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Rattler One-seven
Chuck Gross
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Description for Rattler One-seven
Paperback. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. This book is written as Gross experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
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. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while ... Read more
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. Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Denton, United States
ISBN
9781574412215
SKU
V9781574412215
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About Chuck Gross
CHUCK GROSS was an Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War from May 1970 through May 1971. He logged more than 1,200 hours of combat flying and achieved Senior Aircraft Commander status. He lives in Gallatin, Tennessee.
Reviews for Rattler One-seven
Gross's memoir is worth reading... because of his description of the chaos and incompetence that accompanied Vietnamization.... His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam. - Military History of the West