Chickenhawk by Mason, Robert - 1983

Corgi Books, 1983. New book, 399 pages. As a child, Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S. Army gave him his first chance. They sent him to Vietnam where, between August 1965 and July 1966, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. In this book, Robert Mason gives us a devestating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror, as he experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate struggle of man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises that the conduct of the war is insane'.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.