high drama of America's contemporary foreign policy crises comes to life in this collection of primary documents designed for use by high school and college students. The comprehensive work dramatizes, through memoirs and diaries of the major players as well as key public documents, eight major crises: The Origins of the Cold War, the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49, the Korean War, the Berlin Crises of 1958 and 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979-80, and the 1991 Persian Gulf War with Iraq. The selection of documents for each crisis dramatizes the tension between the opposing nations and illuminates the process of decision-making by U.S. policymakers. Meticulously culled from a wide variety of sources and voices, many of the 382 documents are available in no other resource. Following a general introduction on contemporary American foreign relations, each crisis begins with a narrative introduction and chronology of events. The story of each crisis unfolds through chronologically organized documents, each of which is preceded by an explanatory headnote. The section on each crisis concludes with a suggested reading list. Among the variety of voices heard are memoirs and official statements of every president from Truman to Bush, and memoirs, diaries, and reminiscences of key players including General Douglas MacArthur, Dean Acheson, Robert Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Nikita Krushchev, Andrei Gromyko, the Shah of Iran, and Generals Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell. The variety of documents includes government reports and policy statements, private correspondence and memos, laws, speeches, position statements of interest groups, treaties and agreements, CIA directives, and interviews with key players. This basic research tool provides students with a rich panoply of voices, viewpoints, and key public documents that illuminate a crucial period in American and world history.
Air Defence Artillery in Combat, 1972 to the Present
Author : Mandeep Singh
Publisher : Air World
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1526762056
Book Description
“It covers, chapter by chapter the anti-air battle in wars from Yom Kippur (1973) onwards . . . a readable, well researched and well-presented book.” —Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) Anti-aircraft artillery truly came into prominence during the Second World War, shooting down more aircraft than any other weapon and seriously affecting the conduct of air operations. Development continued into the Cold War, resulting in the extensive introduction of surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs. Though the first combat success of such weapons was during the Vietnam War, when a Soviet-designed S-75 Dvina missile shot down a USAF F-4C Phantom on 24 July 1965, it was the Yom Kippur War of 1973 which brought surface-to-air missiles to the center stage. During this short but bitter conflict, Egyptian and Syrian air defenses shot down nearly fifty Israeli aircraft in the first three days alone—almost a fourth of Israel’s entire combat aircraft fleet. In all, Israel lost 104 aircraft during the war and, for the first time, more aircraft were lost to SAMs than any other cause. The age of surface-to-air missiles had dawned. In this unique examination, the author details the development of not just surface-to-air missiles, but all anti-aircraft artillery, since 1972. The part that such equipment played in all of the major conflicts since then is explored, including the Soviet Afghan War, the Falklands War, in which Rapier was deployed, the conflict in Lebanon, Kosovo and Bosnia, the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 1993. The investigation is brought right up to date by a study of the weapons, tactics and engagements seen in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
Flight of the Skyhawk
Author : Nathan Goodman
Publisher : Thought Reach Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,64 MB
Release : 2019-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Inspired by True Events An assassin on their trail, a buried secret, and time is running out... Former Delta Force operator John Stone had no idea a nuclear device was out in the open. But when he accepts an assignment to protect a beautiful Israeli Mossad agent, she reveals the terrifying plot, and the chase is on. The weapon, secretly stolen and hidden for fifty years, was known to exist by only one man. Now, that man is dead and the weapon disappears without a trace. Together, Stone and the girl are compelled to follow a bizarre trail of clues to track it down. But they find themselves in the assassin's crosshairs, and the bomb is on its final countdown... Flight of the Skyhawk can be read stand-alone, and is a companion novel to The Special Agent Jana Baker Spy-Thriller Series. If you like Tom Clancy spy-thrillers, Lee Child Jack Reacher books, or Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp counter-terrorism novels, you'll love Nathan Goodman's Flight of the Skyhawk. Pick up a copy of Flight of the Skyhawk and unleash the nail-biting tension right now. "Like David Baldacci or Jack Reacher thriller book collection all in one. Undoubtedly one of the best spy thrillers I've read in years. This spy series is fast paced, unrelenting!" "...his writing is excellent...this will be a best selling terrorist spy thriller in 2019...makes my top list of espionage thriller books to read." "The heroine in peril, Jana Baker, is such a strong female lead character. She's scared but has the guts of any male special agent. Makes for one of the great thriller books to read." "The plot is a mix of James Bond, 24, and Call of Duty." --- Russ Atkinson, Special Agent, FBI (ret.), thriller book author. "I am going to blow off work so I can finish reading this spy mystery series. No joke. An intrigue novel that has New York Times bestseller list 2019 written all over it." "One of the best new mystery thriller authors...author has hit this one out of the park. One of the best terrorism crime novels I've read in years. A new Jack Reacher. Can't wait until this thriller is made into a CIA spy thriller series collection." "...a mystery book with an edge of your seat quality that keeps you sucked in." "I ended up falling in love with the main characters...definitely a 2019 bestseller." "I really hope this kind of thing doesn't happen in real life. A government conspiracy that leads all the way to the white house and the president, a rogue CIA agent...and just one FBI special agent to stop it." "The undercover CIA thing is so realistic. I love finding the bestselling mysteries like this...one of my favorite thriller books to read in 2019." "Terrorism, suspense, gunfire, romance...all with a strong female lead character. What else are you looking for? Rivals the New York Times bestsellers by Brad Thor, Lee Child, or David Baldacci..." "This book is like a Jody Foster / FBI special agent Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs without the lunatic psycho...faced with death and a white house government conspiracy. If this book doesn't become one of the bestselling mysteries out there, I don't know what would." "I can't wait for the sequel...another espionage thriller series!" The Special Agent Jana Baker Spy-Thriller Series: Book 1: Protocol One Book 2: The Fourteenth Protocol Book 3: Protocol 15 Book 4: Breach of Protocol Book 5: Rendition Protocol Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Characters/FBI Agents Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Characters/Female Protagonists Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Thrillers/Assassinations Mystery, Thriller & Suspense/Thrillers/Conspiracies Thrillers/Pulp Terrorism Scroll up and grab your copy now
The Chosen Ones
Author :
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1468923137
