Topgun : an American story

Pedersen, Dan 1935- (author.).

Summary: "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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316416269 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 305 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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).