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WALLER, DOUGLAS C. Air Warriors : The Inside Story of the Making of a Navy Pilot
Dell June 8, 1999 0-440-23531-6 / 9780440235316 Paperback Very Good
Veteran journalist Douglas Waller, who wrote The Commandos after observing the training of special forces soldiers, chronicles his rare and intimate e xperience with the training program for Navy pilots in Air Warriors. Waller , who was granted permission to participate in the pilots' grueling trainin g regime, has written an absorbing behind-the-scenes account of the physica l and psychological trials endured by the most specialized group of pilots in military history. From his bird's-eye view in the passenger's seat, Waller follows pilot trai nees through two years of intense preparation. He offers vivid illustration s from the fray: hair-raising aerial dogfights; stomach-swallowing dive-bom bing runs; highspeed tactical maneuvers grazing the desert floor; and numer ous nerve-twisting aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings. In addition to h is own experiences and those of the group of trainees he joins, his researc h is based on interviews with hundreds of other students and their instruct ors. Hurtling through the air at death-defying speeds, these pilots-in-trai ning struggle to maintain their composure while withstanding conditions tha t are designed to challenge them to the very limits of human endurance. Waller's deftly drawn portraits of the men and women he encounters in this singular culture of elite pilots are as satisfying as his adventure narrative. The pilots, whose grit, determination, and mental agility operate on an elevated threshold, come into sharp focus behind Waller's keen lens: their aspirations, awe inspiring. Air Warriors combines an examination of the modern Navy, recovering from past sex scandals, with a
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