Originally designed by McDonnell Douglas, the airframe of the F-15 has proved to be one of the most versatile to be produced during the latter years of the Twentieth Century. The aircraft has proved itself to be an outstanding air superiority and interceptor fighter and in its Strike Eagle form, a world-beating all-weather ground-attack platform for a wide variety of sophisticated air-to-ground weapon systems. The Eagle continues to play a key role wherever U.S. and NATO forces are called upon and where control of the skies is an imperative part of the mission. The aircraft also serve with the air forces of Israel, Japan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. This is the perfect introductory book for the general reader, enthusiast and modeler alike wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design and history of the F-15. Why was the aircraft conceived? What was it like to fly on a mission? Who were the people who designed it and became famous for flying it? What were its virtues and vices? These and many more questions are answered here, plus a host of illustrations that show variations of color schemes used in different operational theatres and rare photographs taken when the heat was on.
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Steve Davies is a freelance aviation journalist and photographer living in Cambridge, England. He is the author of F-15E Units in Combat 1991-2005 (Osprey), F-15C Units in Combat (Osprey), F-15C/E Units in OIF (Osprey), F-15E Strike Eagle: All Weather Attack Aircraft (Airlife), and F-15 Eagle & Strike Eagle: Combat Legends (Airlife). He is also a regular contributor to the aviation press including International Air Power Review, Combat Aircraft, Air Forces Monthly, Aircraft Illustrated and Air Pictorial.
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Steve Davies is a military and commercial aviation photojournalist based in Cambridge, England. He began writing in 2001, and has since authored seven critically acclaimed books and co-authored four more. His freelance writing includes a plethora of articles penned for the world's leading monthly and quarterly aviation publications, and he has also worked on a range of aviation supplements that have sold millions of copies globally. He has worked as a subject matter expert for a range of military aviation documentaries commissioned by terrestrial television channels in the UK and North America, and by the History Channel. His photography has been used not only by the aviation press, but also by leading defence contractors and aviation corporations.
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Something for Everyone Interested in the Eagle,
By Randall Haskin (Goldsboro, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: F-15 Eagle & Strike Eagle (Combat Legends) (Paperback)
I recommend this book for everyone interested in the Eagle -- it is both interesting reading and good reference material."Boeing F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle" is the 6th book in Airlife Publishing's Combat Legends series. The aim of the series is to provide both general readers and enthusiasts a succinct, yet detailed overview of the subject aircraft. That's the beauty of this book - it has something for everyone interested in the F-15, from prototype and development all the way through it's very recent combat service in Afghanistan. Although it covers some of the same ground that other F-15 overview books do, "Eagle and Strike Eagle" especially shines when it comes to talking about the combat operations of the F-15, with special emphasis on the air to air kills of Desert Storm and Allied Force - reason enough for any enthusiast to own this book. Tech nuts will also find more up-to-date and in-depth discussions of recent Eagle avionics upgrades not seen published elsewhere, and the modelers will appreciate the pages of colors and markings drawings. Overall, a welcome addition to any air enthusiast's library.
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