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Chickenhawk

£2.99 GBP £9.99
A devastating account of men at war, of courage and cowardice, boredom and exhilaration, lasting friendship and sudden death. In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror.

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By Robert Mason

A stunning book about the right stuff in the wrong war. As a child, Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S.

Army gave him his chance. They sent him to Vietnam where, between August 1965 and July 1966, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror.

He experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate courage of a man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises that the conduct of the war is insane,' says the New York Times. 'And we can't stop ourselves from identifying with it.'CHICKENHAWK contains the most vivid, astoundingly intense descriptions of flying ever written. It is a devastating account of men at war, of courage and cowardice, boredom and exhilaration, lasting friendship and sudden death.

It is not a book for weak stomachs, but its powerful message will stay in the memory long after the last page is turned.

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D.M.
A great read

Reading Chickenhawk i felted if I was sitting in the Huey.

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G.H.
Chickenhawk

Really good read , a good insight to the Vietnam war by the people who were there

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Anders

Great. My favourite true story about aviation. An ex-army helicopter pilot confirmed it as absolutely legitimate.

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C.
Vietnam history

Excellent narrative, honest and appropriate to the time. Highly recommended.

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Chickenhawk

£2.99 GBP £9.99

By Robert Mason

A stunning book about the right stuff in the wrong war. As a child, Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S.

Army gave him his chance. They sent him to Vietnam where, between August 1965 and July 1966, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror.

He experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate courage of a man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises that the conduct of the war is insane,' says the New York Times. 'And we can't stop ourselves from identifying with it.'CHICKENHAWK contains the most vivid, astoundingly intense descriptions of flying ever written. It is a devastating account of men at war, of courage and cowardice, boredom and exhilaration, lasting friendship and sudden death.

It is not a book for weak stomachs, but its powerful message will stay in the memory long after the last page is turned.
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