#4138612 - 06/23/15 09:12 PM
Looking for Cold War carrier books
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Fiction or non, but I was wondering what life was like for carrier pilots on deployment. Preferably late 70's early 80's north atlantic, but I will take anything that describes the experience. I am looking for info along the lines of how often did they fly, how often was an armed CAP or alert flown/sitting on deck, response to Soviets (trawlers, recon planes, etc.) and what was done with downtime (spent in ready room, wardroom etc?). Thanks for any suggestions.
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#4138665 - 06/24/15 12:04 AM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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Get "The Sixth Battle" by Barrett Tillman. Superb fiction about a conflict between a US Carrier Battle Group and a Soviet group off South Africa in the nineties.
Cannot be bettered. I used to have that somewhere. Haven't read it in at least 16 years though.
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#4146890 - 07/15/15 02:26 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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There is a whole series of (fictional) books under the series name "CARRIER" by Keith Douglass (a collective pseudonym for a number of authors).
http://www.fictiondb.com/author/keith-douglass~series~carrier~2920.htm
They range widely in quality and readability. but are generally fun.
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#4149473 - 07/22/15 03:34 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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Get "The Sixth Battle" by Barrett Tillman. Superb fiction about a conflict between a US Carrier Battle Group and a Soviet group off South Africa in the nineties.
Cannot be bettered. I used to have that somewhere. Haven't read it in at least 16 years though. Ditto, I read that in the early 90s I believe. The Jedi Master
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#4159294 - 08/19/15 03:24 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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If you can find it: "Supercarrier" by George C Wilson. The author went aboard the USS John F Kennedy in 1983 for a 7 month deployment. Read that book a few times as a kid with delusional daydreams about being a Tomcat pilot someday. Focuses on life onboard the ship, and has stories about F-14's intercepting Bear bombers, and some airstrikes on Syria and Lebanon. I'd actually love to read it again myself, but I don't believe there's a Kindle version.
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#4160678 - 08/24/15 02:32 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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If you can find it: "Supercarrier" by George C Wilson. The author went aboard the USS John F Kennedy in 1983 for a 7 month deployment. Read that book a few times as a kid with delusional daydreams about being a Tomcat pilot someday. Focuses on life onboard the ship, and has stories about F-14's intercepting Bear bombers, and some airstrikes on Syria and Lebanon. I'd actually love to read it again myself, but I don't believe there's a Kindle version. I got a used copy for around $5. My kindle is super convenient, but for older stuff like this I don't mind having a physical book. Thanks for the suggestion!
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#4161594 - 08/27/15 01:20 AM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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I have "Feet Wet" by RADM Paul Gilchrist: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-T.-Gillcrist/e/B000APQA5E/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1440637813&sr=1-1He was a Crusader pilot in Vietnam, CAG for the USS Saratoga in 1970, and then was in charge of the Pacific Air Forces in the early 1980's. Might be a good place to start. If you've read any of the Jake Grafton novels by Stephen Coonts, they all take place from 1972 onward. I've only read the first three (chronologically speaking), but in "The Intruders" and "Final Flight," the alert flights and Bear intercept missions were definitely discussed.
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#4164733 - 09/03/15 02:27 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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"The Sixth Battle" is excellent reading.
For a historical perspective, "Air Power at Sea" by John Winton is pretty worthwhile as well.
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#4178291 - 10/06/15 07:05 PM
Re: Looking for Cold War carrier books
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Thanks for the tip, just finished Phoenix squadron and it was just as great as Vulcan 607! -C-
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