"It is perhaps ironic that Dan Hampton's excellent and very readable history of fighter pilots is appearing just as the use of drones seems likely to supplant them, but his book brings back to vivid life the unique and romantic role of the fighter pilot in all the wars of the past hundred years. Hampton writes with the verve, dash, and crisp authority of a man who has been a fighter pilot himself, and the result is a book that is at once dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive, a pleasure for everyone who loves reading about aviation, and the life-and-death drama of air combat." - MICHAEL KORDA, author of With Wings Like Eagles and Ike "In a unique concept, never before attempted, Dan Hampton breaks new ground-a fighter pilot telling the history of fighter pilots! LORDS OF THE SKY is superbly written, and Hampton's personal experience is backed up by excellent research. The author paints a vivid picture of the skills, scares, scars, and science of air combat brilliantly, weaving them into a fascinating historical fabric that embraces technology, history and politics. Buffs and the general public will agree that this is a first in the field!" - Colonel WALTER BOYNE (USAF, Ret.), Former Director of the National Air & Space Museum and author of Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the United States Air Force Praise for Lords of the Sky: "Hampton's one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history. We may never see his like again." - New York Post "Exciting.

Hampton's command of the nuances of technology, in addition to his knowledge of the Vietnam War on the ground and in the air, renders this book both informative and moving. A fast-paced Vietnam War story." - Kirkus Reviews "An in-the-cockpit air combat chronicle. Hampton uses the words of surviving Wild Weasel aviators to imaginatively recreate dramatic and dangerous missions over enemy territory. Gripping." - Publishers Weekly "Intense. [Hampton's] overall writing style is excellent; in particular, his vivid, fast-paced combat narratives. Will appeal to military history fans or anyone looking for an absorbing read.

" - Library Journal "Hampton uses first-hand accounts from surviving Wild Weasels to tell their stories, including intense narratives from Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation Linebacker. The author also provides insight into the fateful political decisions that prolonged the Vietnam War. [Hampton's] overall writing style is excellent; in particular, his vivid, fast-paced combat narratives. Will appeal to military history fans or anyone looking for an absorbing read." - Library Journal "A gripping classic. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dam Hampton lets you feel it for yourself as no one else could." - Colonel LEO THORSNESS, Wild Weasel pilot and Medal of Honor recipient.