I read the autobiography of Alex Kimball (I think I got that right) about 5 years ago. He flew fixed wing in the AAC in Oman and similar places. Very entertaining and instructive. However I have just tried to find it on Amazon, with no luck.
Amazon.co.uk: Think Like a Bird: An Army Pilot's Story: Alex Kimbell: Books
Cracking good story
. His accounts of training on an AOP9 and flying a DH Beaver are flying lessons in themselves.