Project Gutenberg 2009-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 91 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Dogfight—1973 Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Dogfight—1973" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book presents a futuristic combat scenario where pilots engage in high-speed aerial dogfights, emphasizing the intense tactical decisions made under pressure. The narrative explores themes of technology in warfare, personal accountability during high-stakes situations, and the psychological impacts of being a pilot in combat. The story follows a military pilot as he navigates a harrowing dogfight against a skilled enemy pilot, identified as "old Dmitri." As the protagonist becomes aware of his tactical mistakes—specifically misidentifying his opponent's aircraft as an older model instead of a new variant—he struggles against an enemy that has a significant technological edge. The narrative captures the frantic pace of aerial combat, the pilot’s attempts to regain control amid dire circumstances, and the impact of military life, particularly on personal relationships, as characterized by his concern about being late for dinner with his wife. The blend of action, technology, and human emotion presents a gripping look at the intricacies of modern warfare and its consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 31642 31644 2024-11-12T17:37:39.983879 2023-09-13T08:26:49.760092 text/html text/html 27604 2021-01-05T12:47:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 128017 2021-01-05T12:47:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199137 2024-11-12T17:37:44.659863 application/epub+zip 197564 2024-11-12T17:37:42.508863 application/epub+zip 66868 2024-11-12T17:37:41.417871 application/epub+zip 258604 2024-11-12T17:37:46.256845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251462 2024-11-12T17:37:44.001868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104697 2022-09-14T03:42:06.777708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25792 25691 2024-11-12T17:37:39.607884 2023-09-13T08:26:49.509086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25603 2021-01-05T12:47:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9815 2021-01-05T12:47:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20256 2024-11-12T17:37:46.421838 application/rdf+xml 10356 2024-11-12T17:37:41.944867 image/jpeg 2929 2024-11-12T17:37:41.678911 image/jpeg 196886 2024-11-12T17:37:39.995879 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia