A veteran navy fighter pilot chronicles the training of a class of eight men and women learning to fly the FA-18 Hornet

Bogeys and Bandits: The Making of a Fighter Pilot

History

GANDT, Robert

Americas

Penguin Group USA

Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel

In 1948, only three years after the Holocaust, the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states. The invaders vowed to annihilate the tiny country and its 600,000 settlers. A second Holocaust was in the making. Outnumbered sixty to one, the Israelis had no allies, no regular army, no air force, no superpower to intercede on their behalf. The United States, Great Britain, and most of Europe enforced a strict embargo on the shipment of arms to the embattled country. In the first few days, the Arab armies overran Israel. The Egyptian air force owned the sky, making continuous air attacks on Israeli cities and army positions. Israel's extinction seemed certain. And then came help. From the United States, Canada, Britain, France, South Africa arrived a band of volunteer airmen. Most were World War II veterans―young, idealistic, swaggering, noble, eccentric, courageous beyond measure. Many were Jews, a third were not. Most of them knowingly violated their nations' embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. They smuggled in Messerschmitt fighters from Czechoslovakia, painting over swastikas with Israeli stars. Defying their own countries' strict laws, the airmen risked everything―their lives, careers, citizenship―to fight for Israel. They were a small group, fewer than 150. In the crucible of war they became brothers in a righteous cause. They flew, fought, died, and, against all odds, helped save a new nation. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel's war of independence stands as one of the most stirring―and untold―war stories of the past century. 8 pages of illustrations

Middle East

W.W.Norton&Company

“Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.… One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life.” ―Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire
In 1948, when the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states, a band of volunteer airmen from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and South Africa arrived to help. They were a small group, fewer than 150. Many were World War II veterans; most of them knowingly violated their nations’ embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel. The airmen risked everything―their careers, citizenship, and lives―to fight for Israel. The saga of the volunteer airmen in Israel’s war of independence stands as one of the most stirring―and little-known―war stories of the past century. 8 pages of illustrations

A decade after the Gulf War, a hostile encounter between an Iraqi pilot and Americans patrolling the no-fly zone along the border that leads to the crash of the Iraqi MiG threatens to ignite a confrontation between forces. Original.

With Hostile Intent

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Signet

When a motor launch carrying high-ranking military personnel is attacked, killing two admirals and an American ambassador, the U.S. launches a swift reprisal, sending Brick MAxwell and his Roadrunners a perilous mission deep in northern Yemen's highlands to take out the terrorist mastermind, Colonel Jamal Al-Fasr, behind the attack. Original.

Acts of Vengeance

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Robert Gandt's fighter jock hero Brick Maxwell and his F/A-18 Super Hornet are hurtling off the carrier deck of the USS Ronald Reagan to stop China from using a state-of-the-art superstealth warplane to take over Taiwan. But with a beautiful defector of dubious loyalties guiding him, Maxwell's mission could take a wrong turn at any moment...

Black Star

Action & Adventure

While investigating claims that a squadron mate, who was killed during the first Gulf War, is actually alive, fighter pilot Brick Maxwell must go up against the CIA, which has its own hidden agenda, in order to find the truth. Original.

Shadows of War

When Brick Maxwell's wingman is shot down and taken prisoner by a Palestinian splinter group, Rick Solares negotiates his release. But Brick suspects something sinister going on behind the scenes. And when the woman he loves falls victim to the same terrorists, his devotion to duty turns into a desire for vengeance. With the help of his Roadrunner Squadron, Brick will risk everything to make the enemy pay-as only an angry F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilot can.

The Killing Sky

United States

As China expands its industrial might, it becomes one of the biggest oil-consuming countries in the world. And the only thing blocking China's access to an unlimited fuel supply is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. When a Vietnamese oilrig is destroyed, China is obviously the culprit. The U.S.-recently joined in a defense pact with Vietnam-calls upon Commander Brick Maxwell to pilot the hyper-advanced Black Star stealth jet against the Chinese. But the Chinese have technology to match America's-and an old adversary of Brick's who is hunting him with a vengeance.

Black Star Rising

Skygods: The Fall Of Pan Am

Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Black Star Productions

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Bogeys and Bandits: The Making of a Fighter Pilot

Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel

Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel

With Hostile Intent

Acts of Vengeance

Black Star

Shadows of War

The Killing Sky

Black Star Rising

Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am