Apache AH-64 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) 1976-2005

by Chris Bishop, Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Overview

The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas, formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache was the US Army's primary attack helicopter, and continues to dominate the skies.

The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s, it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world, seeing action in the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq.

This book examines the design, development and deployment of a quick-reacting, airborne weapons system that can fight close and deep to destroy, disrupt, or delay enemy forces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849089753
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/20/2011
Series:	New Vanguard , #111
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Chris Bishop has worked in packaging and book publishing since the early 1980s. He has written many books on military subjects, including 'Bell UH-1 Huey “Slicks” 1962–75'.

Jim Laurier is a freelance illustrator with a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armor, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Design and development of the AH-64
Variants and users
Weapons and tactics
Operational history
Bibliography
Color plate commentary
Index