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Sweating the Metal: Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot´s Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan
Alex Duncan
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Description for Sweating the Metal: Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot´s Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan
Paperback. The action packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. In this book he recounts his experiences of life under fire in the dust, heat and bullets of an active war zone. At ... Read more
With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. In this book he recounts his experiences of life under fire in the dust, heat and bullets of an active war zone. At ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444708004
SKU
V9781444708004
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alex Duncan
Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan DFC was born in 1976 to a French mother and Scottish father. Brought up near Paris, he came to England in 1995. In August 2000, he was commissioned into the Royal Air Force and selected for rotary wing training, qualifying as a Chinook pilot and joining A Flight, 18 Squadron. He has amassed over 2,000 ... Read more
Reviews for Sweating the Metal: Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot´s Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan
'Sweating the Metal is a description of the Afghan war from the cockpit, the highs and lows of combat-flying at its most dramatic'.
Daily Telegraph
with action so real your Dad will be spitting sand out of his mouth, this gripping account of a Chinook pilot's bravery under enemy fire in Afghanistan will transport him right to the ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
with action so real your Dad will be spitting sand out of his mouth, this gripping account of a Chinook pilot's bravery under enemy fire in Afghanistan will transport him right to the ... Read more