Sanch0 Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 I'm searching for a book about modern fighters and air combat tactics. I found this one: http://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Combat-Maneuvering-Robert-Shaw/dp/0870210599 Should I buy this book? Do you know other interesting titles? PVAF "A fighter without a gun... is like an airplane without a wing" dedicated to F-4 Phantom
Vekkinho Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 You should! Very good reading! 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Steel Jaw Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Yeah you would think it's good reading but you will get bored by the third chapter. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
Vekkinho Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Next time start from the last page! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 I have it and I would say yes it is excellent and still regarded as one of, if not the definitive book on the subject. I would also somewhat agree with Mower. Read the reviews on Amazon; they are pretty accurate, this isn't a light read. I usually devour books in one or two sittings - you can't with Shaw. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum....
Sanch0 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Posted April 3, 2011 Thanks for sugestions! Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering on the way... and it looks like a bible for me. Do you know other interesting titles? I'm searching for valuable and meritorical books instead "light read" ones. 1 PVAF "A fighter without a gun... is like an airplane without a wing" dedicated to F-4 Phantom
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Not quite bibles like Shaw, but nevertheless serious books that I would happily recommend to others are... William L. Smallwood - "Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War" An excellent read IMHO for anyone who likes to fly the A-10 in Lockon. By the same author, (Smallwood) - "Strike Eagle - Flying the F-15E in the Gulf War". Marshall Harrison - "A Lonely Kind of War: Forward Air Controller, Vietnam". A superb read to get an idea of what a FAC has to do and how he works. Harrison flew the OV-10 Bronco in 'Nam. Certainly in my top five aviation books. Lou Drendel - "...And Kill MiGs" The book that got me "into" jet combat back in the 1970's when I was a student. It was originally published in 1974, but I understand its been updated since and is still available from Squadron/Signal ( http://www.squadron.com ). Whilst on the subject of "serious" books, a final recommendation. Nothing to do with aviation, rather a WW2 naval book. Capt William J Ruhe - "War In the Boats: My WWII submarine battles". The story of one officer during the successful US Pacific submarine campaign. One of the best combat books I've ever read. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum....
VTJS17_Fire Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Steve Davis/ Doug Dildy - F-15 "Eagle Engaged" Keith Rosenkranz - Vipers in the Storm (Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot) The two favorite books of my book collection. kind regards, Fire Hardware: Intel i5 4670K | Zalman NPS9900MAX | GeIL 16GB @1333MHz | Asrock Z97 Pro4 | Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro | Samsung SSDs 840 series 120GB & 250 GB | Samsung HD204UI 2TB | be quiet! Pure Power 530W | Aerocool RS-9 Devil Red | Samsung SyncMaster SA350 24" + ASUS VE198S 19" | Saitek X52 | TrackIR 5 | Thrustmaster MFD Cougar | Speedlink Darksky LED | Razor Diamondback | Razor X-Mat Control | SoundBlaster Tactic 3D Rage ### Software: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
brainwashed Posted April 6, 2011 Posted April 6, 2011 Not quite bibles like Shaw, but nevertheless serious books that I would happily recommend to others are... William L. Smallwood - "Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War" An excellent read IMHO for anyone who likes to fly the A-10 in Lockon. Smallwood's books are excellent. I just read both with in the past month and highly recommend them. I just learned about "A-10's over Kosovo" and highly recommend it after you read Smallwood's book as the tactics developed and used in Desert Storm are used again and built upon in Kosovo. Where Smallwood's books are written from interviews with the pilots, "Over Kosovo" is written by the pilots themselves which lends it a unique feel. The book starts with what is basically a short history and events timeline for the conflict and how the essays fit with in it, and then it's back to back pilot accounts of missions flown as a part of Operation Allied Force. I'm half way through it and will be sorry when I'm finished. Another great read, but from the Navy's perspective is "Bogeys and Bandit's". It's more akin to Smallwood's style and is good reading especially if you like Naval Carrier Operations. The book covers a Fighter Pilot class as they go through Naval Fighter Weapons School and it starts up introducing each pilot in the class just as they begin the fighter school and are assigned the then new F/A-18 Hornet.
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 D'Oh! Forgot to mention "A-10's over Kosovo", I lent it to a buddy so it wasn't on the shelf.... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum....
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