| Edition |
First Atria books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
This is what war feels like -- Born to fly -- Mother Rucker -- Sink or swim -- Hurry up and wait -- Welcome to Iraq -- Better safe than sorry -- Bingo -- Troops in contact -- Friendly fire -- What lies beneath -- Annihilator 24 -- Flying blind -- One last mission -- Screaming eagles -- The crash -- A new war -- Cleared hot -- Shooting to kill -- Cheating death -- War test you -- Goodbye -- Lucky strike -- KIA -- The Tagab -- Handing off the war -- Epilogue: alive. |
| Summary |
A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan vividly describes her division's high-risk battles and the ways they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, sharing additional insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit. |
| Subject |
Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981-
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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
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Women helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Helicopter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Smith, Amber (Amber Lane), 1981- author. Danger close. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2016 9781501116407 (DLC) 2016031086 |
| ISBN |
9781501116384 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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150111638X (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9781501116391 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1501116398 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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