Rattler one-seven : a Vietnam helicopter pilot's war story / Chuck Gross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gross, Chuck, 1950-

Series:

North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 1.

North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American.

Military helicopters--Vietnam.

Gross, Chuck, 1950-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Rattler 17

Rattler seventeen

Vietnam helicopter pilot's war story

Place of Publication:

Denton : University of North Texas Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Prologue-18 Days; Chapter 1-First Assignment; Chapter 2-Company Checkout; Chapter 3-Newbie; Chapter 4-My Cherry; Chapter 5-Special Operations; Chapter 6-Goodbye Friend; Chapter 7-Laughing and Crying; Chapter 8-The Holidays; Chapter 9-Quang Tri; Chapter 10-Rank; Chapter 11-Lam Son 719; Chapter 12-Lz Lolo; Chapter 13-Landing Zone Delta; Chapter 14-Realization; Chapter 15-Chu Lai; Chapter 16-R&R; Chapter 17-Homeward Bound; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index.

ISBN:

1-57441-339-2

1-4337-1032-3

1-4175-9060-2

OCLC:

191935806