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Biografier
‘Apache’ is a blazing true story from the heart of Afghanistan – a tale of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, straight from the cockpit of the world’s deadliest helicopter.
Includes an exclusive 20 minute Q & A with the author
When Ed Macy's career in the Paras was cut short by a brutal accident, he thought he'd never fight again. But joining the Army Air Corps gave him the chance to return to the front line. And when the army launched its attack helicopter programme, Ed was the first to sign up.
The Westland Apache AH Mk 1 is the deadliest, most technically advanced helicopter in the world –and only the top two per cent of pilots even make it through the training.
In 2007, Ed's Apache squadron was dispatched to Helmand, Afghanistan. Their mission: to protect the men on the ground. So when a marine goes missing in action during an attack on a Taliban stronghold, Ed and his team know they are the Army's only hope of getting him out …
© 2008 William Collins (Ljudbok): 9780007302253
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 15 september 2008
4.4
Biografier
‘Apache’ is a blazing true story from the heart of Afghanistan – a tale of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, straight from the cockpit of the world’s deadliest helicopter.
Includes an exclusive 20 minute Q & A with the author
When Ed Macy's career in the Paras was cut short by a brutal accident, he thought he'd never fight again. But joining the Army Air Corps gave him the chance to return to the front line. And when the army launched its attack helicopter programme, Ed was the first to sign up.
The Westland Apache AH Mk 1 is the deadliest, most technically advanced helicopter in the world –and only the top two per cent of pilots even make it through the training.
In 2007, Ed's Apache squadron was dispatched to Helmand, Afghanistan. Their mission: to protect the men on the ground. So when a marine goes missing in action during an attack on a Taliban stronghold, Ed and his team know they are the Army's only hope of getting him out …
© 2008 William Collins (Ljudbok): 9780007302253
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 15 september 2008
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Henrik
1 mars 2022
Love it, to short
Patrik
1 feb. 2022
Bra, synd att den tog slut så fort bara.
John
29 jan. 2017
Gastkramande spännande! Och allt har hänt på riktigt.
Ann
1 mars 2014
Mycket bra uppläsare. En lätt lyssnad bok, mycket teknik och fakta, vävs in in i otroligt spännande krigsskildring. Apachernas stridsteknik och uppdrag i Afghanistan skildras på ett mästerligt sätt!
Adrian
21 juli 2021
Written in the same awful style as AAALL the other recent autobiographical Afghanistan war books. Over dramatic, and trying too hard to excite. *Yawn*
Rikard
24 feb. 2020
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