Orchard Commander Ade (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardback,in fine un-clipped d/j,no inscriptionsd.2008,1st edition.800 NAVAL AIR SQUADRON,AFGHANISTAN 2006.294pp,with illustrations and a double-page cut-away drawing of the Harrier GR7.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition fine. Hard cover. 1st edition. Spine intact. Book block clean all sides. Book boards clean front and back. Text body clean throughout the book. Over-all an excellent and neat copy. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight is 500grams. See photos for synopsis and more information.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Joint Force Harrier by Commander Ade Orchard with James Barrington. 2008. Hardback. UK first edition. Book and jacket in fine condition, has not been price clipped. Only fault is a for charity re-sale only ink stamp to title page. Otherwise clean throughout. Bookseller Inventory #HFB001391.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Afghanistan, October 2006: British soldiers are engaged in the most intense, sustained fighting they'd faced since the hell of the Korean War. Against a fierce, experienced and frighteningly motivated enemy, their lives too often depended on the success of danger - close, pin-point attacks pressed home from the air. But what most people back home didn't know was that, during that violent winter, those attacks were being flown by the Royal Navy. When 800 Naval Air Squadron - callsign 'Recoil' - arrived in theatre, their Boss, Commander Adrian Orchard, knew there could be no slip ups. Day and night, the Fleet Air Arm crews were on constant alert, ready to scramble their heavily armed Harrier jets at a moment's notice in support of men on the ground.The call wasn't slow in coming. Just fifteen minutes after getting airborne for the first time, Orchard and his wingmen were in the thick of it, called in after an Apache helicopter gunship was forced back by heavy fire. The first book written by a serving British fast jet pilot since the 1991 Gulf War, "Joint Force Harrier" offers an unprecedented, heart-stopping insight into the realities of modern air warfare. The complexity and sophistication of the equipment may have moved on since the epic air battles of WWII, but it's clear that the courage, skill and character of the men engaged in this brutal struggle for a country's survival has not. Ref K 1.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Trade Paperback. 297 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Michael Joseph, London, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has minor lean and minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned and reasonably foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Afghanistan, October 2006: British soldiers are engaged in the most intense, sustained fighting they'd faced since the hell of the Korean War. Against a fierce, experienced and frighteningly motivated enemy, their lives too often depended on the success of danger-close, pin-point attacks pressed home from the air. But what most people back home didn't know was that, during that violent winter, those attacks were being flown by the Royal Navy. When 800 Naval Air Squadron - callsign 'Recoil' - arrived in theatre, their Boss, Commander Adrian Orchard, knew there could be no slip ups. Day and night, the Fleet Air Arm crews were on constant alert, ready to scramble their heavily armed Harrier jets at a moment's notice in support of the men on the ground. The call wasn't slow in coming. Just fifteen minutes after getting airborne for the first time, Orchard and his wingman were in the thick of it, called in after an Apache helicopter gunship was forced back by heavy fire. The first book written by a serving British fast jet pilot since the 1991 Gulf War, Joint Force Harrier offers an unprecedented, heart-stopping insight into the realities of modern air warfare. The complexity and sophistication of the equipment may have moved on since the epic air battles of WWII, but, it's clear that the courage, skill and character of the men engaged in this struggle for a country's survival has not. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN/EAN: 9780718154004. Inventory No: 25040404.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book offers an unprecedented, heart-stopping insight into the realities of modern air warfare. The complexity and sophistication of the equipment may have moved on since the epic air battles of WWII, but it's clear that the courage, skill and character of the men engaged in this struggle for a country's survival has not. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square crisp and clean.