Lords of the Sky, Dan Hampton
Lords of the Sky, Dan Hampton
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Lords of the Sky
Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16

Author: Dan Hampton

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 17 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/24/2014

Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive history of combat aviation and fighter aircraft, from World War I to present INCLUDES 32 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND 12 MAPSLords of the Sky is the “dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive"" (Michael Korda) history of fighter pilots and aircraft and their extraordinary influence on modern warfare, masterfully written by ""one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history” (New York Post). A twenty-year USAF veteran who flew more than 150 combat missions and received multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses, Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton draws on his singular firsthand knowledge, as well as groundbreaking research in aviation archives and rare personal interviews with little-known heroes, including veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Hampton (the New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot) reveals the stories behind history's most iconic aircraft and the aviators who piloted them: from the Sopwith Camel and Fokker Triplane to the Mitsubishi Zero, Supermarine Spitfire, German Bf 109, P-51 Mustang, Grumman Hellcat, F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, F-16 Falcon, F/A-18 Super Hornet, and beyond. In a seamless, sweeping narrative, Lords of the Sky is an extraordinary account of the most famous fighter planes and the brave and daring heroes who made them legend. 

About Dan Hampton

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years (1986–2006) in the United States Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War, Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, five Meritorious Service medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School, USN Top Gun School (TOGS), and USAF Special Operations School. A frequent guest analyst on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC discussing foreign affairs, military, aviation, and intelligence issues, he has published in Aviation History, the Journal of Electronic Defense, Air Force Magazine, Vietnam magazine, and Airpower magazine, and written several classified tactical works for the USAF Weapons Review. He is the author of the national bestsellers Viper Pilot and Lords of the Sky, as well as a novel, The Mercenary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on December 29, 2014

Hampton set out to write a comprehensive history of the fighter pilot, starting out strong with long, detailed sections on WWI and WWII. I didn't question anything he said in those sections, but when I got to the Korean and Vietnam War sections, eras about which I have some knowledge, I began pickin......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 22, 2018

Dan Hampton is a F-16 pilot and author, who offers an entertaining, if flawed look at the elite brotherhood of fighter pilots, starting from the First World War and moving through the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The style intersperses novelist accounts of combat with historical sketches, and analysis of......more

Goodreads review by Donald on January 19, 2019

A good history book, not limited to fighter aircraft. It also records more than any average person would need to know about fighter, and other, aircraft. The author is very knowledgeable, writes clear and concise prose and has a great sense of history himself. You can sure hear the fighter pilot in......more

Goodreads review by Landen on April 24, 2025

Very good book! I picked up this book due to a recent fascination with the Red Baron in conjunction with being unable to find any readily available books on the man. This book talked about much more than the Red Baron, however, and ended up being one of the most thorough books I’ve ever seen. 520 pa......more

Goodreads review by Chad on September 08, 2023

This is the second book I've read by Lt Col (Ret) Dan Hampton, an accomplished USAF fighter, weapons school, and Top Gun graduate, and author of NUMEROUS books on aviation. Hampton is a decorated aviation hero in his own right (4 DFCs for starters...), and I've really come to enjoy his writing style......more

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