Re #140
Likewise, I have also just finished both "Apache" by Ed Macy and "Apache Dawn" by Damien Lewis, in that order too. (Amazon had a good deal for the two.)
I thought "Apache" was by far the better book as it was written as a first person account, whereas "Apache Dawn" was written by a journalist from notes or interviews and lost a lot in the process. I found the second book initially very confusing where it referred to the action at Jugroom Fort - the names of the pilots were different and the radio callsigns and procedures were also very different. I realise it probably has something to do with security and confusing the Taliban, but it certainly confused me!
I spent most of my time reading "Apache" in front of my computer and Google Earth. A lot of the places mentioned in the book can be identified, and with a little zooming and tilting you can see exactly what is being described in the book from the pilot's viewpoint. "Apache" is the kind of book you can't put down.
Some locations:
Gereshk 31° 48.587'N 64° 31.238'E
Camp Bastion 31° 51.500'N 64° 13.290'E (nothing shows there - I wonder why?)
Jugroom Fort 31° 4.044'N 64° 10.140'E
Koshtay 30° 57.140'N 64° 9.710'E
Baram Cha 29° 26.211'N 64° 2.054'E
Arnhem 32° 12.988'N 65° 9.240'E