{"product_id":"9781405943826-topgun","title":"Topgun","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe thrilling true story behind the action-packed classic film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER .'\u003c\/b\u003e Admiral James Stavridis\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarch 1969.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOfficially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePedersen's hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to read Dan Pederson's Topgun and not think of Tom Cruise. A pleasure to read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Direct, vivid and unvarnished. A high-flying, supersonic tale'\u003c\/b\u003e Hampton Sides, author of\u003ci\u003e Ghost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Topgun earned Dan Pedersen the title of American Hero' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting seat-of-the-pants flight into the lethal world of the fighter pilot'\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Hampton, author of\u003ci\u003e Viper Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40057730072673,"sku":"9781405943826","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32383352.jpg?v=1741186925","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405943826-topgun","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}