Chickenhawk

by Robert Mason Narrated by L.J. Ganser

Overview

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"[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

"More than any other writer, Mason has been able to capture the feeling of what it was like to be there." -The Philadelphia Inquirer 

"A hypnotic narrative." -The New York Times

"Better than any movie about the war." -Boston Herald

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171055318
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	09/11/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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