Danger Close
My Epic Journey As a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan
New York : Atria Books, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
Description: 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan vividly describes her division's high-risk battles and the ways they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, sharing additional insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit,"--NoveList.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981-
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
Women helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981-
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
Women helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781501116384
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Smith, Amber | Ballentine Indoors | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.