Dan Pedersen Topgun : The thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic

DISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTIONPACKED CLASSIC FILMGOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . . Admiral James StavridisMarch 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. Pedersens handpicked 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. Its hard to read Dan Pedersons Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read Wall Street JournalDirect, vivid and unvarnished. A highflying, supersonic tale Hampton Sides, author of Ghost SoldiersTopgun earned Dan Pedersen the title of American Hero Washington TimesA riveting seatofthepants flight into the lethal world of the fighter pilot Dan Hampton, author of Viper Pilot | Dan Pedersen Topgun : The thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic