Immediate Response - Original Edition

Informationen zum Autor Major Mark Hammond joined the Royal Marines in 1989. After specializing as a pilot! he flew Gazelle and Lynx helicopters for 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron and! subsequently! 847 Naval Air Squadron. After a tour in America with the US Marine Corps flying Cobra attack helicopters! he now flies the Chinook HC2 on exchange with the RAF. He took part in the 2003 assault on Iraq's Al-Fawr Peninsula and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Afghanistan in 2006. Klappentext Major Mark Hammond joined the Royal Marines in 1989. After specializing as a pilot! he flew Gazelle and Lynx helicopters for 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron and! subsequently! 847 Naval Air Squadron. After a tour in America with the US Marine Corps flying Cobra attack helicopters! he now flies the Chinook HC2 on exchange with the RAF. He took part in the 2003 assault on Iraq's Al-Fawr Peninsula and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Afghanistan in 2006. Zusammenfassung Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook helicopter. Three times on the night of 6 September 2006 he flew into hostile zones to pick up injured soldiers. This title presents an account of the combat and provides readers with insights on the brutal realities of war.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Hammond
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.03.2010
• EAN: 9780141039046
• ISBN: 978-0-14-103904-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: The Centenary Collection
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History; Afghanistan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Air forces & warfare, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Air forces and warfare, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space