Ed Macy
Hardcover | Pages: 374 pages Rating: 4.32 | 1685 Users | 95 Reviews
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| Title | : | Apache. Ed Macy |
| Author | : | Ed Macy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 374 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | War. Military Fiction. Nonfiction. Aviation. History. Military. Military History |
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I love technology, and the military has some of the best of it. The Apache has always been one of my favorite aircraft, it's ugly and it's brutal. This book does a really good job of getting you up close and personal with the machine.One of the first things I realized when I started this book happened to be a pleasant surprise. This book is written by a British pilot and follows the British military. The Apache has so long been a symbol of American air superiority I just assumed the book was by an American pilot. It was great to see this other perspective.
The author does a great job of getting into the nuts and bolts of flying the aircraft, but never gets too dry with technical details. He also does a great job of describing the combat, having been there first hand.
Finally, the last third or so of the book covers a rescue mission the author was part of, and it's really one of the more exciting and suspenseful things I've read. Doubly so knowing that it all actually happened.
A great read.
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| Original Title: | Apache |
| ISBN: | 0007288166 (ISBN13: 9780007288168) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 1685 Users | 95 ReviewsCommentary Out Of Books Apache. Ed Macy
Apache is a hard one to rate for me. I loved the last 100 pages of the book, and a lot of it was interesting, but it didn't really push my buttons. I know a lot of people have really loved this book, and I have been recommended it both online and offline, because I do read a lot of military fiction and non-fic. One reason I think I didn't appreciate it as much was that helicopters simply don't interest me. I have no idea why, I can appreciate their unbelievable engineering and the skills theLong winded in a British kind of way. This was the first book written about the Apache and its role in the war in Afghanistan. He uses some British and Aviation specific terms/lingo that are difficult to understand without looking up the terms on the side. His story is of the British missions in the southern Area of Operation ie. Kandahar. He was there when I was there also, flying the Apache, but in the Northern Area of Operations ie. Bagram, Korengal valley, Hindu Kush etc. This is a good book
Very intersting
The book I read to research this post was Apache by Ed Macy which is an excellent book which I bought from a carboot sale. Whether you agree with the war in Afghanistan or not this book which is mostly about the rescue of a marine who was captured by the Taliban and had to be rescued from a huge compound is fantastic. I personally think the war there is too much like another Vietnam War. The mission in this book used 2 Apache AH64 Mk1 helicopters which were British attack helicopters. The
I love technology, and the military has some of the best of it. The Apache has always been one of my favorite aircraft, it's ugly and it's brutal. This book does a really good job of getting you up close and personal with the machine.One of the first things I realized when I started this book happened to be a pleasant surprise. This book is written by a British pilot and follows the British military. The Apache has so long been a symbol of American air superiority I just assumed the book was by
Again, set politics and opinion of the war aside and read as an account of a combat pilot's time in Afghanistan, culminating in the unorthodox rescue mission of a fallen Royal Marine.The technical aspects of flying and of the AH-64 itself were well over my head but that just made me appreciate the skill level these guys and girls have all the more. Be sure to look up the YouTube videos as well, regarding the rescue of Cpl Ford...
Simply incredible.
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