Gunship Pilot Gunship Pilot

Gunship Pilot

An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam

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Publisher Description

It was 1968 and Robert Hartley was on his first combat mission in Vietnam as copilot of a helicopter gunship. As he and his platoon leader flew over the A Shau Valley, a Chinook helicopter engulfed in flames suddenly came into view. Hartley noticed tiny black smoking objects exiting the tail ramp of the aircraft. Seconds later, he realized those objects were men escaping the flames and plunging to their deaths. It was in that moment that he silently wondered, How the hell did I get here?

Mr. Hartley was still wet behind the ears when he was tossed into the cauldron of Americas most unpopular war as an attack helicopter gunship pilot. As he shares a gripping, birds-eye view of battles that took him from the Demilitarized Zone in the north to the Mekong Delta in the south, Mr. Hartley compellingly details how he learned to rely on his superior training and equipment to follow through with his mission to kill the enemy and save the lives of his fellow soldiers below.

Gunship Pilot provides an unforgettable glimpse into two combat tours of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot soaring high above rice paddies and jungles attempts to fulfill his duty of protecting Americas warriors on the ground.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2015
February 24
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
364
Pages
PUBLISHER
LifeRich Publishing
SELLER
AuthorHouse
SIZE
3.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Tnbulldawg ,

Awesome read

Great book that was well written. Thank you for your service!!!

holmenwdby ,

Gunship Pilot

Fascinating read of the author’s experiences during the Vietnam war.

Tracer. ,

Gunship Pilot book review.

As a Vietnam Veteran that served in the 1st Cavalry Air Mobile Division as a Crew Chief; this brought back many memories.
Thanks for a well written account of Air to Ground Attack Helicopter’s in Vietnam.

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