Chickenhawk
by Mason, Robert · first published 1983
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Title of Review: "Helicopter Combat At It's Best"! june 12, 2009 Written by Bernie Weisz Vietnam Historian e mail address:BernWei1@aol.com Pembroke Pines, Florida This book abruptly puts you in the cockpit of a Huey Gunship helicopter during the early days (1966) of the Vietnam War. Robert Mason, in "Chickenhawk" takes you on a graphic month by month tour of helicopter duty starting in August, 1965 and concludes with Mason's disillusionment with a war that would ultimately claim more than 65,000 American lives. Mason vividly elucidates his paralyzing bouts of P.T.S.D., alcoholism and ultima
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Robert Mason's book on being a Huey pilot in Vietnam, 'Chickenhawk'does a great job of explaining traditional helo dynamics. Great book. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenhawk_%28book%29
on “Ask HN: Why did multicopters suddenly take off?” ↗I think there is also a similar story told in Chickenhawk, which is Robert Mason's retelling of his Vietnam war experiences. It may be that he presented it as a rumour too though. Off-topic: I enjoyed Chickenhawk much more than I would have expected from the…
on “The World’s Biggest Tire Graveyard in Kuwait Is on Fire” ↗…* American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day, by Robert Coram. Not as well-written as Coram's biography of John Boyd. Or maybe Boyd just appeals more to my fighter-jet engineering side. * Chickenhawk by Robert Mason. Amazing account of what it was like to be a combat rotary-wing pilot in Vietnam. Other Non-Fiction * The M1 Garand Owner's Guide by Scott A. Duff. Worth it for Garand owners. * Atlas…
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