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Chickenhawk

by Robert Mason

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ISBN13: 9780143035718
ISBN10: 0143035711
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More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Maso‛s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a“chickenhaw” in constant danger.

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The author served as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, flying more than 1000 combat missions in 1965-1966. In this memoir he avoids the larger politics of the war, preferring to give readers simply a view of the war as seen through his eyes, from his training as a pilot to his eventual return to the United States. In the end, Mason comes off as disgusted with the wasted (American) lives of the war, but proud of his skill and combat experiences as a pilot flying missions in Happy Valley and other areas of South Vietnam. This is a paperbound reprint of work published in 1983.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos.

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Robert Mason enlisted in the army in 1964 and flew more than 1,000 helicopter combat missions before being discharged in 1968.

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jr_mcmillin, February 9, 2012 (view all comments by jr_mcmillin)
Read this book in '83 when it hit the PX stands. By the time you finish flight school with Mason, you believe you too can fly a Huey. All these years later, I still refer to this book as one my friends need to read. I'm now in the process of buying a new copy to read again. Great Book!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143035718
Author:
Mason, Robert
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Military - Aviation
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Biography-Military
Edition Description:
Revised
Publication Date:
20050329
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
b/w photo insert on text stock
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
7.78x5.14x.94 in. .74 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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"Synopsis" by , In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos.

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