Viper Pilot
A Memoir of Air Combat
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 2, 2012
Action-packed and breathtakingly authentic, Viper Pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War.
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- Who it’s for
- A combat memoir that reads like a briefing with boots on the ground and nerves attached.
- Genres
- Aviation & Nautical Lives, Military Lives, Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Published
- HarperCollins, October 2, 2012
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Action-packed and breathtakingly authentic, Viper Pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history: U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the Iraq War, the Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War.
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Both a rare look into the elite world of fighter pilots and a thrilling first-person account of contemporary air combat, Viper Pilot soars—a true story of courage, skill, and commitment that will thrill U.S. Special Forces buffs, aviation and military history aficionados, and fans of the novels of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown.
Air Combat Inside
A combat memoir that reads like a briefing with boots on the ground and nerves attached.
Come here for
- air-combat memoir texture
- war-story specifics with explanatory edge
Expect
- military-aviation detail
- conversation-ready war context
Where it sits
| Aviation & Nautical Lives | 52% |
|---|---|
| Military Lives | 38% |
| Iraq War (2003-2011) | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Military Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Iraq History
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- World War II History
- U.S. Military History
- Military Aviation
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Authors
- Dan Hampton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 2, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History