From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics.

Red Eagles tells the story of this squadron from the first tests of MiGs following the Vietnam War when the USAF had been woefully under-prepared in aerial combat. These initial flights would develop into the "black" or classified program known internally as Constant Peg.

At a secret air base in Nevada, ace American fighter pilots were presented with a range of differnet MiG jets with a simple remit: to expose "the threat" to as many of their brethern as possible. Maintaining and flying these "assets" without without spare parts or manuals was an almost impossible task, putting those flying the MiGs in mortal danger on every flight.

Despite these challenges, in all more than 5,900 American aircrews would train against America's secret MiGs, giving them the eskills they needed to face the enemy in real combat situations.

For the first time, this book tells the story of Constant Peg and the 4477th Red Eagles Squadron in the words of the men who made it possible.

史蒂夫·戴维斯是一个自由军事和商业航空摄影记者，于2001年开始写作，此后独立编著了六部光受好评的著作，并合作创作了更多的作品。他还给出了一些权威的航空出版物月刊和季刊撰写了大量的文章。此外，他还担任了一系列军事航空纪录片的内容指导专家。在摄影方面，他不但为众多的航空类媒体提供摄影服务，还为知名的防务承包商河航空企业提供服务。