{"product_id":"apache-at-war-by-steve-jones-9781789467765","title":"Apache at War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate fighting machine...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unflinching memoir of the elite combat pilot who flew it in action...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd his nail-biting story of training Prince Harry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Rounds slammed the ground all around the Taliban. He hit the earth face first, vanishing into the foggy confusion of desert conflict. The Apache's engines rumbled on as we orbited, hoping to see immediate harsh, hard proof that he was no longer a threat.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Jones is a former \u003cb\u003esenior British combat pilot\u003c\/b\u003e flying with the \u003cb\u003eArmy Air Corps\u003c\/b\u003e (AAC), and \u003ci\u003eApache at War\u003c\/i\u003e is his vivid and uncompromising account of flying 'the ultimate fighting machine', the \u003cb\u003eApache AH1 attack helicopter\u003c\/b\u003e in action. From patrolling 'Bandit Country' in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s, to taking out Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in the mid to late 2000s, with active service in the Balkans and Iraq along the way: Steve Jones offers the \u003cb\u003etaut, gritty, and graphic\u003c\/b\u003e reality of flying in military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBesides his time spent in the air, Steve Jones was also a qualified instructor on the Apache. He brings us a first-hand account of his time spent teaching the then 'Lieutenant H. Wales' — \u003cb\u003ePrince Harry\u003c\/b\u003e — to fly and fight the aircraft. He tells of mentoring the hard-living prince, of equipping him with skills that would later bring out the best in him in Afghanistan, offering insights into Harry the soldier and pilot far removed from the media figure that we all know so well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmediate, dramatic, peppered with military insights and laced with laconic humour, \u003ci\u003eApache at War\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the vital work of combat helicopter pilots, as well as an intimate salute to a truly remarkable aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798466908396,"sku":"9781789467765","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a45452ea8320a1bf74fc88c01d785c28.jpg?v=1757234110","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/apache-at-war-by-steve-jones-9781789467765","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}