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Title Danger close [electronic resource eBook] : my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan / Amber Smith.
Publisher New York : Atria Books, 2016.
Description 1 online resource


BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan describes her division's high-risk battles and how they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, and shares insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit.
Audience Adult. Brodart.
Adult. Brodart.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle.
Other edition Online version: Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981- author. Danger close First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2016 9781501116407
Original 9781501116384
Subject 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.
Genre Autobiographies.
Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9781501116407
STANDARD # 7F902D25-E614-4811-AD86-5AF117C63976 OverDrive
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