AH-64 Apache Units of Operations Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom (Combat Aircraft, 57) - Softcover

Bernstein, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841768480 ISBN 13: 9781841768489

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

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.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841768480
• ISBN 13: 9781841768489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Laurier Jim