Description
ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
Different versions of the jet have provided the backbone of the frontline
strength of the Iranian air force since the 1970s, and whole generations of
Iranian pilots and ground personnel have been trained to fly and maintain
them. Indeed, the type bore the brunt of active combat operations during the
long war with Iraq. Iranian F-4 Phantom IIs were also some of best equipped
examples ever exported by the USA. Some Iranian Phantom II pilots gathered
immense experience on the type, flying it in combat for more than ten years.
This book removes the veil of secrecy surrounding Iranian Phantom II
operations since the war with Iraq.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Tom Cooper is a native of Vienna, Austria. He has been researching the Arab
and Iranian air forces and the Iran-Iraq war since the late 1980s, and has
written several articles on the subject. This is his first book for Osprey.
Farzad Bishop is a well-known Iranian-born aviation analyst and writer. He
has spent many years researching the airpower used in recent Middle Eastern
conflicts, concentrating on the Iran-Iraq war in particular. Jim Laurier
attended Paier School of Art in Hamden and has been working professionally
in the field of Fine Art and Illustration ever since. As a pilot he combines
his love of history with his flying experiences to create some of the most
realistic and historically accurate aviation paintings seen today. Jim has
aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon and has been
published in many books, magazines, and calendars.
CONTENTS
An IIAF Requirement
Revolution Sweeps
The Start of the War
Baghdad Express
Thrusting into Iraq
Fighting Over the Gulf
Final Assaults
