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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.

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Mason puts forth his firsthand account of more than 1000 helicopter missions in Vietnam. This edition of the best seller includes photos and a new afterword by the author. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780143035718
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/28/2005
  • Edition description: with Photos and New Afterward
  • Pages: 496
  • Sales rank: 175,802
  • Product dimensions: 5.16 (w) x 7.88 (h) x 0.96 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Mason enlisted in the army in 1964 and flew more than 1,000 helicopter combat missions before being discharged in 1968.

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  • Posted January 6, 2012

    The best ever book written

    This was a book that I couldn't put down until I finished. My uncle, Major Ed Behne, served from 1967-1970. Major Behne is the Vietnam War's second-most decorated army pilot, having received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Legion of Merit, a VN Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star and Palm, two Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars, VN Service Medal (9 campaigns), two Meritorious Unit Citations, and 80 Air Medals.

    He will always be my hero and an example of a True American. After I read this book I asked him if it was factual and he agreed it was. He passed away a few years ago and his death left a hole in my heart.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 18, 2011

    Good read for Vietnam vets - compelling tale of helicopter pilots of that era.

    The author presents his view of a dirty war fought by men and women who were responsible soldiers and thought they were appropriately serving their country. The pilots unselfishly flew in extremely hazardous situations day and night trying to do their part in fighting this war. Not all who served experienced the same kind of trauma that troops serving today in the middle east experience. Most were fairly young,highly trained but inexperienced,and many had little moral character but served with pride even when their friends, neighbors, and country abandoned them in protest of the war.

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  • Posted October 24, 2011

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    Tough Reading, Fine Writing

    I have never had any desire to enter ground combat. I have read a few works about that experience. This is one of the best of them. I like Mason even better than I like Tim O'Brien, whose work very much impresses me. I want now to read more of his writing.I very much admire the later works. I do not usually like reading books about combat. I am glad not to have had to endure that experience and I am old now and not highly likely to endure it now. The writing is of a high order. The narrative is clear, persuasive, and engaging. Someone better than I am needs to review this work. I very highly recommend it.

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  • Posted September 5, 2011

    Excellent

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  • Posted April 18, 2011

    Outstanding

    As a crewchief and gunner with the First Cavalry Division 1968 to 1970, Robert Mason offeres the experience of the war and the feelings of the troops about it as it was, accurately and without embellishments

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 14, 2011

    Highly recommended

    A shocking account of the Vietnam war through the eyes of an observation helicopter pilot. Those guys were absolutely fearless. A very good book and a worthwhile read.

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  • Posted February 1, 2011

    This is the best book I've ever read

    This book is honest, eloquent, carefully written and evocative. I have thousands of books. This is - without a doubt - the best book I've ever read, now at least 25 times.

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  • Posted November 28, 2010

    easy read

    I read this book before going off to army flight school. I enjoyed the authors total honesty. I have read everything I can get my hands on regarding army aviation and this is the only book where the author didn't constantly feel the need to tell you how cool or tough he is. Wish I could find more books like it.

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  • Posted February 10, 2010

    A most accurate story

    As a fellow chopper pilot in Nam (1965-1967), I found this book not only to be extremely accurate and well written, but touching as well.

    I wish I could expound on the "places" (that Nixon said I never was), i.e., Cambodia and Laos

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 28, 2010

    favorite book

    i read this book when i was in eighth grade. i think it was the first book i ever read for enjoyment. i knew nothing about nam or the military or flying. i'm thirty-five now, i've had my pilot's license for over a decade and was in the air force for ten years. memories from this book would pop up from time to time while i was in war zones or flying around in my fixed-wing... anyway, i read it again today and it is still as interesting as the first time. i think this book changed my life.

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  • Posted June 6, 2009

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    This was a most fascinating (and gory) book. My husband could not put it down. He never enjoyed reading until 2 years ago. This is his favorite book to date. He has read many books on the Viet Nam war; but none seemed to keep him reading as this one did.

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  • Posted March 7, 2008

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    Helicopter Combat at it's best

    This is a book that truly puts you in the cockpit of a 'Huey Gunship' helicopter during the early days of Vietnam. The Author takes you on a month by month tour of helicopter battle starting in August, 1965 and concludes with Mason's disillusionment with the war that would ultimately claim 65,000 American lives and Mason's paralyzing bouts with P.S.T.D., alcoholism and unemployment when he returns to civilian life. The story concludes with a part II called 'Chickenshack:Back In The World' where he descends into criminal activity and the life of a drug smuggler. Needless to say, it is interesting to note Mason's gradual change from an aqggressive pro-war 'hawk' 'supporting the war' to at the end of his tour having paralyzing anxiety of dying, P.S.T.D flashbacks 'thus labelling himself a 'chicken' and the title of this book'. Mason concludes with the question:'why don't the S.Vietnamese fight the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese like the VC and N.V.A. fight the S. Vietnamese'? Mason answers this by putting forth the assertion that without the support of our allies (the S.Vietnamese)the U.S. was going to (and ultimately did) lose the war. And if the S. Vietnamese didn't care, why were we there in the first place and continuing to fight an unwinnable war? Mason states that the people in Washington must have known this. The signs were too obvious:plans leaked to the V.C., reluctant combatants, mutinies in the ARVN (the S. Vietnamese Army), political corruption, S. Vietnamese marines at Danang fighting S.Vietnamese marines, and the ubiquitous Vietnamese idea that the North's leader, Ho Chi Minh would eventually win. Regardless, all these ideas are intertwined in a personal story chock full of raging madness of death, frightening extractions of wounded and dying men and combat experience. This is one book I will reread many times.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 16, 2004

    this is an awsome book!!!!

    i first read this book when i was in h.s. i was about 18; and i learned alot about vietnam. my uncle went there and he was a door gunner on a huey; but didnt talk to much about his experiences, cause it hurt to much he told me. but threw this book i could invision on what Mr. Mason went through and my uncle. i cryed, laughed and wondered how is he is doing now.? I, myself joined the army; but my dream of being a helicopter pilot didnt come true to many obstacles of being a female; i became a mechanic. but i still read this book 1-2 a couple of years, its so powerful i can never put it down. thank you Mr. Mason for pouring all of your heart and soul to make this book. Thank you for serving our country and i hope i get to meet you one day. God Bless. Spc. Wilson, D

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 12, 2002

    The best book i hav ever read!

    this book is so excellnt! i m only ove halfway through it but i cant put it down. i m surprise i was able to put it down to wrie thid! and im only 15 anda girl at that! and im reading a book most guys wouldnt be reading in my class! it was recoomnded by my father and sister because my father, Sgt. Ray was a door gunner in Nam and it was wierd reading stuff i didnt know the helicoptr pilots did. And the gunners. He never really talks about his experiences in Viet Nam because he said it makes him cry. But i really like this book a lot, so far... i am dfinately goin to read some more Viet Nam books. i just wish Robert Mason was in front of me right no so i couldtel him what a great book it was. and im sure it was hard to wright because im sure he has trouble talking about it to, like my dad. -orange four, out-

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 19, 2002

    amazing, heroic.

    THIS BOOK IS GREAT, MASON TAKES YOU TO VIETNAM AND BACK AGAIN. THIS TRUE STORY OF A HUEY PILOT WILL INSPIRE YOU, MAKE YOU LAUGH, AND REALIZE WHY AMERICA IS TRUELY GREAT. THANKS TO OUR MILITARY, COAT GUARD, ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AIR FORCE

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 22, 2002

    Great book

    This book has great detail and in-depth stories of a huey pilot. This book is straight forward and tells of the real war in vietnam.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 21, 2002

    GREAT!!!!

    This was a great book about the chopper pilots in the Vietnam war, their stories, and the ground troops are never heard enough. GREAT BOOK! You have to read this one!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2002

    You have to read this to get it!

    Every two years I read this book again. Mason writes from the heart; you are there. It's exciting, shocking and humourous. It's about flying helicoptors in the worst conditions. It's about fear, courage, tenacity, and the brotherhood of men.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2002

    Best Vietnam Helicopter War Insight Ever Written

    I have read this book 5 times and it still impresses me. Army aviation and the Warrant Officers like Robert Mason really carried the war to the VietCong. In 1965, the U.S. Army sent its mostly volunteer force to fight in Vietnam. It was the first team and the best of Army aviation. Well done Mr. Mason!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 25, 2001

    Climatic

    At first glance, this book seems like a thumb-through-back-on-the-shelf kinda book, but within the first few pages it captivates and tells a story in the eyes of a young aviator like none other. From cover to cover this is a page turner until the end, which is the biggest let down I have ever read.

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