Chickenhawk

A Shattering Personal Account of the Helicopter War in Vietnam Nearly a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword and photos from the author, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, and an astounding personal story of men under fire. Robert Mason, a veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, 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.Mason, Robert is the author of 'Chickenhawk', published 2005 under ISBN 9780143035718 and ISBN 0143035711.