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Hawkeye: The Enthralling Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces by [Giora Even-Epstein]

Hawkeye: The Enthralling Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces Kindle Edition

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A fast-moving account that details Even-Epstein’s experiences particularly in the intense conflicts of 1967, the Six Day War, and 1973, the Yom Kippur War.

For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage. Having overcome numerous hurdles just to learn how to fly, he went on to compile a record of Arab MiGs and Sukhoi kills that bettered any other combat aviators’ tally in the entire world.

The reader shares the cockpit with him as he describes every action he undertook with 101 and 105 Squadron, including the greatest jet-versus-jet air battle in history with four MiG-21 kills in one engagement. His final score was seventeen. After his last battle he became commander of the First Jet Squadron, 117, began civilian flying, retrained to command 254 MMR Squadron in the 1982 Lebanon War, and flew the F-16 at the age of fifty before retirement.

Along the way he met numerous fighter pilot legends such as Douglas Bader, Al Deere, Pierre Clostermann and Randy Cunningham. Affable and enthusiastic, Giora gained the nickname “Hawkeye” because of his amazing vision of more than 20/15, enabling him to pick out enemy aircraft long before his squadron mates. His story is of one man’s unfaltering dedication to his dreams and his country.

“A book filled with stories about his time as a paratrooper and jet pilot that keeps you on the edge of your chair.” —AviationBookReviews.com

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December 11, 2020
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40519 KB
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"I had high hopes for this book, and it did not disappoint. Hawkeye is not just an autobiographical collection of “'here I was' war stories (though there are plenty of those), but also touches on the history of the state of Israel, its conflicts with Arab neighbors and Israel Air Force (IAF) training and tactics."
Aviation History Magazine --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Brigadier General Giora Even-Epstein was born in 1938 on an Israeli kibbutz and spent his early years in agricultural schools. He became fascinated with military aircraft and the aces who flew them. He desperately wanted to fly the French Mirage III but was turned down for flight training because of a heart defect. He tried again, was turned down again, but was incredibly accepted as a paratrooper. After 500 jumps, he tried again to enroll in the IAF pilot training program and was accepted, eventually gaining his wings to fly and fight during the critical periods of the Israel Air Force's combat history. In 2019, after years of retirement, he was promoted to brigadier general and today lives peacefully in Tel Aviv.

Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.

--This text refers to the audioCD edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HVWD5ZN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grub Street Publishing (December 11, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 40519 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 191 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #259,124 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #28 in Aviation & Nautical Biographies & Memoirs
- #72 in Biographies of the Air Force
- #77 in Aviation & Nautical Biographies

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Romeo

Interesting book

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021

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Fantastic job by author of telling this true hero’s tale

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Dave "Bio" Baranek

Fast-moving and candid story covers his aerial combat experiences, staff tours, and personal life

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2021

Brigadier General Even-Epstein gives us a thorough account of his life, but this well-written book moves quickly. His active childhood seems to set the stage for his military career. He dreamed of being a fighter pilot but was denied for several years due to a health issue, and he shares his frustrations while he tells of the adventure he pursued instead: military and competitive parachutist. Through persistence he finally became a fighter pilot – the reader feels the same relief and excitement that Giora did – and we enter the main part of the story as we go into combat with this exceptional ace. The engagements are described with enough detail that the reader gets their money’s worth, and the author reveals his candid thoughts on both victories as well as a few mistakes. He writes candidly of his experiences on senior staffs and his later life, including making difficult career decisions. I was surprised at the level of detail provided with this book’s high level of readability.

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J. Vergara

A Good Book for 3 Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

The book was GOOD, but Not for 4 stars, even less for 5 stars.
I was tented three times to put this book down and let it crash and burn.
The history of the wars was interesting, but it needs a bit more strategic background.
I think this book would have been great if it makes the reader feel inside the story's cockpit. It did not achieve that with me. The story has potential, and I think it needs a good professional writer on war stories.

However, the story and information are good (No well told, in my opinion). You will learn about the pilot and his mission. Do not let my comments turn you off about this book
3 stars

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yonatan

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021

Never the same!

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Wentai

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021

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The descriptions of flying made me feel like I was there. I love the classic 1v1 duels between the MiG-21 and the Mirage 3. Epic battles between 2 evenly matched jets.
With the advantage of hindsight the Arab-Israeli dogfights taught us the importance of pilot skill. The mig and the mirage were almost identical in performance -- the MiG had a slightly higher top speed but the mirage bled off airspeed during a turn slightly faster -- so the lopsided kill rates proved the value of training your men in air-to-air combat.
Plus this guys' story is interesting. he had a nice family life and seemed like a great guy.
To whom it may concern, here are my 3 favorite art books, all available on Amazon:
- Icon by Frank Frazetta
- Spectrum 20 by John Fleskes
- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson (100 full color pictures)

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Michael Battaglia

received as advertised

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021

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completely satisfied

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Mr. Kane A. Davidson

Stubbornness can get you far

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2021

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Not a techo-thriller, so don't expect too many details of air to air action, despite this guy having a taste for blood. Giora wanted to fly combat aircraft and joust with the enemy, at the expense of a staff job which would have brought him greater seniority. I'm glad to get inside his head, although disappointed the various technical merits of different platforms were not explained more closely. All respect to Giora - he as a shark - a sniff of blood, and you are gone.

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