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Apache Dawn di Damien Lewis
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Apache Dawn (originale 2008; edizione 2010)

di Damien Lewis (Autore)

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The Apache attack helicopter is the British Army's most awesome weapons system. 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 that 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 gruelling 100-day deployment they endured. Day after day, four of the Army Air Corps' finest pilots flew right into the heart of the 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.… (altro)
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Titolo:Apache Dawn
Autori:Damien Lewis (Autore)
Info:Griffin (2010), Edition: First, 324 pages
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Apache Dawn: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned di Damien Lewis (2008)

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An interesting read.
It is the story of a group of British Apache pilots during the Afghan conflict, told from a British point of view. That is, it is an interesting contrast to the usual American version of these things, with less jingoism and flag-waving.
Interestingly, the author makes the point several times that the British pilots took extreme care in ensuring that their human targets were, in fact, hostile forces and not innocent civilians. In fact, the pilots in the book were quite upset at one point about the possibility that their victims might have been innocent bystanders (as it turns out, the victims were enemy combatants). The only "collateral damage" mentioned in the book were inflicted by American pilots. How closely this corresponds to what really happened, I do not know.
One interesting fact that I found interesting, is that the British Army pilots are allowed to rise from the ranks, and to be of varying ranks. This seems to be in direct contrast to the Air Force (British or American), where the pilots must be officers.
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  briangreiner | Sep 16, 2017 |
A brilliant look at the war in Afghanistan from the perspective of the operators of the UK's most advanced weapons system in-theatre. ( )
  divydovy | Jan 16, 2010 |
Good read for an airport novel. Sometimes a little dry, but a couple of chapters are genuinely gripping. ( )
  Phurge | Sep 19, 2008 |
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The Apache attack helicopter is the British Army's most awesome weapons system. 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 that 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 gruelling 100-day deployment they endured. Day after day, four of the Army Air Corps' finest pilots flew right into the heart of the 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.

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