Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander

by Edward L. Fleming

Overview

Advance praise for Heart of the Storm

""Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today.""
-John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author of John Glenn: A Memoir

""To risk your life to save a stranger is the highest mark of a human being. Ed Fleming is such a man, and this book is a great read.""
-Dr. Jerri Nielsen, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Ice Bound

""Filled with suspense and emotion, Heart of the Storm reads like a thriller-but it's all true. Ed Fleming has led a dramatic and interesting life, and this book portrays it in living color.""
-Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Resolved and Absolute Rage

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684425846
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

COL. EDWARD FLEMING served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for three decades as a helicopter rescue pilot. He was Commander of the 106th Operations Group, 4412th Squadron, in the Persian Gulf and Vice Commander of the 109th Airlift Wing.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments
	Author's Note
1	Headwinds	1
2	An Unexpected Turn	4
3	I Fly	11
4	Deadly Webs	21
5	Turnings	24
6	First Rescue	31
7	Monsoons and Mines	43
8	Korea	50
9	We're Going Down	61
10	Two Emergencies in One Day	77
11	The Indifferent Sea	91
12	New Realities	108
13	A Killing Machine	123
14	All Scorpions All the Time	150
15	The Grave of Salvador Allende	171
16	The Deep Crevasse	202
17	Rescue at the South Pole	214
	Epilogue	237
	Glossary	241
	Index	245

Editorial Reviews

"Adrenaline-charged stories of the author's helicopter rescue career". (Reader's Digest, Editors' Choice, December 2004)

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