Hogs in the Sand

A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal

By: Buck Wyndham

Narrated by: Jim Seybert

"I am awed by my destructive power. With a small squeeze of the gun trigger under my right index finger, I can rip the turret off a thirty-ton battle tank and throw it 200 feet across the desert, while the rest of the tank burns in an explosion of white-hot, burning phosphorescence. But the cold, morbid reality of it does not exist from where I sit and watch it happen. There's no dramatic chord. No deafening explosion. No screams suddenly stifled. The soundtrack of a pilot's war is mostly silent."

The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes, so they relied on personal determination and the amazing A-10 to accomplish their missions, despite the odds.

Hogs in the Sand is the epic and deeply personal year-long journey of one of those pilots as he fights an increasingly terrifying war, all the while attempting to win over a woman and keep control of his internal demons. For anyone who has admired the Warthog, seen it in action, or called upon it to be their salvation, this story will fulfill a desire to virtually strap into the cockpit, while gaining unprecedented understanding of the mind of a modern combat pilot.

©2020 Buck Wyndham (P)2021 Tantor

Brilliant ride

Absolutely love the thoughtful style of of writing…the capture of a warrior, warthog and the experiences shared…

Wonderful!!

The narrator is a perfect choice for this gift.

Charles R. Whitlow

A day in the life of an A-10 pilot.

Overall, a good book. It was not dramatized, like a Hollywood movie, just a chronology of a very interesting job. It could have used a little drama, as it was a dramatic job. Recommend.

True Patriot

Great book about an American hero that gets friend zoned by a colleague while killing bad guys in the first gulf war.

A-10 Diary

a day by day account of an A-10 pilot in Desert Storm. I really enjoyed th listen on the way to wowork

Great story… Performance miss

Enjoyed the story weak narration.
At no time did I believe that the person reading the story was even close to her young hot shot fighter pilot