Air Force Eagles Author:Walter J. Boyne From the Berlin Airlift to the bloody skies of MIG Alley and the rise of Strategic Air Command, Air Force Eagles shows how a nuclear PaxAmericana was established as air power became both shield and sword in the hot days of the Cold War. — Aviation pioneers Frank Bandfield and Hadley Roget team up with a former Tuskegee airman and ma... more »ster fighter pilot, John Marshall, in the rebuilding of American air power. As they tackle this enormous task, they are opposed by two very powerful men, Troy McNaughton, a corrupt aerospace tycoon, and Milo Ruddick, a scheming politician intent on setting Bandfield and Roget up for persecution by Senator Joe McCarthy.
While vividly describing the rebuilding of the world's geatest air force, Air Force Eagles tells the story of the fight for civil rights, both within the story of the fight for civil rights, both within and without the U.S. Air Force. John Marshall takes on both the Communist Air Force and the lingering shreds of bigotry within the service. Marshall, shot down over Korea, becomes a prisoner of war; he engages in a private duel with his captors as they brutally try to break him. At home, his wife, Saundra, a successful entrepreneur joins in the civil rights struggle.
While portraying with authoritative accuracy the rise of aerospace technology, the book also brilliantly conveys the horrors of war and the dynamic social forces of history at work. Rich with fascinating characters and super-charged with action, Air Force Eagles will hold the reader spellbound.« less