Fighting Fifteen

“The saga of Fighting Squadron Fifteen is well known in aviation history circles, especially because of Commander David McCampbell’s stellar role. But Stephen L. Moore’s treatment provides additional depth and insight with material from other VF-15 veterans among broader, prior treatments of Carrier Air Group 15. Aside from his thorough text, Moore provides future researchers with personnel rosters that probably have not been published before. Moore’s volume is likely to become a standard reference.”—Barrett Tillman, author of Clash of the Carriers, receipient of the Admiral Arthur Radford Award for Naval Aviation History

Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he studied advertising, marketing, and journalism. He is the author of two dozen books on World War II, Vietnam, and Texas history, including Patton’s Payback and Blood and Fury. Parents of three children, Steve and his wife, Cindy, live north of Dallas in Lantana, Texas.