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Puts you in the Cockpit!,
By Kyle Martin (Sedalia, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Secret War (Hardcover)
I am an avid fan of flying and military history. Of the hundreds of books I have read on flying in the military, this is the best! My book is worn out from the many readings. Each and every time I read it, I become Drury as he experiences the sights, sounds and sensations of flying the Skyraider in Vietnam. I can almost smell the aviation fuel, feel the humidity, enjoy the completion of another mission along with him. After all, isn't this what we want from a good book? You won't be disappointed with "My Secret War!"
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Alone in Combat,
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This review is from: My Secret War (Hardcover)
Richard Drury's My Secret War is a must read for Vietnam aviation buffs. As one who flew in that ill fated war I can attest to Mr. Drury's views and experiences. It was indeed the best of times and the worst of times. We were immortal and believed only in ourselves and our fellow comrades. We fought, laughed, and sometimes died longing to return home to the land of the "Big BX", only to be ridiculed once we got home. Mr. Drury brings home the sights, smells, and feels of that far away war fought in secret places that no one talked about. He highlighted the daily drudgery that we thought of as fun. The small, damp rooms with the constant AC, the smiling Momma-sans, the happy local drivers, and the sad but cute children that seemed to be everywhere. The flying was fun, deadly, and exhilarating all at the same time. Only in combat can one feel all this at once. Mr. Drury did an excellent job of bring this to the reader.
Highly recommended if you want to know what it was like to fly, fight, and possibly die in a land far away which the average American only glimpsed on the CBS evening news with Uncle Walter.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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My Secret War; This book is a keeper,
By The Count 43 (Connecticut, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Secret War (Hardcover)
I have read this book several times and found it to be one of my favorite. I kind of wish that it would be reprinted. I would get a fresh copy to share with friends, because my original book is definitely a keeper which I would not want to lose.
I appreciate the author's perspective about higher ranking officers which may have had their own career ambition dictate how they served instead of flying and fighting for for their men. Their motivations should have been more noble. I can relate to those type of military experiences which made me question on how higher ranking personnel got there. Of course I know not every commander fell into that category. I had a down to earth commander who won the Medal of Honor for his USAF flying in S.E. Asia. I pictured that commander (name withheld) as having a personality much as the author, but somehow he managed to hang in their to make a career in the USAF. If I met more officers like the former or men as Richard S. Drury during my time of service, I think an air force career would have been more worth while for me. To get back on topic, the book was a pleasure to read and get an inside scoop on how life was like during the Vietnam War in the USAF.
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