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title: "Apache Hardcover – 2008"
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# Apache Hardcover – 2008

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			        		Macy, retired after 23 years in the British army, does for the Apache helicopter&apos;s gunships what Dan Mills did for the infantry in Sniper One: he puts readers in the cockpit of an aircraft that requires great skill and attention to keep in the air. Macy takes readers to Afghanistan&apos;s Helmand Province: remote and mountainous, a center of the world opium traffic and chosen battleground of the Taliban. His squadron&apos;s eight Apaches faced both modern missiles and 19th-century rifles while supporting ground troops too few for a mission never clearly defined by the government. The book&apos;s climax comes when a British marine is listed as missing in action. In an unauthorized mission that reads like pulp fiction but whose details have been independently verified, Macy and another pilot fly into a Taliban fort to bring him out&#x2014;dead. When the four crewmen are awarded the Military Cross, Prince Philip asks, Are you all mad? But since the days of Alexander the Great, Afghanistan has taught invaders two cruel lessons: never leave a man behind, and never count the cost. 16 pages of photos; maps. (May)  Copyright &#xA9; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
						    	
					    	
						
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			        		&#x201C;Puts you right in the cockpit with your finger on the trigger. A truly awesome read; and a climax that Hollywood couldn&#x2019;t invent.&#x201D; &#x2014;Andy McNab, author of Immediate Action &#x201C;Macy is the real deal. Nobody could write that powerfully about combat, or emotionally about the men fighting with him, unless he has been at the gunship&#x2019;s controls. A fantastic, totally exhilarating roller-coaster read.&#x201D; &#x2014;Sergeant Major Dan Mills, author of Sniper One&#x201C;A truly amazing portrayal of the technical, the emotional, and the courageous. Macy puts the reader in the cockpit of our most lethal attack platform.&#x201D; &#x2014;Dick Couch, author of The Sheriff of Ramadi and Chosen Soldier&#x201C;Apache is a fantastic read that puts you right in the middle of the combat zone.&#x201D; &#x2014;Jack Coughlin, author of Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper&#x201C;Apache is at its heart a ground-busting infantry tale told from an entirely new perspective. By the time these gutsy Uglies land in an occupied Taliban fort to join the ground fight, there is no doubt that attack helicopter pilots are flying grunts. What happens next is extraordinary.&#x201D; &#x2014;Owen West, author of Sharkman Six
						    	
					    	
						
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## Customer Reviews

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    Hot action - but with brains behind the tactics
  

*by M***N on March 5, 2013*









  
  
    The war in Afghanistan is a very fast changing and versatile conflict. The main strategies and the actual tactics used by both sides change back and forth as time passes and experiences are learned. Different commanders bring different responses by ISAF to the conflict. How to deal with civilians and communities - how to use influence rather than 1000 lb bombs, and so on.Apache is a well written account somewhere in the middle years of the conflict. ISAF were responding with massive ordinance and air strikes against single Taliban targets. The kit was avaliable and was used. Ed Macy brings this considered balanced response out well in the text. Yes there is plenty of action and hot gun barrels and he clearly enjoyed flying the Apache helicopter. However there is also the use of brains and how best to defeat their enemy within measure.I enjoyed the book much more than I had expected from the introduction and the blurb. The book climaxes with a daring attack and rescue raid - with people on the ground in the middle of the action making their own decisions - and making an impact. If they made a film of it, you wouldn't believe that it could happen.  Enjoy and learn. Thank you Ed.
  


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    Incredibly challenging for pilots
  

*by A***R on August 14, 2013*









  
  
    Before reading this, I did not realize that the Apache required crewmen to split their visual attention between multiple inputs- a guaranteed headache! Macy does review all the gee-whiz technology in the Apache, aside from the weaponry. Pound for pound (pun intended), a chopper is a better delivery system than any airplane, and with the British mods, less prone to SAMs. His initial walkaround reviews those improvements before going into training flights. Only the top 3% of army helicopter pilots qualify, and you will see why.Even then, the British contribution to the International forces in Iraq is tiny, so the chance to use his hard won skills in combat is limited. Macy explains the disposition of forces in his assigned area, and reasons why it is so important to enemy units. It is a tribute to the choppers and men that they were able to function in the desert environment so effectively.
  


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    10 STARS.
  

*by A***T on September 12, 2019*









  
  
    I haven't read something this good in years!  It was very well written and the story kept me glued to my sofa until I ran out of words. I will keep an eye out for any more of Ed Macy's books. Thank you for your service, sir.🇬🇧
  


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