Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story
Nonfiction, History, Military, Vietnam War, Asian, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Chuck Gross | ISBN: | 9781574413397 |
| Publisher: | University of North Texas Press | Publication: | June 15, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chuck Gross |
| ISBN: | 9781574413397 |
| Publisher: | University of North Texas Press |
| Publication: | June 15, 2006 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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 was stranded in the field.
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 was stranded in the field.
