Apache Dawn: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned - Softcover

Lewis, Damien

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312610890 ISBN 13: 9780312610890

Publisher: Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

Damien Lewis's 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 2007

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312610890
• ISBN 13: 9780312610890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324