Iron Eagle Turbulent Life Gen

by Thomas M. Coffey

Book Overview

Strong solid binding,clean illustrated text.Also contains General LeMays calling card in envelope.The biography of one of America's outstanding wartime leaders,and controvsal political figures of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517551888
• ISBN13: 9780517551882
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Stephen R. Finney, USAF, Retired

Iron Eagle is an intensely interesting biography of one of the pivotal military thinkers of the 20th Century. It is doubtful that, without Curtis Lemay's incredible forsight and military genius, WWII would have ended as soon as it did. The air campaign against Germany was going poorly until Lemay deivised the effective method of bombing that became the standard throughout WWII, Korea, & Vietnam. This book is a must for anyone who wants a true perspective on those who shaped the United States Air Force. Sadly this biography and "Mission With LeMay" are two of the very few accounts of LeMay's career and his tremendous contribution not only to the Air Force, but to the United States. Because he was such a politically incorrect thinker, most of what he has done for his country has been swept aside by revisionist historians. Truly an excellent book, well worth the reading.

Good read about one of our airpower leaders

This biography of Gen LeMay is an easy-to-read, informative book about Gen LeMay's life and career. Coffey's use of narratives to give the reader an insight to Gen LeMay's character make the book an enjoyable read. He does not bog us down with a lot of mundane details, and as a result, certainly some details about Gen LeMay's life and career are left out or not delved into. More attention is paid to his early career and his World War II accomplishments and not as much to his years as SAC commander and CSAF. The conflicts and controversies he was involved in as CSAF are not analyzed in depth. However, this is probably not the purpose of this book; the purpose is more of an introduction to Gen LeMay. "Iron Eagle" is a must read for Air Force personnel in order to get know one of the generals who had such a powerful effect on the Air Force and US national defense. Those interested in military history and good stories about military leaders will also find this an interesting read.