Thunder Clouds /Into the Cauldron /Adaptations /Tools and Tactics /Refining the Breed /Appendices /Colour Plates Commentary /Index

Peter E. Davies has published twenty-six books on modern combat aircraft and the Vietnam War. His books on the U.S. Navy's use of the F-4 Phantom II utilize extensive interviews with more than one hundred former U.S. Navy Phantom II aircrew, maintainers, and mission planners. He lives in Bristol, UK.
Jim Laurier, a New England native, has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000. He has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes and specializes in aircraft of the Vietnam War.

The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its naval origins and the immense contribution made to the US war effort in Vietnam by its original carrier-based versions began its legend.
This title examines the unique aspects of the Phantom that made it so crucial to US Navy pilots during the Vietnam War - its massive engine power, long range, speed, the most powerful airborne search and fire-control radar installed in a fighter at the time, and of course its versatility as a ground attack and air-to-air platform. Packed with first hand accounts, unique profile artwork and rare photographs this is the history of one of the most important aircraft to be stationed on carriers off Southeast Asia during the war.