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A-10 Warthog
By Aaron Aaberg
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Description
This book is the first comprehensive, fact-driven narrative to trace the entire trajectory of the A-10: its birth from the failures of Vietnam-era airpower, its unlikely engineering triumph over industry giants, its fierce battles for survival against shifting Air Force priorities, and its astonishing record in combat across multiple generations of warfare. Drawing from official documents, operational histories, congressional testimony, and verified field accounts, this work documents how an aircraft once dismissed as ungainly became one of the most respected tools of modern war.
More than a technical chronicle, this is the story of a bond forged between an aircraft and the people it protects. Pilots learned to fight at treetop height to safeguard troops on the ground. Soldiers learned that the unmistakable growl of the GAU-8 cannon meant they were no longer alone. Through strategic shifts, political battles, and technological upheavals, the Warthog endured because it fulfilled a mission too essential to abandon.
A-10 Warthog: The Plane Pilots and Soldiers Fight For is not just a history of an aircraft-it is a testament to trust, survival, and the human cost of close air support. It captures why the A-10 still matters, and why its legacy will continue to shape airpower long after its final mission.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
290
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1970852186
ISBN13:
9781970852189
Weight:
424 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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