Predator

Predator

by Matt J. Martin

"The Remote-Control Air War Over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot's Story"

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Predator Book Details

War:

War on Terror

Perspective:

Pilots

Military Unit:

US Air Force

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Middle East

Page Count:

329

Published Date:

2010

ISBN13:

9781616739867

Predator Book Description

The Nintendo generation has taken to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan where remotely controlled aircraft are killing America1s enemies and saving American lives.Matt J. Martin is considered a "top gun" in the world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). For nearly four years, he has flown hundreds of missions on two warfronts in a new kind of combat that, until recently, was largely classified Top Secret. He and his fellow Predator pilots have been actively involved in virtually every facet of the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan: tracking Osama bin Laden; capturing top al-Qaeda leader al-Zarqawi; fighting with the U.S. Marines in Fallujah; and rescuing aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan by the Taliban.This is Matt J. Martin's story and that of his aircraft, the 27-foot long Predator.