An in depth analysis of not only the shooting down of a Stealth fighter, but also the aircraft itself, stealth technology, surface to air missiles and procedures. Including first hand accounts of the men who actually worked on the SAM site that brought down the F-117 Nighthawk aircraft.
At times the book is a little too deep, with various sections being a little too much for an average reader. If you have a high level of understanding of military equipment or served in the forces then this book will appeal.
I recommend this book if you want to know in depth more about SAMs and stealth tehcnology.

A very detailed description of the specific type of surface to air missile system that shot down a F-117 stealth fighter over the former Yugoslavia back in the 1990s. Provides some history of the development of the system. Good drawings complement the detailed text. Not a casual history of the missile system - very, very detailed.

A fascinating book covering the shooting down of a USAF F117 Stealth fighter during the war in the Balkans.
The book is very technical, full of interesting military detail about the anti-aircraft radar/missile systems used by the Serbians, and stealth aircraft technology. Lots of illustrations to explain the various systems and procedures.
It came as a shock to the military world to find that a primitive radar system could track, and enable missiles to shoot down, an 'invisible' aircraft.
I was astonished to learn that a B2 stealth bomber was also believed to have been shot down by the Serbians, but because it crashed in a friendly area, the USAF was able to sanitise the crash site and remove/destroy all evidence and traces of the crash.
I can thoroughly recommend this book to military and aviation enthusiasts.

Extremely interesting reading with information I never knew before.
If you are fans of military history then you can’t go wrong with adding this to your reading list.

The story of how the 250th Air Defense Brigade of the Yugoslav Army in 1999 shot down an F-117 Night Hawk. In 1999 the N.A.T.O. air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was having the expected effect, overwhelming technical superiority was well overwhelming the Yugoslavian military and destroying targets at will.
The F-117 was the world first "Stealth" aircraft purported to be invisible to radar. It would come as quite a shock to Lt.Col. Dale Zelco flying the F-117 in question when Battery 3 of the 250th Air Defense Brigade fired the obsolescent Surface to Air Missiles and he would end up hitting the silk as pilots used to say. Well worth reading and thinking about in todays threat environment.