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Topgun : an American story / Dan Pedersen.

Author/creator Pedersen, Dan, 1935- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Copyright Notice ©2019
Descriptionxiv, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Variant title Top gun
Contents Prologue. Palm Desert, California, 2018 -- Admission price -- First tribe -- The Navy way -- Fight club -- Where are the carriers? -- The path to disillusionment -- Yankee Station education -- Starting Topgun -- The original bros -- Secrets of the tribe -- Proof of concept -- Topgun goes to war -- The last missing man -- The peace that never was -- End of the Third Temple -- Return with honor -- Topgun and the Tomcat -- Black shoes -- The best and the last -- One more goodbye -- Saving Topgun -- Will we have to lose a war again? (or, Back to the future in an F-35) -- Topgun officers in charge and commanding officers.
Abstract "The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formPersonal narratives American.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formNonfiction.
Genre/formAutobiographies.
Genre/formAutobiographies.
Genre/formPersonal narratives.
LCCN 2018042059
ISBN9780316416269 (hardcover)
ISBN0316416266 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks UG626.2 .P43 A3 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold