Apache

Gulf War, First 8, 31–2

Hambly, Corporal 53, 56

Harry, Prince 346

Hashmi, Jabron 68

Hearn, Sergeant Major Colin 275–6, 280, 282, 286, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 312, 341

Helmand province:

British Army history in 65, 166–7

conditions in 14, 181

Dasht-e-Margo (Desert of Death) (GAFA) 16, 64, 202, 203, 205, 206, 239, 241, 246

landscape 15–16, 63, 64–5

opium trade in 1–2, 19, 20, 63, 68, 82–4, 94, 96, 155, 284

population 63–4

Red Desert 64–5, 156

size of 21

Taliban strength in 21

winter in 181

see also under individual area

Helmand River 4, 143, 198, 203, 239, 291, 315, 342

Hussein, Saddam 8

IRA 26

Iran 204

Iraq 21, 32, 96–7, 128, 191

ISI 196

James, Major Christopher (‘Boss’) (Trigger) 46, 93, 105, 111, 163, 185, 187, 188

Apache pilot, experience as 15, 17

Blair visit to Camp Bastion and 127, 130, 131, 132

callsign 47–8, 99–100, 102, 104

Camp Bastion, arrival in 11–12

character 14–15

Crew Rest Periods, enforces 108, 109, 190

familiarisation flight 53, 56, 58, 59, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66–7, 69

Gereshk 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 86, 90

Kajaki 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 164–5

Maiwand 167–8

Now Zad 171–2, 173, 175, 176–7, 178, 179, 180

Operation Glacier (Garmsir) 145, 146, 147, 149, 157, 158

Operation Glacier (Koshtay) 191, 192, 197, 199, 200, 202, 203, 206, 208, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 225, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 237

Operation Glacier (Jugroom Fort) 239, 242, 254, 261, 263, 277, 324, 325, 326, 327, 330, 332, 334, 342

664 squadron, handover with 13

third tour of Afghanistan 353

Jim (FOG) 103–4, 108, 109, 113, 166, 183, 185, 238–9, 241, 250, 271, 285, 287, 289, 3–6, 307, 316, 333, 334, 353

John 13–14, 19

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) 56, 69, 71, 73, 119, 120, 125, 145, 147, 151, 156, 164, 167, 168, 169, 180, 198, 209, 224, 227, 233, 234, 238, 245, 247, 249, 252, 254, 255, 258, 260, 263, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 275, 278, 284, 291, 297, 346

Jugroom Fort 239–345

Kabul 46

Kajaki 20, 63, 69, 80, 112, 164, 165, 170, 186

Arnhem 118, 119, 125–6

dam 112–13, 236

Falcon 118, 119, 120, 164, 165

missions in and around 115–26, 137

Shrine 118, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 164

Kandahar 11, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 44, 46, 64, 80, 82, 93, 96, 107, 122, 129, 153, 162, 163, 167, 170, 196, 237, 242, 261, 278, 279, 342

Airfield 9, 16, 44, 107

Karzai, Hamid 19, 128

Koshtay 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 206–25, 226–36, 237, 347

Laden, Osama bin 65

Lashkar Gah 12, 15, 93, 96, 111, 115, 187, 198, 235, 238, 263, 279

Lewis, Bootsy 348

Macy, Ed (Elton)

Army Air Corps, joins 27

bicycle accident 27

birth 24

childhood 24–5

concern for life 23, 40–1

day pattern 104–9

family 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 41, 108, 185, 188–9, 204, 322, 326, 341, 347, 352

fights 26

first tour in Afghanistan 12, 22–3, 39–41, 101, 107

killing the enemy, feelings after 81–2

leaves army 353

life after army 354

MC 350–2

mistakes 77–8, 79, 90–1, 104

Northern Ireland tour 23, 95, 163

operations see under individual operation name

Para 23, 26–7

retirement from army, failed attempt at 12–13

SAS, trains for selection process 26–7

school 24–5

second tour of Afghanistan, deployment to 11–19

training, Apache 17, 34–9, 101

Macy, Emily 28, 29, 37, 41, 52, 108, 185, 188–9, 204, 322, 326, 341, 347

Macy, Greg (brother) 24–5

Magowan, Lieutenant Colonel Rob 94, 144, 151, 152, 153–4, 194, 198, 234, 241, 250, 254, 263, 272, 273, 275–6, 277, 282, 283, 331, 333, 342, 346, 350

Maiwand 166–7

MI6 136, 154, 196

Ministry of Defence (MoD) 34, 42, 46, 202, 262, 341, 345, 354

Mohammed, Mullah Fahir 235

Musa Qa’leh 20, 21

Musharraf, Pervez 128

NATO 19, 20, 21

Nick (Bonnie) 101–2, 107, 129, 166, 170, 171, 183, 185, 200, 238–9, 241, 242, 245, 249, 250, 254, 262, 264, 271, 277, 278, 285, 289, 303, 305, 306, 311, 316, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353

Nimruz 19, 20, 155

9/11 97

Northern Ireland 26, 95, 163

Now Zad 20, 40, 63, 80, 112, 138, 170, 171, 175, 179, 180, 187, 192

NSA 196

Omar, Mullah 82

Operation Anthracite 94

Operation Glacier:

Garmsir 143–61

Glacier 1 196, 198, 206–25, 226–36

Glacier 2 238–49, 338

Glacier 3 346

Glacier 4 346

Glacier 5 196, 346

Jugroom Fort 239–351

Koshtay 194–237, 238, 239

Operation Herrick 20, 92, 93–4

Operation Just Cause 31

Operation Steve–O 171–80

opium trade 1–2, 19, 20, 63, 68, 82–4, 94, 96, 155, 284

Pakistan 82, 83, 153, 155, 194, 207, 210, 235

Panjwayi Valley 166, 168

Patten, Captain David 3, 7, 8, 167

Pentagon 29, 210

Philip, Prince 349, 350–1

Phillips, Fiona 181–2

Quetta 82, 195, 235

RAF 46, 120, 145, 162, 244

RAF Barkston 34

RAF Shrewsbury 34

Ramit 135–7

Ramsay, Gordon 184

Reid, Ina 348, 349

Reid, John 21–2

Rigg, Captain Dave 275, 280, 281, 282, 283, 288, 289, 292, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 309, 311, 312, 313, 317, 318, 338, 351

Roberts, Bob 131

Robinson, Marine Gary 275–6, 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 312, 313

Robinson, Nick 133

Rocco 109–10, 111, 127, 169, 192, 193, 201, 233

Rolls Royce 33, 61, 186

Royal Navy 3

Sahib, Haji Mullah 168

Sangin 2, 20, 61, 63, 65–9, 94, 112, 115, 136, 138, 141, 147, 187, 247–8

Sexton, Colonel 327–32, 337–8, 341

Siah Choy 168

Simon 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Sky News 108, 128

Soggy Arm Field 164–6