Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-MAR-05
Format: Online - approximately 834 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Whitcomb, Darrel
Article Excerpt
A-10s Over Kosovo: The Victory of Airpower over a Fielded Army as Told by the Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force [OAF]. By Col. Christopher Haave and Lt. Col. Phil Haun. Maxwell AFB Ala.: Air University Press, 2003. Maps. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Notes. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxxiv, 332. Paperback ISBN: 1-58566-122-8
I think it was Claire Chennault who said that pilots are not supposed to waste their time writing. The quote was something like, "The hand that touches the throttle cannot touch the pen." This book, about young pilots flying A-10s in combat over Kosovo (and Serbia), gives lie to that dictum. This is a well written and interesting work produced by two veteran Hog drivers--sorry, A-10 pilots--who have also attained high academic...
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