Best Non-fiction Mil Aviation Books?

[will487]

I thought I'd ask about military aviation books. Specifically, there are some books that, while being good books, are not good aviation books. Case in point: Micheal Durant's In the Company of Heroes. A good book, but the aviation stuff is too vague. Into the Mouth of the Cat is another book that isn't really aviation specific.

Then there are books that are aviation specific, but fall a little flat because they're mainly military history. Over the Beach, On Yankee Station & Alpha Strike Vietnam fit into this category. They're also good books, but a bit dry since it's kind of a dry citing of facts.

I want a book with the kind of aviation minutiae that someone who would post (or lurk) here would like to read. So, here's my "A" list:

Phantom Over Vietnam, John Trotti- USMC F-4 pilot, Vietnam
Chickenhawk, Robert Mason- US Army UH-1 pilot, Vietnam
When Thunder Rolled, Ed Rasimus- USAF F-105 pilot, Vietnam
A Trepid Aviatior: Bombay to Bankok, WW Frazer- RCAF B-24 pilot, India (WW2)
War in the Air, Stephen Coonts- collection of stories from various pilots, various wars
Starfighter, David Bashow- collection of RCAF F-104 stories

Now, is one of your favourites missing from this list? What is it? Thanks!

[the Kernal]

Warthog - William L. Smallwood
Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat - Dan Hampton

many more here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=93077

[will487]

Originally posted by n3vyn:

Nice OP, cool topic. You should maybe post a thread on the ED forums, you will probably get a lot of responses there, I doubt most steam users even know what a book is, hehehe.

I used the question of a webpage, heh, couldn't of put it any better ;)

[will487]

Originally posted by the Kernal:

Warthog - William L. Smallwood
Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat - Dan Hampton

many more here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=93077

Thank you ;)

[El Jefe]

This one is good:
http://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Combat-Maneuvering-Robert-Shaw/dp/0870210599

[will487]

Originally posted by El Jefe:

This one is good:
http://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Combat-Maneuvering-Robert-Shaw/dp/0870210599

Looks quite complicated ;) but thanks I'll have a look into it.

[Tom S]

I enjoyed "Stealth Fighter: A Year in the Life of an F-117 Pilot" by William B. O'Connor. It was an interesting look into flying the F-117 written by a former F-117 pilot.