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02872aam a2200541Ii 4500 001 4B18889C95C211E6B0265CBFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161019010131 008 160824s2016 nyua 001 0aeng 010 $a 2016021638 020 $a 150111638X (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781501116384 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 035 $a (OCoLC)957231549 040 $a FMG $b eng $e rda $c FMG $d FMG $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a a-af--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a DS79.766.S625 $b A3 2016 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Smith, Amber $q (Amber Lane), $d 1981- $e author. 245 10 $a Danger close : $b my epic journey as a combat helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan / $c Amber Smith. 250 $a First Atria Books hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Atria Books, $c 2016. 300 $a xvi, 271 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan describes her division's high-risk battles and how they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, and shares insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit. 500 $a Includes index. 600 10 $a Smith, Amber $q (Amber Lane), $d 1981- 650 0 $a Iraq War, 2003-2011 $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Iraq War, 2003-2011 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- $x Aerial operations, American. 610 10 $a United States. $b Airborne Division, 101st. $b Airborne Division, 101st. 650 0 $a Air pilots, Military $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women helicopter pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Helicopter pilots $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 12 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013700.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012013545.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728020143.0 952 $l BWPD851 $d 20210714011709.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110070209.0 952 $l RVPB135 $d 20191214031828.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107051007.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20181010012750.0 952 $l DUPB413 $d 20180706021621.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20170620010847.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418115846.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20161102012043.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4B18889C95C211E6B0265CBFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search