Through five decades, including World War II. Korea & Vietnam, Zeke Cormier, Wally Schirra and Phil Wood have served naval aviation and their nation whether on active duty or in retirement. Their overlapping careers involved them in U-Boat hunting, aerial combat, the Blue Angels, experimental flight, weapons testing, space flight and command at sea. This book describes their riveting experiences and tremendous contributions. Between the three they have flown over 14,000 hours, including over 500 combat missions, and made over 1800 carrier landings. Written with the help of Barrett Tillman, their adventures are related with candor, a great deal of good humor, and bear a message, born of collective experience, for today's naval leadership. --- from book's dustjacket
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A TOP GUN!,
By rda58388@csun.edu (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy (Hardcover)
Having been 'soaked' in boring aviation reference (i.e. Jane's) for years, it was great to discover this book. You won't find to much dry technical specs, or second hand descriptions of flight from authors who've never been close to a cockpit. "Wildcats to Tomcats" is authored by three who have been there, and have had every title worth having in Naval Aviation. Wally Shirra, Zeke Cormier, and Phil Wood are three of the finest aviators ever to take flight...and all three share their experiences in this amazing book. Every aspect of their glorious and dynamic lives they share! And they don't attempt to paint a rosy picture of the U.S. Navy. All three describe their feats with absolute honesty, no gripes held back. If you're buying only one aviation book this year, this is the one! If you're in love with anything "FLY NAVY", let these TOPGUNS tell it to you. GET THIS BOOK!
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A good solid Naval Aviator read.,
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This review is from: Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy (Hardcover)
The last review was written a dozen years ago. I ran across this title while researching Wally Schirra and was surprised to find that it was his first autobiography. Having bought it for the section (its in thirds) by Wally Schirra I found myself very happily reading the sections by Zeke Cormier and Phil Wood. WWII, Korea, and Vietnam combat off carriers, Blue Angels, test pilot duty, and space flight - this book as it all. If you can find a copy and are a naval aviation buff you'll enjoy it a great deal.
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