Chickenhawk

Written by:
Robert Mason
Narrated by:
L.J. Ganser

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
22
Narrator
11
Release Date
September 2015
Duration
14 hours 58 minutes
Summary
With more than half a million copies sold, Robert Mason's Chickenhawk is one of the best-selling books ever written about the Vietnam War. Critically acclaimed for its unflinching detail, the book is hailed by The New York Times as 'a hypnotic narrative' and by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as 'very simply the best book so far out of Vietnam.' Fascinated with flying from a young age, Mason earned his private pilot's license even before graduating high school. He enlisted in the Army in 1964 and endured an extremely challenging 'weeding out' process in an effort to fly helicopters. Sent to Vietnam, he survived more than 1,000 air combat missions despite the violence and brutality exploding all around him. This completely honest account of one soldier's traumatic experiences provides a perspective often neglected in print and film--that of the helicopter pilot. Through L.J. Ganser's powerful narration, the shattering story of men who lived and flew in constant peril is vividly re-told.
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Joshua B.

Great book

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Inessa K.

Very powerful book. I did lose sleep for a couple of nights and had nightmares about Vietnam war and people involved on both sides. I contemplated if I should quit reading half way into this book but finished it. Horrible truth about the war, very depressing.

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Michael U.

Excellent, I was in Vietnam near Qui Nhon as a Company Commander of a Logistic Company. Pleiku, De Nang, Phu Cat and many cities the narrator mentioned in the audio I visited The pronunciation of the cities was a bit different then how I remembered, but everything else was \"Right On\". The xQ3AZ#X language was just as remembered. I was in country from July 1968 to July 1969, as an officer I traveled a lot of the highways and roads the narrator mentioned. One thing he was so correct about was the beauty of the mountains and county-side... spectacular green (because of rice patties in the low lands). The crazy stuff the main character described were also \"Right on\". CRAZY TIMES..

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Robert D.

Great book on what it was like to be a helicopter pilot in 'Nam

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