UK Apache Books

Saw this on-line this morning...

From Amazon UK:

An astonishing first book, Apache is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. 'Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable. The climactic build-up to the rescue mission at Jugroom Fort is both dramatic and deeply moving. The rescue of Lance Corporal Mathew Ford has been hailed as one of the most remarkable and daring rescues of modern wartime and Ed's bravery on the ground at Jugroom Fort led to him being awarded the Military Cross - one of the first in the Army Air Corps' history. Taking the reader right to the heart of the war in Afghanistan, 'Apache' offers an unprecedented degree of proximity to the action and horror that troops in the region are faced with on a daily basis. Gripping from the first page to the last, it is utterly compelling and impossible to put down.

I can't testify to the quality of this book or it's companion piece Apache Dawn, as I've only seen them on-line, but if your interested in this sort of thing it might be worth checking out.

As far as I know there aren't any US Apache books yet. (sarcastic)Most of us are functionally illiterate and had no other choice in life but to join the Army and fight in this awful war, so were waiting until we can find someone to dictate our story to and make it somewhat understandable and less vulgar...and maybe add some exciting stuff to make us look cool.(sarcastic)