This is the saga of the Cobra--the attack helicopter--its development and introduction into Vietnam during the summer of '67, and the stories of the men who flew it. For a Cobra pilot--a Snake Driver--every launch meant he was going headlong into combat. As key providers of fire support, Snake Drivers always had missions, and every mission was real war--flying into hot LZs or kill zones that were literally walls of lead and high explosives. These are their tales of bravery and skill in the hellfire that was Vietnam.
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This is the saga of the Cobra--the attack helicopter--its development and introduction into Vietnam during the summer of '67, and the stories of the men who flew it. For a Cobra pilot--a Snake Driver--every launch meant he was going headlong into combat. As key providers of fire support, Snake Drivers always had missions, and every mission was real war--flying into hot LZs or kill zones that were literally walls of lead and high explosives. These are their tales of bravery and skill in the hellfire that was Vietnam.
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Snake Driver,
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My brother was a Cobra Pilot (Snake Driver) in Vietnam, He was a member of the "PINK PANTHERS" Chapter 10. He actually knew Mr. Cole and remembered one battle mentioned in the chapter as about 99% the same as Mr. Cole. I really believe Mr. Rosenburgh did his homework. This is a book anyone should read if they want to know more of the "real story"
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An excellent study of Cobra pilots in Vietnam,
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Bob Rosenburgh, a Vietnam veteran and experienced military journalist, has done an excellent job in profiling the lives and experiences of Cobra pilots and their crews in Vietnam. Detailing the work of these otherwise forgotten heroes as they learned the intricacies of this all-new weapon-system borne of the battles in Vietnam, Rosenburgh focuses his writing as much as on the men who flew this war-machine as on the aircraft's awesome and previously never witnessed capabilities. The interviews that brought forward this difficult chapter of American military history are an eye-account of America's least understood war. Highly recoomended reading for both military enthusiasts and fans of action drama, SNAKE DRIVER is a piece you are not likely to soon forget.
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A good account of Cobras in Viet Nam. I would have enjoyed the book even more had it dealt more deeply with the personalities of the people involved.
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