I read all three of the recent Afghanistan books (Ed Macy, Apache Dawn and Joint Force Harrier) a couple of weeks ago, and can thoroughly recommend all of them. The Ed Macy book is a real page-turner, and gives the reader as good a description as you'll get about what it actually feels like to work in the cockpit of an Apache. Moving on to Apache Dawn, it was initially disconcerting to find the same call signs being used by different crews - until you realise that they're not describing the same period of time, and that authors have in any case chosen different noms de guerre for the crews. Apache Dawn is also well written, with compelling descriptions of the events and work of all participants.
Joint Force Harrier is equally interesting. Perhaps it doesn't put the reader "into the cockpit" quite as effectively as the Apache books, but the description of air support for in-theatre operations is compelling and consistent with the other two books and the author's role as unit commander adds another dimension to the book.
See also this thread, slipping into the oblivion of page 5...
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...tan-books.html