Raptor Force [Paperback]

Bill Yenne (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425211053
• ISBN-13: 978-0425211052
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,486,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Yenne is the author of several novels and over three dozen books on historical topics, as well as having been a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. He has traveled throughout the world researching his books.

The "New Yorker" wrote of "Sitting Bull," his biography of the great Lakota leader, that it "excels as a study in leadership." This book was named to the number 14 spot among Amazon's 100 Best Books of the Year.

"Library Journal" observed that "enthusiastic World War II readers will be drawn to" his dual biography, "Aces High: The Heroic Story of the Two Top Scoring American Aces of World War II."

Recently, his book "Convair Deltas" was named as "Book of the Month" by "Air Classics," while his book "Tommy Gun" was named "Pick of the Month" by "Shooting Illustrated."

His book "Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint" was listed among the top business books of the year by "Condé Nast Portfolio Magazine," which rated Yenne's tome as its TOP pick for "Cocktail Conversation."

Yenne's "Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II," was praised by Walter Boyne, former Director of the National Air & Space Museum, who called it "a fast moving... page turner," and the "best book yet written on the saga."

The "Wall Street Journal" wrote, when reviewing his "Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West," that Yenne writes with "cinematic vividness," and says of his work that it "has the rare quality of being both an excellent reference work and a pleasure to read."

The author lives in San Francisco, California, and on the web at www.BillYenne.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars Polictically incorrect but fun anyway, December 11, 2006

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This review is from: Raptor Force (Paperback)

Okay this is not grreat literature. It is very quick read. Its story is about getting even at all cost and breaking every constitutional law there is. This plot isn't new and was quite common in the 70's among violent macho liturature. This where the good guys get tired of the bad guys winning because the good guys' hands are tied by the law. Then the good guys step out side the law and become a modern version of the Flying Tigers of WWII. Of course the baddies die and America can sleep in peace. Don't take this seriously, just sit back and enjoy the ride. Think of this a popcorn for the mind. This is the book version of every summer action flick you have ever seen.