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Every Man a Tiger Hardcover – May 10, 1999

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 196 ratings

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Combining military history and biography, a profile of General Chuck Horner, commander of the allied air forces during the Persian Gulf War, discusses the tactics involved, as well as the changing nature of our Air Force. 400,000 first printing. BOMC Main.

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This Tom Clancy real-life military thriller is more nuanced than his novels, because its object is not simply to dramatize armed conflict but to relate the life lessons of his source, jet-pilot-turned-Desert-Storm-air-commander General Chuck Horner. Horner is no war cheerleader like General "Buck" Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove. He loathes the arrogance of the backwards, nuke-happy Strategic Air Command and the madly out-of-touch Vietnam War planner Robert McNamara. McNamara confesses his folly in two books, Argument Without End and In Retrospect, but Horner's you-are-there account more vividly demonstrates Vietnam's grim lessons. He flew an F-105 Thunderbird "Thud" fighter in the Wild Weasels, the unit with the highest medals-per-aircrew ratio, knew pilots who were stoned to death by villagers, and realized all the bombing did zero good. "All we really had to do was befriend Ho," says Horner sensibly. "Seems he wasn't part of a monolithic Communist plot, and hated the Chinese more than anything else." Horner is savvy about the screwups, the achievements, and the political maneuvering in and after the Gulf War, as leaders and branches of service battled for PR victories. His idea of a hero is Boomer McBroom's pilot Captain Gentner Drummond, who won a Flying Cross medal for refusing AWACS orders to down a jet that turned out to be a Saudi ally. Horner thinks the interservice and international cooperation in the Gulf War was way better than in Vietnam, but there's ample room for improvement. The action scenes aren't quite as brilliant as those in Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, but Clancy fans will find plenty to admire. Horner's improbable survival of a 150-m.p.h. near-crash in Libya in 1962 belongs in a Tom Clancy film. --Tim Appelo

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Clancy's second study in high command of the U.S. armed forces (after Into the Storm, written with Army general Fred Franks) focuses on Air Force general Chuck Horner, the fighter pilot who was overall air commander for Desert Shield/Desert Storm. This book is less about the Gulf War than about the making of a modern fighter general and the remaking of a modern air force. Horner was part of a new Air Force generation that rejected the Strategic Air Command model of "predictability, order and control" in favor of a holistic approach to air power and air command. A firm believer in central control of air assets, Horner also regarded traditional distinctions between "strategic" and "tactical" air as no longer relevant. What mattered was the appropriate situational use of air power in an integrated war plan. The main text demonstrates Horner's success in implementing his concepts over Iraq. Though the narrative offers no startling insights or revelations, the authors make the important contribution of presenting command friction as a natural consequence of interaction among senior officers with high intelligence and strong wills. The implication is clear: to succeed in an unpredictable international environment, America's armed forces will need tigers at their head. Tigers are dangerous. They challenge each other. They take issue with higher wisdom and higher authority. And, according to the authors, they can be replaced by safely neutered house cats only at the country's peril. 500,000 first printing; $500,000 ad/promo; BOMC main selection; author tour.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Adult (May 10, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 564 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399144935
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399144936
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.36 x 1.76 x 9.3 inches
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Customers find the writing style very well written and the book a great read. They also find the content informative and mention the book is written for those who have served in the Air Force.

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Customers find the book a great read, especially if they have served in the Air Force. They also say Tom Clancy is great at making history interesting to read.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015
This book was suggested to me by a highly decorated fighter pilot who knows many of the characters, and who knew that I knew some of them. His contention was simple. This is the most accurate account of the Gulf Air War. And after reading it, I can't fault his claim.

But perhaps more importantly, this is a great book for anyone who wants to understand how large military bureaucracies work, and how they can fail while blood is being shed. It speaks volumes about real leadership, and counterfeit leaders, though Horner generally tries to avoid throwing any of his old colleagues under the bus.

If you are not a military history buff, or not a student of the anthropology of bureaucracies you may not agree with five stars, but the Tom Clancy passages are a "Reader's Digest Version" and vastly entertaining in many cases. If you don't care about all the details Horner has left for posterity, be sure you don't miss Clancy's comments, which are clearly marked.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019
I found the book technically informative as all Tom Clancy novels are but did find in somewhat repetitive in certain chapters. I just wrote it off as the author trying to drive his point home.
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
An easy-to-read book, although readers not familiar with military terminology might find it encumbered with acronyms (there's no reference in the book). Although some portions might feel a little sentimental, it still offers a wonderful insight into considerations of a military commander, as well as some interesting bits of information about Gulf War air campaign (thoughtfully called "a thousand hour war, as opposed to much shorter ground part").

The main value of the book are Gen. Horner's comments, of course.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
This book, which I have both the print and audiobooks of, is quite extensive in how US AirPower was employed in Vietnam and the 1991 Persian Gulf War. If you’re into such things written at a non academic level p, then get this book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
Book Review - Tom Clancy takes a look at war with the commander of U.S. allied air assets during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, jet-pilot-turned-Desert-Storm-air-commander General Chuck Horner. This book, “Every Man A Tiger” is Clancy's second book in the Commander Series of the U.S. armed forces. The story is less about the Gulf War than about the making of a modern fighter general and the remaking of a modern air force. Horner was part of a new Air Force generation that rejected the old Strategic Air Command model of "predictability, order and control" in favor of a holistic approach to air power and air command. A firm believer in central control of air assets, Horner also regarded traditional distinctions between "strategic" and "tactical" air as no longer relevant. What mattered was the appropriate situational use of air power in an integrated war plan. The main text demonstrates Horner's success in implementing his concepts over Iraq. Though the narrative offers no startling insights or revelations, Clancy and Horne make the important contribution of presenting command friction as a natural consequence of interaction among senior officers with high intelligence and strong wills. The implication is clear…to succeed in an unpredictable international environment, America's armed forces will need tigers at their head. Tigers are dangerous. They challenge each other. They take issue with higher wisdom and higher authority. And, according to Clancy and General Horner, they can be replaced by safely neutered house cats but only at the country's peril. Decent military history read…
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020
This is great read that covers the USAF from Vietnam through the 1st Gulf war. The author is painfully truth in his analysis of the Vietnam war and learned from those mistakes before executing the first Gulf war.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2014
Tom Clancy was great at making history interesting to read. General Horner is a great leader and a good man. This book tells his story well as well as the story of the Air Force during his period. Americans should be grateful to the service members and their family members who kept us safe during this period.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Desert storm de l'interieur
Reviewed in France on October 26, 2022
Comprendre l'organisation et la mise oeuvre de cette brillante campagne aérienne au travers du temoignage du général en charge de la conduire permet d'apercevoir les tactiques et les possibilités de l'arme aérienne à la fin de la guerre froide.
Manny
5.0 out of 5 stars Every Man a Tiger
Reviewed in India on June 25, 2020
A great account of the Air war in the first Gulf war. It combines the knowledge & experiences of the Air Commander Gen (Chuck) Horner with the really great writing style of Tom Clancy. I will strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in Air Power, and military history.
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Cyríaco
5.0 out of 5 stars All airman must read
Reviewed in Brazil on June 6, 2017
The best book I ever read about modern war. Tom Clancy describes with perfection all the details about Desert Shield, Desert Storm and post war conflicts.
Simon Hinchcliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2014
Loved this book - gave an insight in to modern military strategy like no other book I've read before.
yoshi
1.0 out of 5 stars 最悪
Reviewed in Japan on March 21, 2014
トムクランシーらしからぬ最悪の著作ではないだろうか、情けない。