War & Coffee: Confessions of an American Blackhawk Pilot in Afghanistan

War and Coffee is a first-person account of being deployed to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot with the 101st Airborne Division in 2009, offering a comical and brutally honest perspective of the tactical and ideological substance of a conflict laced with debauchery and tragedy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2023
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

War and Coffee is a captivating firsthand account of deployment to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot with the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division in 2009. Observed halfway through a protracted conflict, this irreverent perspective blends humor with raw honesty. Amidst occasional mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades, Joshua Havill delves into the tactical and ideological essence of a war intertwined with both debauchery and tragedy. Drawing from nine years of service in the US Navy Submarine Service, Havill re-entered the military in 2002 to pursue his passion for aviation. This diverse military career culminated in a year of flying UH-60 Blackhawks out of Bagram Air Base. In between flight missions, Havill resided in a plywood B-hut and frequented "The Lighthouse," the base's cherished self-serve coffee shop. Set during the pivotal year of Operation Enduring Freedom, this work offers a captivating glimpse into life in a warzone.

Weight: 760g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764367021