Every Man a Tiger by Tom Clancy (1999) First Printing

A work of military history, this title combines Clancy's literary talents with suspense-filled action and real-life adventure. General Chuck Horner, pilot in Vietnam and air commander in the Persian Gulf War, offers his perspective on two missions where air combat played a central role: Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  Every Man A Tiger is a ground-breaking exploration of the art of war - a look deep into modern air power, as seen through the eyes of one of its most outstanding commanders.  Tom Clancy's Into The Storm, written with armor and infantry General Fred Franks, Jr., won unanimous praise for its masterful blend of military history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insights into the practice of leadership, and plain old-fashioned storytelling.  Every Man A Tiger is even better, a book that, like its subject, soars into the sky.

General Chuck Horner was the right man in the right place at the right time.  Combining a broad experience of all aspects of aerial warfare with a deep respect for and knowledge of Arab culture, Horner commanded the U.S. and allied air assets during Desert Shield and Desert Storm - the forces of a dozen nations - and was responsible for the design and execution of one of the most devastating air campaigns in history.  Never before have the Gulf air war and its planning, a process filled with controversy and stormy personalities, been revealed in such rich, provocative detail.

Beyond that, however, Every Man A Tiger is the story of two revolutions: of how a service damaged by Vietnam reinvented itself through vision, determination, and brutally hard work - in Horner's words, "We had to learn how to be an Air Force all over again" - and how war changed fundamentally in the last decade of this century, not only in the new dominance of air power, but in all its aspects.  It is a story of speed, accuracy, efficiency, information, and initiative, as well as of smoke, fear, courage, and blood.  It is a front-row seat to a man, an institution, a war, and a way of war that together make this an instant classic of military history.