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DISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM

''GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .'' Admiral James Stavridis
________

March 1969.

American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen.

Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN.

Pedersen''s hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat.

This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it.
________

''It''s hard to read Dan Pederson''s Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read'' Wall Street Journal

Topgun

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 12 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9781405943826
      978-1405943826
      ISBN-10 1405943823
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      Biography Autobiography: adventurers and explorers Politics, Philosophy & Society Military vehicles Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Aviation skills and piloting

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      DISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM

      ''GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .'' Admiral James Stavridis
      ________

      March 1969.

      American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen.

      Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN.

      Pedersen''s hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat.

      This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it.
      ________

      ''It''s hard to read Dan Pederson''s Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read'' Wall Street Journal

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