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US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

2011-09-20 History
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Release : 2011-09-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 840/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by : Gordon L. Rottman

Download or read book US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam written by Gordon L. Rottman. This book was released on 2011-09-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying long hours these brave men led hard, dangerous lives, and casualties were high. Following these pilots from initial deployment through to the deadly thrill of combat in a war zone, Vietnam veteran Gordon L Rottman's book is a crucial examination of the pilots who fought so valiantly for their country. Often unmoved by the politics of the war, conflicts at home and other social issues, the Vietnam helicopter pilots just wanted to fly. As the saying went 'who needs drugs, I'm already high'.

Rattler One-Seven

2006-06-13 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2006-06-13
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 213/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Rattler One-Seven by : Chuck Gross

Download or read book Rattler One-Seven written by Chuck Gross. This book was released on 2006-06-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. He inserted special operations teams into Laos and participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, during which his helicopter was shot down and he was stranded in the field.

Low Level Hell

2009-01-16 History
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Release : 2009-01-16
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 927/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Low Level Hell by : Hugh L. Mills, Jr.

Download or read book Low Level Hell written by Hugh L. Mills, Jr.. This book was released on 2009-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy. Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots (19-22 years old) “invented” the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements. There were moments when I literally held my breath.”—Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command “Low Level Hell is the best ‘bird’s eye view’ of the helicopter war in Vietnam in print today. No volume better describes the feelings from the cockpit. Mills has captured the realities of a select group of aviators who shot craps with death on every mission.”—R.S. Maxham, Director, U.S. Army Aviation Museum

Black Cat 2-1

2015 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2015
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 089/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Black Cat 2-1 by : Bob Ford

Download or read book Black Cat 2-1 written by Bob Ford. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Ford recounts his service during the Vietnam War where he served as a helicopter pilot on a Black Cat.

Price of Exit

2011-08-10 History
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Release : 2011-08-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Price of Exit by : Tom Marshall

Download or read book Price of Exit written by Tom Marshall. This book was released on 2011-08-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ." For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DMZ, the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1970-71 was a desperate time of selfless courage. Now former army warrant officer Tom Marshall of the Phoenix, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne, captures the deadly mountain terrain, the long hours flown under enormous stress, the grim determination of hardened pilots combat-assaulting through walls of antiaircraft fire, the pickups amid exploding mortar shells and hails of AK fire, the nerve-racking string extractions of SOG teams from North Vietnam. . . . And, through it all, the rising tension as helicopter pilots and crews are lost at an accelerating pace. It is no coincidence that the Phoenix was one of the most highly decorated assault helicopter units in I Corps. For as the American departure accelerated and the enemy added new, more powerful antiaircraft weapons, the helicopter pilots, crew chiefs, and gunners paid the heavy price of withdrawal in blood. For more than 30 Percent of Tom Marshall's 130 helicopter-school classmates, the price of exit was their lives. . . .

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