Apache Dawn: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned by Damien Lewis (English) Paper

Description: Apache Dawn by Damien Lewis Damien Lewiss Apache Dawn tells the true story of the brutally intense combat missions of two Apache helicopters over a 100-day deployment in Afghanistan in the summer of 2007The Apache attack helicopter is one of the worlds 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 Englands 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Damien Lewis has spent twenty years reporting from war and conflict zones around the world. His books include the Sunday Times bestseller Operation Certain Death, and Bloody Heroes, plus the novels Desert Claw and Cobra Gold. His books, films, and journalism have won awards and widespread praise in the media. Review "Veteran war correspondent Lewis (Bloody Heroes) chronicles the dramatic story of two Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan in this intense and sobering narrative...Lewis vividly recreates the deft skills and steady nerves demanded of helicopter pilots in combat in the tradition of Robert Masons Vietnam War classic, Chickenhawk, and Ed Macys Apache. Military and aviation enthusiasts will appreciate this fast-paced, eloquent account of modern war." --Publishers Weekly "As good as any thriller I have ever read." --Freddie Forsyth Review Quote "Veteran war correspondent Lewis (Bloody Heroes) chronicles the dramatic story of two Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan in this intense and sobering narrative...Lewis vividly recreates the deft skills and steady nerves demanded of helicopter pilots in combat in the tradition of Robert Masons Vietnam War classic,Chickenhawk, and Ed MacysApache. Military and aviation enthusiasts will appreciate this fast-paced, eloquent account of modern war." --Publishers Weekly"As good as any thriller I have ever read." --Freddie Forsyth Excerpt from Book 1: Kush Dragon 15 January 2007, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire As the storm of rotor-blown dust settled over Jugroom Fort and a pall of ink-grey smoke drifted into the steel blue of the winter sky, the enemy emerged to gather up their wounded and count their dead. It was barely 1145 hours Afghanistan time, 0630 hours back in the UK, where, on an airfield on Salisbury Plain, a second Apache aircrew stirred. It was day one of Exercise Kush Dragon, and the four pilots of flight Ugly were about to learn the tough lessons of that mornings actions at Jugroom Fort. The lithe forms of eight Apache attack helicopters of 662 Squadron, Army Air Corps (AAC), squatted on the runway at Netheravon Airfield, barely visible in the pre-dawn murk, with their rotors sagging earthwards. Netheravon sits on the eastern border of Salisbury Plain, the largest military range and training area in the UK. Over ninety-four thousand acres of heath and forest provide ground troops and airborne forces with a massive expanse upon which to undertake exercises. Every acre would be needed for Kush Dragon, a brigade-level rehearsal for the forthcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Along with the Apaches of 662 Squadron, key elements of 12th Mechanised Brigade (12 Mech) had assembled on Salisbury Plain that morning. Come May, the Brigade would be headed for Afghanistan to relieve the battle-fatigued Royal Marines, and the Apache aircrews of 664 and 656 Squadron. After the bitter Afghan winter the enemy would be gearing up for a spring offensive, and the coming MayAugust deployment was expected to be a far from quiet one. Kush Dragon was the culmination of months of preparation, and there was a buzz of excitement among the drab green Army vehicles sheathed in camouflage netting, the soldiers billeted under canvas and the Apache aircrew quartered at Netheravon. Prior to setting foot in the war-torn badlands of Helmand, this was the nearest these men would get to testing their mettle, and that of their complex military machines, in battle. Over the coming week, ground forces of the Royal Anglians (The Vikings), the Worcesters and Foresters, and armoured units of the Light Dragoons would rehearse full-on battle scenarios among the rolling hills of Salisbury Plain. They would pit themselves against an enemy played by TA soldiers wearing typical Taliban dress and using the type of hit-and-run tactics so common in the Afghan deserts and mountains. Details ISBN0312610890 Author Damien Lewis Short Title APACHE DAWN Language English ISBN-10 0312610890 ISBN-13 9780312610890 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Subtitle Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Pages 304 DEWEY 958.1047 Audience General Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2010-11-23 US Release Date 2010-11-23 Illustrations Maps; Illustrations, color We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:34554658;

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