Rattler one seven

Informationen zum Autor Chuck Gross was an Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War from May 1970 through May 1971. He logged more than 1,200 hours of combat flying and achieved Senior Aircraft Commander status. After the war he became a commercial pilot and recently retired from American Airlines as a 767/757 Captain. Gross is also an instructor in the martial arts and has published a self-defense video course. He lives in Gallatin, Tennessee. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung At the age of twenty! Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 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. This book is written as Gross experienced it! using these notes along with letters written home.

Product details

• Authors: Chuck Gross
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2007
• EAN: 9781574412215
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-221-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: North Texas Military Biography; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir; North Texas Military Biography; North Texas Military Biography and Memoir
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History