Bibliograph

Type

Label

Topgun, an American story, Dan Pedersen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (various pages) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Topgun

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1051136557

Responsibility statement

Dan Pedersen

Sub title

an American story

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

Table Of Contents

Prologue. Palm Desert, California, 2018 -- 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) -- Topgun officers in charge and commanding officers

Target audience

adult

Classification