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This title in other formats:Chickenhawkby Robert Mason
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 Mason'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 deaththe extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger. Book News Annotation: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) Synopsis: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.
About the Author'Robert Mason enlisted in the army in 1964 and flew more than 1,000 helicopter combat missions before being discharged in 1968.' What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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