Apache Dawn: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Contributor(s): Lewis, Damien (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312610890 ISBN-13: 9780312610890 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) - History | Military - Aviation - History | Asia - General |
Dewey: 958.104 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Apache attack helicopter is one of the world's most awesome weapons systems. Deployed for the first time in Afghanistan, it has already passed into legend. The only thing more incredible than the Apache itself are the pilots who fly her. For the first time, Apache Dawn tells their story--and their baptism of fire in the unforgiving battle of Helmand province. Their call sign was Ugly--and there was no better word for the grueling hundred-day deployment they endured. Day after day, four of England's Army Air Corps' finest pilots flew right into the heart of battle, testing their aircraft to the very limit. Apache Dawn takes the reader with them on a series of unrelenting and brutally intense combat missions, from daring, edge-of-the-seat rescues to dramatic close-air support in the white heat of battle. Bestselling author Damien Lewis has been given unprecedented access to these heroic aircrews and to the men on the ground whose lives they saved. It is an astounding story of bravery, skill, and resilience in the face of unbelievable odds. And it is the story of the Apache itself--the ultimate fighting machine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, Damien: - Damien Lewis has spent twenty years reporting from war zones around the world. His books include the bestseller Operation Certain Death, Bloody Heroes, and the novels Desert Claw and Cobra Gold. His books have won the Index on Censorship Award, and have been nominated for the Crime Writers Golden Dagger Award and the Charles Whiting Award for Literature. He lives in England. |