Danger close

my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan

Danger close

my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan
Amber Smith
Book - 2016

A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan describes her division's high-risk battles and how they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, and shares insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit.

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Barcode Status Material Type CallNumber
37413316510058 متاح Non-fiction B-SMITH SMITH
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981- (مؤلف)
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: New York : Atria Books, 2016.
الطبعة:First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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505 0 |a This is what war feels like -- Born to fly -- Mother Rucker -- Sink or swim -- Hurry up and wait -- Welcome to Iraq -- Better safe than sorry -- Bingo -- Troops in contact -- Friendly fire -- What lies beneath -- Annihilator 24 -- Flying blind -- One last mission -- Screaming eagles -- The crash -- A new war -- Cleared hot -- Shooting to kill -- Cheating death -- War test you -- Goodbye -- Lucky strike -- KIA -- The Tagab -- Handing off the war -- Epilogue: alive. 
520 |a A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan describes her division's high-risk battles and how they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, and shares insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit. 
500 |a Includes index. 
600 1 0 |a Smith, Amber  |q (Amber Lane),  |d 1981- 
650 0 |a Iraq War, 2003-2011  |v Personal narratives, American. 
650 0 |a Iraq War, 2003-2011  |x Aerial operations, American. 
650 0 |a Afghan War, 2001-  |v Personal narratives, American. 
650 0 |a Afghan War, 2001-  |x Aerial operations, American. 
610 1 0 |a United States.  |b Army.  |b Airborne Division, 101st. 
650 0 |a Air pilots, Military  |z United States  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Women helicopter pilots  |z United States  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Helicopter pilots  |z United States  |v Biography. 
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