Recommend good books on the F-5? (Kindle/PDF version is a bonus)

[Istari6]

(I've searched the forum and came up blank. So if this has been answered previously, happy to be pointed to that thread)

 

I've been having a great time learning the P-51 and F-86, now it's time to move up to the F-5. I've purchased the F-5 module and the NTTR pack. I've also purchased the Aggressors BFM campaign.

 

Part of the enjoyment of learning the P-51 and F-86 has been finding great books about these aircraft. I travel cross-country regularly for business, thus finding some Kindle reading material is nice way to pass the time.

 

Searching on Amazon, I only see a small number of books on the F-5, and only one of them for Kindle ("F-5 Tigers over Vietnam").

 

Any recommendations on good books for learning about the F-5 and Red Flag more generally? Ability to read on an iPad (PDFs or Kindle) would be a major bonus for those long flights.

 

Thanks.

[some1]

You may want to look at some books about history of the Top Gun school, as F-5's were used there for most of the time.

 

This one has, among other things, some interesting descriptions of F-5 vs F-14 and A-4 vs F-14 fights:

https://www.amazon.com/ROGER-BALL-ODYSSEY-MONROE-FIGHTER/dp/1605280054

 

And something for a start: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8282/how-to-fight-to-win-in-the-f-14-a-4-and-f-5-at-the-navys-topgun-school

Edited May 24, 2017 by some1

[drPhibes]

Squadron Signal's F-5 In Action is quite good IIRC. It's old (1984), and may be out of print, but copies pop up on ebay now and then.

[Istari6]

I'm looking at Amazon for both books, nice that first one's on Kindle. I've also saved the link to the Top Gun article for later reading.

 

Thank you both.

[DaveRindner]

Warriors (1990) Barrett Tilman. THough it is military fiction, the book had detailed descriptions on tactics (WVR) in F-20 Tigershark.

 

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8282/how-to-fight-to-win-in-the-f-14-a-4-and-f-5-at-the-navys-topgun-school