- Taschenbuch: 320 Seiten
- Verlag: Orion Publishing Group; Auflage: New Ed (1. März 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0753821990
- ISBN-13: 978-0753821992
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 2,5 x 12,7 x 19,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 118.645 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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David Morgan, RAF officer and poet, relives his experiences during the Falklands War in this vivid memoir. On secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British air-strike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships SIR TRISTRAM and SIR GALAHAD. Including the author's heartfelt letters sent back to England to close family and friends, HOSTILE SKIES dramatically recalls what it was really like to fight, live and love during the Falklands War.
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Superb
2. September 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
For that is this book's neatest and to the point description. The narration is flowing, easy to read and follow but never simple or banal. At times he gives interesting technical detail which does help the reader formulate a better perspective of how a fighter pilot faced combat in which no quarter was given. Having also read Sharkey Ward's account of the Falklands air war I found interesting differences. David does away with petty over-the-top interservice rivalry and prefers to lace his barbed arrows eloquently rather than throwing brick bats all over the place. I feel that Sharkey Ward's rendition is excellent, actually outstanding, as regards tactics, strategy and aircraft but at times spoils it with his megalomaniac attitude. Fair enough as one expects excellent fighter pilots to have equally huge egos. However David Morgan has that literary finesse which enables him to render an a more entertaining account interlacing his feeling towards his family and lover smoothly within the narrative.
My personal classic is when David Morgan describes one particular harrowing approach to land in highly demanding weather. When the ship captain asked the Flyco 'in no uncertain manner' what was this pilot doing, Flyco replied with a laconic 'Sir, I think he is crashing' Brilliant!
P.S. Eventually the landing turned out to be successful.
My personal classic is when David Morgan describes one particular harrowing approach to land in highly demanding weather. When the ship captain asked the Flyco 'in no uncertain manner' what was this pilot doing, Flyco replied with a laconic 'Sir, I think he is crashing' Brilliant!
P.S. Eventually the landing turned out to be successful.
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Hostile Skies - My Falklands Air War
31. Juli 2009
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Hostile Skies is an excellent "in the cockpit" account of flying Harriers off the carrier Hermes during the Falklands War. A great read that compares well to virtually any flying book you can name.
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Excellent read
1. Februar 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
David Morgan gives an outstanding account of his personal experience leading up to and during the Falklands conflict. His writing style is eloquent and very easy to follow. His ablity to relate his flying experience puts you right in the cockpit with him, as if flying along in a two-seat Sea Harrier. His description of his double A-4 Skyhawk kills was both intense and thrilling....sad as well given both his victims did not make it. For anyone interested in military flying, wartime ops, carrier operations, air combat and putting bombs on target, I highly recommend this book.
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