Armed Action

'[A] highly readable account' Informationen zum Autor Lieutenant Commander James Newton DFC has flown in the Royal Navy since 1991. He flies all types of aircraft, including the Sea King helicopter, which he flew for the Maritime Counter Terrorist missions. He has flown Tony Blair, John Major and all the current military commanders. He flew the Lynx in the disaster relief following Hurricane Mitch and was involved in the handover in Hong Kong. He is still a serving Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy and is now responsible for Standards and Practices within the Fleet Air Arm. Klappentext 'I couldn't see the tank. I couldn't see it... Someone was screaming over the radio. "Scream all you want, I still can't see it," I said to my pilot. The next explosion was so close it lifted my chest armour off my body in the shock wave. The noise brought me back to my awful reality. I looked out of the sight to see the shattered cockpit glass. The next one would be it and we knew it.' Lieutenant Commander James Newton survived and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery. In a career that has seen him on operations over Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland and most recently Iraq, Newton is no stranger to being shot at. He has flown all the aircraft the Navy has and even ones it doesn't. Thrilling, fast-paced and an adrenaline-fuelled adventure, Armed Action is a fascinating insight into life in the air. Thrilling first-hand account of helicopter warfare by DFC-winning James Newton - the Andy McNab of the air Zusammenfassung Thrilling first-hand account of helicopter warfare by DFC-winning James Newton - the Andy McNab of the air

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'An unprecedented account' Mail On Sunday

Product details

• Authors: James Newton Dfc, James Newton Dfc, Dfc Newton, James Newton, James Newton Dfc
• Publisher: Review Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.09.2007
• EAN: 9780755316038
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-1603-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, True war & combat stories, Air forces & warfare, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Air forces and warfare, True war and combat stories, Naval forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General