Angels in the Sky How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel [Paperback]

Compellingly readable.& [Gandt] recreates the early battles of the War of Independence with an unbridled enthusiasm that captures the readers heart.It is always so rewarding to read a book about combat flying written by an author who obviously knows the subject firsthand! Robert Gandts latest book on the infant Israeli Air Force fills a real need and shines new light on one of the most heroic battles in history. The prowess of the IAF in recent years has caused us to forget just how precarious was its beginning, and how joyfully the battle was joined by a wide variety of pilots flying airplanes better suited for a museum than combat.These are the forgotten Flying Tigers who stepped forward when the world turned away, to fly and fight for the highest stakesthe survival of Israel. A cinematic m?lange of heart-pounding history,In 1948 a group of ragtag aerial warriors from the four corners of the earth helped save the newborn state of Israel from the armed forces of five Arab statesa David facing Goliath. Improbably, Israel won the war in a miraculous military victory. Books likeA well-told aviation history unlike any other. Beechcraft Bonanza bombers, B-movie Beaufighters, ersatz Messerschmitts, a bogus airline, and battle-tested veterans from every corner of the worldall to save a new nation in terrible peril. A truly amazing yarn.It takes a serious pilot to adequately describe serious aerial adventures, and Robert Gandt does that better than anyone.Robert Gandt understands pilots and he understands flying, which are not always the same thing.Fascinating.Reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.& One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life. Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of