Crusader!: Last of the Gunfighters (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)
by Paul T. Gillcrist, John H. Glenn
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Author: John H. Glenn, Paul T. GillcristEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-05
ISBN: 0887407668
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Book Reviews of Crusader!: Last of the Gunfighters (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)
Book Review: Not a reference book for the modeller!
Summary: 4 Stars
While I would agree that this book turned out to be an engaging read, it was far from what I expected. As an aircraft modeller, I was looking for a book along the lines of Don Logan's excellent books, also published by Schiffer, which are filled with color photographs of aircraft from many different units as well as excellent information on technical data, such as weapon loadouts. Not so with this book. Yes, there are color and B/W photographs, but there are many portions of the book where it is nothing but page upon page of text.
In summary, a great history book, but not a good reference for the modeller.
Summary of Crusader!: Last of the Gunfighters (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)
Once known as the "Last of the Gunfighters", the Vought F-8 Crusader has since become a legend in the histories of the U.S. and French navies, as well as a scourge in the skies over North Vietnam in the late 1960s! CRUSADER! is a vital oral history of one of the most controversial fighter planes in carrier aviation. A key to the authenticity of this story are the author's personal interviews with sixteen of the seventeen living Crusader pilots who became MiG killers in the Vietnam air war. His analysis of their aerial engagements over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1973 contains some startling surprises, as well as a validation of many of the tactical lessons learned from World War II and Korea. CRUSADER! also contains personal accounts by F-8 speed record holders such as U.S. Marine Corps Major (now Senator) John Glenn and Captains Bob Dose and "Duke" Windsor. Other aviation records held by the Crusader, (not so enviable) are told, in anecdotal form, for the first time by the author, an F-8 driver and participant in some of them! Colorful, and sometimes humorous, accounts of events involving the F-8 and "Crusader Drivers" abound in this chronicle of carrier aviation covering the three decades when this remarkable airplane was an important element of the U.S. Navy's carrier strike forces. Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist commanded a fleet Crusader squadron, then a carrier air wing and finally, as a flag officer, became wing commander for all Pacific Fleet fighter squadrons. During his fleet squadron command he completed three carrier deployments to the Tonkin Gulf and flew 167 combat missions in the Crusader for which he was awarded seventeen combat decorations. The author of FEET WET, Reflections of a Carrier Pilot (1990) and TOMCAT, The Grumman F-14 Story (1994), Admiral Gillcrist is well qualified to write the story of the Crusader!General Books
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