Apache

Apache
Ed Macy

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 – the Apache is the helicopter Prince Harry pilots as a captain of the Army Air Corps.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.

ED MACY

APACHE

DEDICATION (#u391bd400-c2ff-5efc-9d8f-f681337b486a)

This is dedicated to

Mathew Christopher Ford.

CONTENTS

Title Page (#u760a93b0-b072-5d16-b332-a28d1d6e894a)

Dedication

List of Illustrations (#ulink_8ed448be-588e-5783-b6f2-32ec80b1ce58)

Maps (#ulink_a926100f-6a26-5aa9-bd09-b3d4064f59a4)

Cutaways

Prologue (#ulink_af1b3e6c-bcac-5836-be9a-15a53481a3ba)

1 Déjà Vu (#ulink_b4e1e7db-ebd6-555f-94bb-48db234b5beb)

2 Riding the Dragon (#ulink_d89ed7f2-9ddb-5464-84ef-266d4eadad81)

3 Handover (#ulink_4a3f9127-aad2-53c9-98bc-9cc7bc851bcf)

4 Back in the Hot Seat (#ulink_47f7c6d8-75b7-50e9-977c-c06f72e3e5cd)

5 Alice, Trigger, FOG and Rocco (#litres_trial_promo)

6 Arnhem Calling (#litres_trial_promo)

7 A Matter of Time (#litres_trial_promo)

8 Op Glacier Begins (#litres_trial_promo)

9 The Bobs and Steve-O (#litres_trial_promo)

10 Happy Christmas (#litres_trial_promo)

11 Ready To Go Noisy (#litres_trial_promo)

12 Op Glacier 1: Koshtay (#litres_trial_promo)

13 A Good Night’s Work (#litres_trial_promo)

14 Op Glacier 2: The Jugroom Fort (#litres_trial_promo)

15 Finding Mathew Ford (#litres_trial_promo)

16 Give Me Four Volunteers (#litres_trial_promo)

17 Into The Lion’s Mouth (#litres_trial_promo)

18 The Wrong Wall (#litres_trial_promo)

19 Escaping Jugroom Fort (#litres_trial_promo)

20 In Command: The Verdict (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Glossary of Terms (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Index (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (#u391bd400-c2ff-5efc-9d8f-f681337b486a)

Photographs not credited below have kindly been supplied by the author. While every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright material reproduced herein, the publishers would like to apologise for any omissions and will be pleased to incorporate missing acknowledgments in any future editions.

FIRST PLATE SECTION

Pages 2 and 3:

Camp Bastion: Johnny Green/ PA Archive/ PA Photos.

The Camp Bastion Apache flight line: Lt Col Felton.

Apache Gunner’s Cockpit: AgustaWestland.

Ed Macy: Lt Col Felton.

Pages 4 and 5: