Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing
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Köp båda 2 för 502 krHamptons soaring Flight goes in the cockpit with Lindbergh. ... An engrossing account. ... Hampton is a voice of expertise in the air. ... [A] well-crafted tale of adventure. USA Today Outstanding. ... Riveting. ... Recommended. ... A painstaking account [that] succeeds in placing readers in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis. . Library Journal (starred review) Often referred to as the deadliest F-16 pilot, outspoken bestselling author Dan Hampton is back ... with his upcoming book about Charles Lindberghs historic voyageaptly titled The Flight. ... Hampton wrote one of the best air-combat memoirs of all time, Viper Pilot. Tyler Rogoway, TheDrive.com Gripping. ... An hour-by-hour account of the Lone Eagles grueling passage through the thunderstorms and ice clouds of the North Atlantic. ... Hampton is just the talent to rescue Lindbergh from neglect. Rinker Buck, Wall Street Journal Vivid. Offer[s] a cockpits-eye view of the flight. This you-are-there perspective effectively evokes the tension, risk, and skill involved, from the moment Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field, crosses the coast of Newfoundland, and soars alone into the night above the roiling sea. Kirkus Reviews Delivers an in-the-cockpit account of Charles Lindberghs first transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Fort Worth Star-Telegram For those wanting to read about the legendary journey in the style of an expertly crafted modern suspense thriller, Hamptons book delivers. Aviation History
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years (19862006) in the United States Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War, Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, five Meritorious Service medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School, USN Top Gun School (TOGS), and USAF Special Operations School. A frequent guest analyst on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC discussing foreign affairs, military, aviation, and intelligence issues, he has published in Aviation History, the Journal of Electronic Defense, Air Force Magazine, Vietnam magazine, and Airpower magazine, and written several classified tactical works for the USAF Weapons Review. He is the author of the national bestsellers Viper Pilot and Lords of the Sky, as well as a novel, The Mercenary.