Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in

Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan

The inspiring and riveting first-ever memoir of active combat by a female helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world. One of only a few women to fly the Kiowa Warrior helicopterâ€”whose mission, armed reconnaissance, required its pilots to stay low and fly fast, perilously close to the fightâ€”Smith deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the elite 2-17 Cavalry Regiment, part of the legendary 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. She rose to Pilot-in-Command and Air Mission Commander in the premier Kiowa unit in the Army, repeatedly flying into harmâ€™s way during her 2005 and 2008 deployments.

In Danger Close, Smith takes us into the heat of battle, enabling readers to feel, hear, and smell the experience of serving as a combat pilot in high-intensity warfare. This is an edge-of-the seat story of learning to perform under pressure and persevere under extreme duressâ€”both in action against an implacable enemy and within the elite â€œboyâ€™s clubâ€ of Army aviation. Smithâ€™s unrelenting fight for both mastery and respect delivers universal life-lessons that will be useful to any civilian, from â€œearning your spursâ€ as a newbie to â€œembracing the suckâ€ through setbacks that challenge your self-confidence to learning to trust your gut as a veteran of your profession.

Intensely personal, cinematic, poignant, and inspiring, Danger Close is a war story on one hand, and also the story of a brave pilot who fought for and earned a lifetime membership in the ranks of the best of the best.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501116384
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501116384

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501116384
ReleaseDate	2016-09-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501116384

Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan

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