Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter: The 'Devil's Chariot' by David Oliver Paperbac

Description: Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter by David Oliver Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The inside story of one of the worlds most famous military helicopters. Written by an acknowledged aircraft expert and accompanied by original photography. Publisher Description This book describes one of the worlds longest serving and most widely used military helicopters. Developed in the 1960s by the Soviet Union as a fire-support helicopter, more than 2,000 have been produced and continue in production today.Given the codename Hind by NATO in the Cold War years, this fearsome helicopter is also known by other names by those who have either operated it or who had had to deal with it. The Mujahideen guerrillas described it as the Devils Chariot during its deployment to Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and occupation between 1979 and 1989. The Hind has also been used operationally in Chad, Nicaragua, Angola, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Mali and Ukraine. The Hind remains in service with more than twenty countries, including former Soviet bloc countries such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Serbia, which are now part of NATO.The book covers the development of the helicopter as well as its deployments in both the Cold War and recent and current operations. The book is written by an acknowledged aircraft expert and accompanied by original photography. Author Biography David Oliver has written over fifteen books covering both motor racing aviation and military history. He worked for the respected defence publishers Janes and currently contributes to a variety of defence journals and magazines. He was the official photographer for Tyrrell Racing during its championship years and he is the author of Tyrrell Racing (Amberley). He has an extensive library of photographs covering all aspects of Formula 1 in the 1960s and 1970s. Details ISBN 1398106704 ISBN-13 9781398106703 Title Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Author David Oliver Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 96 Publisher Amberley Publishing GE_Item_ID:144729310; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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