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Ghosts of Baghdad Marine Corps gunships on the opening days of the Iraq War

The author recounts his firsthand experience as a United States Marine Corps pilot of a Cobra attack helicopter, participating in the opening days of the Iraq War.

Main Author:	Buer, Eric (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Bremerton, Washington] : Ballast Books, LLC, [2023]
Subjects:	Toth, John, In memory Buer, Eric. Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography. Helicopter pilots > United States > Biography. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Aerial operations, American. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American. Personal narratives. Autobiographies.

Summary:	The author recounts his firsthand experience as a United States Marine Corps pilot of a Cobra attack helicopter, participating in the opening days of the Iraq War.
Physical Description:	355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBN:	9781955026673 195502667X
Author Notes:	A native Californian, Eric Buer spent his formative years in rural New England before graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in economics. After accepting a commission from the Marine Corps, he was trained to fly attack helicopters. His deployments took him to the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He later served on the staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs as a professor of national security strategy and policy at the National War College and as an air group commanding officer. Eric is currently a senior executive for an aviation and training company. He is also a consultant and public speaker in the areas of military and commercial aviation and global conflict.

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