Distant thunder : a helicopter pilot's letters from war in Iraq and Afghanistan / Don Harward ; [edited by Sophie Campbell].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harward, Don.

Contributor:

Campbell, Sophie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helicopter pilots--United States--Correspondence.

Helicopter pilots.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Aerial operations, American--Sources.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Aerial operations, American--Sources.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives, American.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.

Harward, Don--Correspondence.

Harward, Don.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Grub Street, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilot's tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned.Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, even on leave, he can always hear the dim roar of guns, the distant thunder of war, and is always summoned towards the sound. Pacific Wings, a prestigious New Zealand-based magazine, has previously pu

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 First Letters From War; Chapter 2 Being Tested; Chapter 3 On Leave and Returning to Duty; Chapter 4 My Love/Hate Relationship with the Sling-Wing; Chapter 5 Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors take Warning; Chapter 6 Lucky Dollar; Chapter 7 Combat Boots and Pickle Suits; Chapter 8 Of a Halo and Fate; Chapter 9 Airmen and Soldiers; Chapter 10 What is a 'Normal' Life?; Chapter 11 Little Boys and Flying Dreams; Chapter 12 The Thousand-Yard Stare; Chapter 13 Déjà vu; Chapter 14 Two Days in August; Chapter 15 The Journey; Chapter 16 Nicknames

Chapter 17 Distant ThunderChapter 18 Wild Ride; Chapter 19 Missions; Chapter 20 Aeroscouts; Chapter 21 O' Dark-Thirty; Chapter 22 Wisdom; Chapter 23 Never Volunteer; Chapter 24 Reminiscing; Chapter 25 Memorial Day; Chapter 26 Farewell to Two Brave Marines; Chapter 27 Early Morning Coffee and Taliban; Chapter 28 Strangers in the Night; Chapter 29 Quiet Professionals; Epilogue Aviator's Prayer; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781909166387

1909166383

OCLC:

830167350