War and Coffee is a first-person account of being deployed to Afghanistanas a helicopter pilot with the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st AirborneDivision in 2009. Observed halfway through a decades-long war, thisirreverent perspective is both comical and brutally honest. In between theoccasional mortar round and rocket-propelled grenades, Joshua Havill takesa direct look at the tactical and ideological substance of a conflict laced with as much debauchery as tragedy. With a Cold War perspective gleaned fromnine years of US Navy Submarine Service, along with a civilian interlude,Havill re-entered the military in 2002 to pursue his enthusiasm for aviation.This checkered military career culminated with the subject of this work, ayear of flying UH-60 Blackhawks out of Bagram Air Base. Time away fromthe cockpit was spent living in a plywood B-hut and making frequent visitsto "The Lighthouse", the base's sparse yet beloved self-serve coffee shop.Set during the most pivotal year of Operation Enduring Freedom, this is acaptivating illustration of life in a warzone.