The author is a former air A-4 Skyhawk pilot flying over North Vietnam in 1966, 1967, and 1968. The author was attached to Navy Attack Squadron VA-163 surviving the fire onboard the USS Oriskany, the intense daily battles with the Russian SA-2 missiles, 37mm, 57mm and 85mm guns in the most heavily defended areas in aviation history. The author took many combat photographs which are present throughout the book. VA-163 is the most decorated air squadron in the history of Naval Aviation.