What follows is a breathtaking rescue, unlike any the world has ever seen. Apache is the incredible true story of Ed Macy, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside one of the world’s most dangerous war machines. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. With a soldier strapped to each side of two gunships, they must land in the heart of Jugroom Fort, a Taliban stronghold, and come face-to face with hordes of their unrelenting enemy. Apache is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. And when a marine goes missing in action, Ed and his team know they are the army's only hope of bringing him back alive.

In 2007, Ed's Apache squadron was dispatched to Afghanistan's notorious Helmand Province, with the mission to fight alongside and protect the men on the ground by any means necessary. And thanks to a powerful array of weapons and cameras, the Apache helicopter can spot prey from miles away-and kill the enemy with a flick of the finger. Macy puts the reader in the cockpit of our most lethal attack platform. As strong as a tank and, equipped with two Rolls Royce RTM-322 engines, the helicopter is remarkably fast and nearly impossible to shoot down. Ed Macy is an elite pilot, one of the few men qualified to fly Apache helicopters, the worlds deadliest fighting machines. A truly amazing portrayal of the technical, the emotional, and the courageous. Apache: Inside the Cockpit of the Worlds. In the cockpit of an Apache, hands, feet, and even eyes need to operate independently. Dick Couch, New York Times bestselling author Apache is the i. In the cockpit of an Apache, hands, feet, and even eyes need to operate independently. Apache is the incredible true story of Ed Macy, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside the cockpit of the world's deadliest, most technically advanced helicopter in the world-the Apache helicopter. Apache is the incredible true story of Ed Macy, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside the cockpit of the world’s deadliest, most technically advanced helicopter in the worldthe Apache helicopter.

Apache by Ed Macy