Vietnam: The Helicopter War [Hardcover]

Philip D. Chinnery (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 189 pages
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr; First Edition edition (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557508755
• ISBN-13: 978-1557508751
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,377,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compilation of actual helo crewmember RVN stories & photos., June 19, 1998

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This review is from: Vietnam: The Helicopter War (Hardcover)

Unique compilation of helicopter operations stories covering the entire period of the US involvement in SEA the '60-'70s. The British author solicited these accounts and photos from veteran aviators who drew them from their memories and provided photos from their personal collections - most photos never seen before as they are not from military files. These are are real, no BS, accounts of what it was like to serve in Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine helicoper units in the complex and challenging conditions which made up the US effort to assist the nation of South Vietnam. Numerous short story accounts detailing thrills, terror, humor and pathos which made up the daily lives of military helcopter pilots in Southeast Asia. Great photos of every type helicopter flown in that theater.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars right on the mark, for what I was seeking., August 2, 1999

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This review is from: Vietnam: The Helicopter War (Hardcover)

A great collection of tid bits, with a few rare photos, too

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Interest, October 14, 2011

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Joseph E. Mcgurk "ClancyClown" (El Paso, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vietnam: The Helicopter War (Hardcover)

I bought this book mainly because I had gotten it out of a library (military) previously and did not really have a chance to finish it. Also, because my picture was in it. I have now finished it and I must say the author did a wonderful job. My picture, (along with another person, who was misidentified), was taken sometime in 1963 and I did speak to the author when he requested permission to take my picture. All in all, it is a fine. authoritive book and very well written.
Joseph E McGurk, one time SP5.