AH-64 Apache Units of Operations Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 2012
96 pages
978-1-78200-745-6 (ISBN)
Description
An illustrated account of the AH-64 Apache Units and their roles in these two crucial operations in Afghanistan.
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.
Jonathan Bernstein outlines how 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.
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.
Jonathan Bernstein outlines how 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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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
1 b/w; 100 col
ISBN-13
978-1-78200-745-6 (9781782007456)
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Jonathan Bernstein
AH-64 Apache Units of Operations Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom
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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.
Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978, and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978, and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
Content
Introduction
Deployment
Operation 'Anaconda'
Continuing Afghan operations
Iraq: deadlines and decapitation strikes
The drive northward - 3rd Infantry Division
Left Hook - the 101st Airborne Division
Baghdad
The ongoing mission
Bibliography
Appendices
Index
Deployment
Operation 'Anaconda'
Continuing Afghan operations
Iraq: deadlines and decapitation strikes
The drive northward - 3rd Infantry Division
Left Hook - the 101st Airborne Division
Baghdad
The ongoing mission
Bibliography
Appendices
Index
