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Informationen zum Autor Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Klappentext The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas, formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the US Army's primary attack helicopter, and the most advanced helicopter gunship flying today. The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s, it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world, seeing action in the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book examines the design, development and deployment of a quick-reacting, airborne weapons system that can fight close and deep to destroy, disrupt, or delay enemy forces. Zusammenfassung The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas! formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the US Army's primary attack helicopter! and the most advanced helicopter gunship flying today. The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s! it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world! seeing action in the Gulf War! Afghanistan! Bosnia! Kosovo and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book examines the design! development and deployment of a quick-reacting! airborne weapons system that can fight close and deep to destroy! disrupt! or delay enemy forces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Design and development of the AH-64 · Variants and users · Weapons and tactics · Operational history · Bibliography · Color plate commentary · Index
