The all-color history of the best fleet defense interceptor ever built. Over 100 pages of color photos and paintings by the author augment several drawings and diagrams from the flight manual which describe systems. The text contains the developmental and operational history of the most iconic of fourth generation fighters which starred in the movie "Top Gun". The print version of this book contains interviews with the test pilots who first flew the Tomcat and with the high-time Tomcat pilot who developed the precision strike capabilities of the F-14.