From Tailhooker To Mudmover

Author : Dick Lord
Publisher : 30 Degrees South Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 0620307625

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From Tailhooker to Mudmover by Dick Lord Pdf

This book traces an extraordinary career through nearly four decades of military aviation. Dick Lord, well known as an aviation raconteur, tells a tale of military flying at its very best. He covers, in amusing detail, the life of a carrier pilot in both the Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy. His unusual career then led to combat in Southern Africa as a Mirage F1 squadron commander. He later rose to the rank of brigadier-general in the South African Air Force. * Foreword by Admiral Sir Michael Layard KCB, CBE * For anyone interested in military aviation * Aviators, soldiers, military students and those with more than a passing interest in the cauldron of southern Africa during the '70s and '80s * Extensive southern African and worldwide market * A detailed work, highly readable and entertaining Brigadier-General Dick Lord joined the Royal Navy as an air cadet in 1958, where he qualified as a fighter pilot. Flying Sea Venoms and Sea Vixens, he served on board the aircraft carriers Centaur, Victorious, Hermes and Ark Royal on cruises around the world. In the mid '60s, he was selected for a two-year exchange tour with the US Navy, flying A4 Skyhawks and F4 Phantoms out of San Diego, California. He completed tours of air warfare instruction, flying Hunters out of the naval air stations at Lossiemouth, Scotland and Brawdy, Wales. He returned to South Africa in early '70s and joined the South African Air Force (SAAF), flying Impalas, Sabres and Mirage IIIs. During the Border War, he commanded 1 Squadron, flying Mirage F1AZs into Angola, followed by running air force operations out of Oshikati, Windhoek and SAAF Headquarters in Pretoria. A highlight of his career was organizing the successful fly-past of 76 aircraft for Nelson Mandela's inauguration as President of South Africa in 1994.

Author : Suzanne Weinick
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448882489

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Careers in Aviation by Suzanne Weinick Pdf

Readers are given a wealth of information about careers in today's aviation fields. The variety of jobs is considerably more extensive than most people imagine. The aviation industry offers careers beyond just being a pilot or flight attendant. Jobs range from helicopter pilot to working for NASA. Further, they're open to people with all experience levels. All one needs is the right enthusiasm.

Author : Paul B. Rich,Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136477652

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The Routledge Handbook of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency by Paul B. Rich,Isabelle Duyvesteyn Pdf

This new handbook provides a wide-ranging overview of the current state of academic analysis and debate on insurgency and counterinsurgency, as well as an-up-to date survey of contemporary insurgent movements and counter-insurgencies. In recent years, and more specifically since the insurgency in Iraq from 2003, academic interest in insurgency and counterinsurgency has substantially increased. These topics have become dominant themes on the security agenda, replacing peacekeeping, humanitarian operations and terrorism as key concepts. The aim of this volume is to showcase the rich thinking that is available in the area of insurgency and counterinsurgency studies and act as a further guide for study and research. In order to contain this wide-ranging topic within an accessible and informative framework, the Editors have divided the text into three key parts: Part I: Theoretical and Analytical Issues Part II: Insurgent Movements Part III: Counterinsurgency Cases The Routledge Handbook of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency will be of great interest to all students of insurgency and small wars, terrorism/counter-terrorism, strategic studies, security studies and IR in general, as well as professional military colleges and policymakers.

Author : Leopold Scholtz
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928248064

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Die SAW en Cuito Cuanaval by Leopold Scholtz Pdf

In 1987–1988 was die stowwerige Angolese dorpie Cuito Cuanavale die toneel van die laaste gevegte van die Grensoorlog. Sedertdien is dit die fokuspunt van 'n openbare debat oor wie eintlik hierdie oorlog gewen het. Die leierskorps van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag (SAW) hou vol hulle is nooit verslaan nie, terwyl die alliansie van die Angolese MPLA-regering, Kuba en Swapo beweer hulle het die SAW uit Angola en Suidwes-Afrika verdryf. Hulle glo voorts die SAW wou Cuito Cuanavale beset en as afspringplek gebruik om Luanda in te neem. Maar was Cuito Cuanavale ooit regtig 'n doelwit vir die Suid-Afrikaners? Dit is die vraag wat Leopold Scholtz vra wanneer hy onlangs gedeklassi-fiseerde dokumente in die weermagargief bestudeer en die taktiese en strategiese besluite ondersoek wat 'n bepalende rol in die ses groot veldslae van dié veldtog gespeel het. Sy kritiese ontleding wys hoe maklik propaganda en politiek in die pad van feite kan staan.

Author : Leopold Scholtz
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781928248040

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The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale by Leopold Scholtz Pdf

"A shooting war is often followed by a second war. This war is not fought with bullets or artillery shells, not with tanks or bombers, but rather with words. The war is, in effect, fought again on paper." In 1987–1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While the leadership of the former South African Defence Force (SADF) claims it was never defeated, the supporters of the Angolan MPLA government, Cuba and SWAPO insist that the SADF was vanquished on the battlefield. They contend that the SADF wanted to overrun Cuito Cuanavale and use it as a springboard for an advance on Luanda. But was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF? Leopold Scholtz tackles this question by examining recently declassified documents in the SANDF archives, exploring the strategic and tactical decisions that shaped the six main battles, from the SADF's stunning tactical success on the Lomba River to the grinding struggle for the Tumpo Triangle. His incisive analysis untangles what happens when war, politics and propaganda become entwined.

Author : Rowland White
Publisher : Random House
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446422397

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Phoenix Squadron by Rowland White Pdf

January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate and decisive. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped. To save the small colony, she must launch a pair of Buccaneer fighter bombers on an unprecedented long-range mission. But first the old carrier must make a high-speed, 1,500 mile dash across the Atlantic towards the Gulf of Mexico. The odds of arriving in time are very slim indeed... Drawing on extensive first-hand accounts and previously unseen, classified documents, Rowland White has pieced together one of the most audacious and thrilling missions of post-war British military history.

Author : David Hobbs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848324121

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The British Carrier Strike Fleet after 1945 by David Hobbs Pdf

“A comprehensive study of the bittersweet post WWII history of British naval aviation . . . will become a standard reference for its subject.”—Firetrench In 1945 the most powerful fleet in the Royal Navy’s history was centered on nine aircraft carriers. This book charts the post-war fortunes of this potent strike force; its decline in the face of diminishing resources, its final fall at the hands of uncomprehending politicians, and its recent resurrection in the form of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. After 1945 “experts” prophesied that nuclear weapons would make conventional forces obsolete, but British carrier-borne aircraft were almost continuously employed in numerous conflicts as far apart as Korea, Egypt, the Persian Gulf, the South Atlantic, East Africa and the Far East, often giving successive British Governments options when no others were available. In the process the Royal Navy invented many of the techniques and devices crucial to modern carrier operations angled decks, steam catapults and deck-landing aids while also pioneering novel forms of warfare like helicopter-borne assault, and tactics for countering such modern plagues as insurgency and terrorism. This book combines narratives of these poorly understood operations with a clear analysis of the strategic and political background, benefiting from the author's personal experience of both carrier flying and the workings of Whitehall. It is an important but largely untold story, of renewed significance as Britain once again embraces carrier aviation. “Makes a timely and welcome appearance . . . will make compelling reading for those with serious concern for our naval affairs.”—St. Andrews in Focus

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105213189611

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The African Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121667807

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African Geopolitics by Anonim Pdf

Author : René Pélissier
Publisher : Editions Pélissier
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Africa, Portuguese-speaking
ISBN : IND:30000115517900

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Angola, Guinées, Mozambique, Sahara, Timor, Etc by René Pélissier Pdf

Author : Dick Lord
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073304086

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Fire, Flood, and Ice by Dick Lord Pdf

The author was a military pilot in Namibia in the 1970s and 80s and some of his narratives relate to the activities in Namibia and Angola of the Air Force Base Ondangwa. The narrative contains much biographical information about officers and soldiers involved in the missions. (BAB).

Author : Dick Lord
Publisher : 30 Degrees South Pub Pty Limited
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1920143300

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From Fledgling to Eagle by Dick Lord Pdf

The crucible of combat over 23 years forged the fledgling South African Air Force into a formidable strike weapon, capable of defeating the best Soviet air defenses of the time. From Fledgling to Eagle chronicles the evolution of the SAAF in the 'Border War' that raged in Angola and South West Africa (Namibia) from 1966 to 1989, covering all the major South African Defence Force (SADF) operations from Ongulumbashe to the 'April Fools' Day war' in 1989. Dick Lord, who writes in a 'from the cockpit' style, has drawn on his own firsthand operational reports and diaries, incorporating anecdotes from dozens of aviators from a wide variety of squadrons--Buccaneers, Canberras, Mirages, Impalas, Bosboks, C-160s and -130s, Dakotas and helicopters. He also expands on the close relationship the SAAF had with the ground troops in a variety of operations--such units as the Parabats, Recces and Koevoet. However, Lord studies the broader ramifications of the conflict in that it was not a simple black-white war. Angola was really just a sideshow for the Soviets who wanted to bleed the SAAF in a war of attrition before attempting total domination of South Africa--their ultimate goal. He is unafraid to admit SADF mistakes--of Operations Hooper and Packer he says: "Lines of communications were too long to ably support the battle, which is why we did not clear them off the east bank of the Cuito River and why they captured the three Oliphant tanks which was their only propaganda victory." Although he gives credit to the enemy when they put up a stiff fight, he clearly outlines the overwhelming South African successes and dispels, in accurate detail, all enemy claims by giving an accurate account of each battle. He said: "I agree with General Geldenhuys that we thrashed them severely on the Lomba in '85 and '87 ... much recent publicity has also been given to the so-called victory of the Forces of Liberation [SWAPO, MPLA, and 50,000 Cubans and Soviets] over the SADF at Cuito Cuanavale in 1988. Nothing could be further from the truth--it is blatant propaganda."

Author : Dick Lord
Publisher : Covos Day
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073304144

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Vlamgat by Dick Lord Pdf

The little known story of the South African Air Force's Mirage jet fighter pilots and the aerial war they waged against Russian MIGs in the skies over Angola and Namibia. Brigadier Dick Lord served in the British Fleet Air Arm and spent several years as an instructor in the U.S. Air Force's prestigious Top Gun fighter pilot program. VLAMGAT is his authoritative and gripping tale of Cold War dog fights over central Africa. It is destined to become a classic in the history of military aviation in Africa.

Author : Dan Pedersen
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316416276

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Topgun by Dan Pedersen Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "If you loved the movie, you will love the real story in the book." -- Fox & Friends On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the "Topgun" Navy Fighter School, its founder shares the remarkable inside story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionized the art of aerial combat. When American fighter jets were being downed at an unprecedented rate during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy turned to a young lieutenant commander, Dan Pedersen, to figure out a way to reverse their dark fortune. On a shoestring budget and with little support, Pedersen picked eight of the finest pilots to help train a new generation to bend jets like the F-4 Phantom to their will and learn how to dogfight all over again. What resulted was nothing short of a revolution -- one that took young American pilots from the crucible of combat training in the California desert to the blistering skies of Vietnam, in the process raising America's Navy combat kill ratio from two enemy planes downed for every American plane lost to more than 22 to 1. Topgun emerged not only as an icon of America's military dominance immortalized by Hollywood but as a vital institution that would shape the nation's military strategy for generations to come. Pedersen takes readers on a colorful and thrilling ride -- from Miramar to Area 51 to the decks of aircraft carriers in war and peace-through a historic moment in air warfare. He helped establish a legacy that was built by him and his "Original Eight" -- the best of the best -- and carried on for six decades by some of America's greatest leaders. Topgun is a heartfelt and personal testimony to patriotism, sacrifice, and American innovation and daring.

Author : Robert K. Wilcox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0743497244

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Scream of Eagles by Robert K. Wilcox Pdf

The bestselling author of "Wings of Fury" provides a dramatic account of the U.S. Navy's Top Gun fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam. Filled with first-person accounts, this dramatic true story is now reissued with a new Foreword by the author.