Sweating the metal
Subtitle: flying under fire : a Chinook pilot's blistering account of life, death and dust in Afghanistan
By: by Alex Duncan
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444708004
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-; Piloting; British Personal narratives; Aerial Military operations; Military helicopters; British Aerial operations; British
Description: 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. Here, he tells the action-packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan.
Notes: Originally published: 2011.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings; title: Baptism of fire; title: Into the lion's den; title: The crucible of fire.