After the attacks on 11 September 2001, Apache units made significant contributions to the Coalition campaign against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan. Functioning as the 'killer' part of US Army Hunter-killer teams, Apaches sought out and brought overwhelming firepower to bear on Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, as well as providing direct support to Coalition troops on the ground. Apaches spearheaded the advance of the 3rd Infantry and the 101st airborne divisions into Iraq, engaging in some of the heaviest fighting along the western axis of advance. Weather and enemy fire took a heavy toll on Apaches operating in Western Iraq, but the resilience and flexibility of the Apache was central to the success of this campaign.
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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.
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Jonathan Bernstein is a full-time research historian for a major military museum in the US, specialising in the collection of oral histories from servicemen involved in the Vietnam War.
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This review is from: AH-64 Apache Units of Operations Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom (Combat Aircraft) (Paperback)
As an AH-64 pilot who has participated of OIF I was to say the least intrigued when I first heard of this title.
The book includes information that will be of interest to those who enjoy tales of military aviation and includes photos and drawings of unit marking that are otherwise unavailable. The marking are notably incomplete, showing only one company within a battalion and leaving the others out. It's interesting to note that several members of my unit who are quoted in the book, profess to have never met the author...and he (the author) fails to footnote or otherwise indicate how he came up with these statements. It's a good start, but it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of a great subject that begs to be covered fully.
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Good Read,
By David Gideon "D Gideon" (Jacksonville, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: AH-64 Apache Units of Operations Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom (Combat Aircraft) (Paperback)
A friend of mine told me about this book when he mentioned my unit (22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit) and our time in Afghanistan was mentioned. Solid, easy-to-follow story about the evolution and employment of the Apache.
I really liked the artwork, and hoping they'll follow with other titles on the Blackhawk and Chinook.
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The success of the US Army's AH-1 Cobra during the 1972 battle of An Loc in South Vietnam revolutionised army doctrine regarding the use of attack helicopters (see Osprey Combat Aircraft 41 - US Army AH-1 Cobra Units in Vietnam for details). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Infantry Division, Aviation Regiment, Airborne Division, Zac Noble, Longbow Apache, Armored Division, Rick Szlachta, Saddam Hussein, Medina Division, Airborne Corps, Cavalry Division, Desert Storm, Mountain Division, Mountain Sweep, Operation Anaconda, Camp Udairi, Fort Hood, Pave Low, Attack Helicopter Regiment, Capt John Tucker, John Musick, John Rawls, Marine Corps, Mountain Viper, Northern Alliance New!
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The success of the US Army's AH-1 Cobra during the 1972 battle of An Loc in South Vietnam revolutionised army doctrine regarding the use of attack helicopters (see Osprey Combat Aircraft 41 - US Army AH-1 Cobra Units in Vietnam for details). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Infantry Division, Aviation Regiment, Airborne Division, Zac Noble, Longbow Apache, Armored Division, Rick Szlachta, Saddam Hussein, Medina Division, Airborne Corps, Cavalry Division, Desert Storm, Mountain Division, Mountain Sweep, Operation Anaconda, Camp Udairi, Fort Hood, Pave Low, Attack Helicopter Regiment, Capt John Tucker, John Musick, John Rawls, Marine Corps, Mountain Viper, Northern Alliance New!
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- 1st Armored Division WWII & Beyond: Old Ironsides by Greg S Wurth on 5 pages
- Special Operations (Limited) by David W Irvin on page 21, page 26, and Back Matter
- Outside Now: March & April Bk. 2 by Trevor Terry on page 17
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