Wings of Fire

A Combat History of the F-15

By: Mike Guardia

Narrated by: Damian Salandy

From Israel to Afghanistan. The definitive combat history of the F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle...as told by the pilots who flew them.

For more than 40 years, the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle has been the US Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet. Made popular by its ubiquity during the Persian Gulf War, the F-15 has become one of the most recognized and revered fighter jets in the world today.

Throughout its illustrious combat history, the F-15 has earned more than 100 air-to-air victories...with zero losses.

©2020 Mike Guardia (P)2020 Mike Guardia

Comprehensive and Encompassing

it only took me a few trips over a couple days to finish this. I never wanted to pause/stop it. This is exactly my type of book. I love reading about real life events told by those with first-hand knowledge, or close enough to. The F-15(A,B,C,D,E,EX) is my favorite aircraft of all time. Mike is a phenomenal writer and knows how to keep you engaged while also staying true to events as they happened. I have only just started my collection and already can't wait for my next read; Tomcat Fury: A Combat History of the F-14. Luckily I have a couple trips to make tomorrow!

Story about America's Greatest Fighter!

Accurate and a great story with the Aces doing the talking with their live stories on what went down.

The Narrator makes this a tough listen.

The story is good enough but the narrator constantly mispronounces things, especially in the last parts of the book. Tired maybe? To call Davis - Monthan AFB, Davis-Monmouth is one example. In a technical book that has lots of acronyms this could be confusing of you had flown in the F-15. One example is the referral of CAS as the individual letter C.A.S. versus CAS which is how we say it , pronounces kass. Or we say Close Air Support which would be less confusing for a listener with no tactical fighter experience or a glossary in front of them .