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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Publication Date
- 2006-08-01
- Pages
- 229
- ISBN
- 9781574412215
Informazioni su questo prodotto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
ISBN-10
1574412213
ISBN-13
9781574412215
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53829123
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rattler One-Seven : a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / General, Military / Vietnam War, Military / Aviation, Military
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Gross's memoir is worth reading . . . because of his description of the chaos and incompetence that accompanied Vietnamization. . . . His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam." -- Military History of the West, As a helicopter pilot with combat experience in Vietnam, I could readily relate to Gross's experiences—several of them had the hair on the back of my neck standing up! Rattler One-Seven will make an important contribution to the Vietnam War literature. There's nothing else like it out there." --John F. Guilmartin Jr., Lt. Col. USAF (Ret), and professor of history, Ohio State University, "As a helicopter pilot with combat experience in Vietnam, I could readily relate to Gross's experiences--several of them had the hair on the back of my neck standing up! Rattler One-Seven will make an important contribution to the Vietnam War literature. There's nothing else like it out there." --John F. Guilmartin Jr., Lt. Col. USAF (Ret), and professor of history, Ohio State University, "As a helicopter pilot with combat experience in Vietnam, I could readily relate to Gross's experiences-several of them had the hair on the back of my neck standing up! Rattler One-Seven will make an important contribution to the Vietnam War literature. There's nothing else like it out there." --John F. Guilmartin Jr., Lt. Col. USAF (Ret), and professor of history, Ohio State University, One idea that comes out well is how some missions went smoothly, while others were complete disasters. Gross describes, for example, how the orders of incompetent commanders contributed to the shooting down of several of his company's helicopters and the subsequent waste of American lives. . . . This is an excellent book and well worth reading."— Air Power History, "Easily the best part of the book occurs when Gross' aircraft takes enemy fire to the transmission, forcing him to set down in enemy territory. . . . A good read for anyone looking to round out their aviator tool bag."-- Aviation Digest, "The writing is vivid and painfully accurate at times. Rattler One-Seven is truly the best helicopter story by a pilot coming out of the Vietnam War."-- Military Writers Society of America, Chuck Gross's book tells exactly what it was like to fly a Huey slick in combat in the Vietnam War. The only things missing are the smells of gunpowder and the incredible noise as he takes the reader on combat assaults into hot landing zones." --James Joyce, author of Pucker Factor 10, "One idea that comes out well is how some missions went smoothly, while others were complete disasters. Gross describes, for example, how the orders of incompetent commanders contributed to the shooting down of several of his company's helicopters and the subsequent waste of American lives. . . . This is an excellent book and well worth reading."-- Air Power History, "Exciting reading! Chuck Gross vividly tells the dramatic account of being a combat helicopter pilot in such a way that you feel you are there. Gross sets the story of combat aviation with a graphic backdrop of chaos and carnage. Rattler One-Seven is a compelling memoir of what it was like to fly combat helicopters in Vietnam. It is a must-read for all military and aviation enthusiasts."--Chuck Carlock, author of Firebirds, " Rattler One-Seven portrays the world of a helicopter company in Vietnam with immediacy and intimate detail."-- Military Trader, Gross's memoir is worth reading... because of his description of the chaos and incompetence that accompanied Vietnamization.... His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam. - Military History of the West, The writing is vivid and painfully accurate at times. Rattler One-Seven is truly the best helicopter story by a pilot coming out of the Vietnam War."— Military Writers Society of America, "Chuck Gross's book tells exactly what it was like to fly a Huey slick in combat in the Vietnam War. The only things missing are the smells of gunpowder and the incredible noise as he takes the reader on combat assaults into hot landing zones." --James Joyce, author of Pucker Factor 10, Gross's memoir is worth reading . . . because of his description of the chaos and incompetence that accompanied Vietnamization. . . . His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam." -- Military History of the West, "Exciting reading! Chuck Gross vividly tells the dramatic account of being a combat helicopter pilot in such a way that you feel you are there. Gross sets the story of combat aviation with a graphic backdrop of chaos and carnage. Rattler One-Seven is a compelling memoir of what it was like to fly combat helicopters in Vietnam. It is a must-read for all military and aviation enthusiasts." --Chuck Carlock, author of Firebirds
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
959.704/348/092
Synopsis
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. When Chuck Gross left for Vietnam in 1970, he was a nineteen-year-old Army helicopter pilot fresh out of flight school. He spent his entire Vietnam tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as Gross experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam. During his tour Gross flew Special Operations for the MACV-SOG, inserting secret teams into Laos. He notes that Americans were left behind alive in Laos, when official policy at home stated that U.S. forces were never there. He also participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt by the ARVN to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail with U.S. Army helicopter support. It was the largest airmobile campaign of the war and marked the first time that the helicopter was used in mid-intensity combat, with disastrous results. Pilots in their early twenties, with young gunners and a Huey full of ARVN soldiers, took on experienced North Vietnamese antiaircraft artillery gunners, with no meaningful intelligence briefings or a rational plan on how to cut the Trail. More than one hundred helicopters were lost and more than six hundred aircraft sustained combat damage. Gross himself was shot down and left in the field during one assault. Rattler One-Seven will appeal to those interested in the Vietnam War and to all armed forces, especially aviators, who have served for their country., 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 ......, 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. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. ""Rattler One-Seven"" (his call sign) is written as Gross experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.
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