First , this is a great telling of a 20th Century Air Warrior’s experience. especially because I belong to the 21st Century Air Force generation. Thus wasn’t only entertaining but it was a history lesson on a personal level, because as Buck (the author and pilot) tells the story of how they deployed to Desert Shield and fought Desert Storm I could see the direct connection and lessons learned that lead to how my units did it in Enduring & Iraqi Freedom. even if you have no military experience Buck takes the time to spell out and explain most of thr militaryisms so civilians aren’t left scratching their heads.
What nearly killed this book is the absolute terrible performance by whoever was reading it. There were countless mistakes that took me right out of the story. Things that I can only attribute to his lack of preparation, or rushing to get the read done. for example he constantly transposed letters in military acronyms and names. He called Kevlar vests Kelvar every single time. Apparently the US retaliatory raid on Lybia took place in 1968, not 1986 as all of history recorded. Just a couple.of example there but the narration Is fraught with them from start to finish. worst of all he doesn’t seem to know when to put inflection on any part of the story. It’s like a robot is trying to trick you into believing he’s human, but the AI can’t quite get it right.
Overall the subject matter was 5 star worthy. I nearly didn’t finish it a few times due to the ear pain if the reading.