The Hunter Killers: The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions

by Dan Hampton

Book Overview

A gripping chronicle of the band of maverick aviators who signed on for the suicidal, dangerous top-secret "Wild Weasel" missions during the Vietnam War--which used controversial and revolutionary tactics to combat Soviet missile technology--from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton.On July 24, 1965, Soviet advisors to North Vietnam launched an SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM), blowing an American F-4 Phantom out of the sky--the first of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006237513X
• ISBN13: 9780062375131
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"