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CHICKENHAWK
Robert Mason
This straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying
truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. Ties in with the 30th
anniversary of Vietnam --an astounding personal story of men at
war. B&W photo insert; 5x7 inches, 496 pgs.
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 death—the
extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger.
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
"[Chickenhawk]'s vertical plunge into the thickets of
madness will stun readers. --Time
"Mason's gripping memoir...proves again that reality is more
interesting, and often more terrifying, than fiction." --Los
Angeles Times
"Very simply the best book so far out of Vietnam." --St.
Louis Post-Dispatch
* A New York Times, USA Today, & Los Angeles Times
bestseller
* This edition includes a new afterword & photographs by the
author
* April 30, 2005, marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the
Vietnam War
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. Mr. Mason is married and the father of one son.
"Dave Danelo, Naval Academy graduate and Marine combat veteran
of Iraq, is one of the most dynamic young reporters and writers
around today. He's terrific now and, scary thought, he's only
going to get better."
--Robert Timberg, author of The Nightingale's Song and State
of Grace, A Memoir of Twilight Time
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
David J. Danelo, a former U.S. Marine Corps infantry
captain, deployed to Camp Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. While
overseas, he served in several billets, including the Operations
Officer, Intelligence Officer, and Convoy Commander for the I
Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. A 1998 graduate
of the U.S. Naval Academy, Danelo was awarded the Navy
Achievement Medal with Combat "V," Combat Action Ribbon, and
Purple Heart. Danelo also speaks, reads, and writes Arabic. He
lives near Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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