Rattler One-seven
A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
$38.44
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2006
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781574412215 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1574412213 |
| Author: | Chuck Gross |
| Publisher: | University of North Texas Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | University of North Texas Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2006 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 185mm x 13mm |
| Series: | North Texas Military Biography and Memoir |
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Critics Review
The writing is vivid and painfully accurate at times. Rattler One-Seven is truly the best helicopter story by a pilot coming out of the Vietnam War.”
Gross’s memoir is worth reading… because of his description of the chaos and incompetence that accompanied Vietnamization…. His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam. - Military History of the West
About The Author
Chuck Gross
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. He lives in Gallatin, Tennessee.
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