SNAKE PILOT: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam.
by ZAHN, RANDY R:
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US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st softback edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+ fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Clean,grey paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xpp+1-283pp [paginated] includes contents list with b/w map recto of same,preface,an introduction,24 chapters+epilogue,glossary,sources,an index,a note about the author; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and equipped with formidable weaponry,the AH-1 Cobra - or "Snake" as its pilots called it - was the first helicopter designed from inception for an attack role.It dramatically changed the nature of the war in Vietnam by offering the Army,for the first time,its own powerful and highly accurate weapons platform for close-air-support missions.Randy Zahn's 'Snake Pilot' recounts his gripping experiences flying Cobras during the Vietnam War. Zahn arrived in Vietnam shortly before the 1970 U.S. invasion of Cambodia,which saw one of the most impressive demonstrations by the Cobra in the war.He describes his stunning transformation from a naive,middle-class teenager from southern California to a hardened killer during his tour.Unlike the pilots who flew fast-moving strike jets, Zahn experienced the war at tree-top level,witnessing the grisly effects of the Cobra's firepower on enemy soldiers at close range.The author does not glorify killing but rather explains in sharp relief the kaleidoscope of emotions associated with combat: fear,hate,remorse,pity,and even ecstasy.He captures many of the ironies and nuances inherent in Vietnam,especially during the final years of the conflict.Zahn displays a sensitivity rarely found in memoirs written by battle-hardened warriors.This human element,combined with the vast amount of archival research and interviews with members of his former unit,ensures that 'Snake Pilot' will stand with Robert Mason's 'Chickenhawk' as one of the classic accounts of helicopter combat in the Vietnam War. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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- Title
- SNAKE PILOT: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam.
- Author
- ZAHN, RANDY R:
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- Edition
- US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1574885650
- ISBN 13
- 9781574885651
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- USA.DULLES,VIRGINIA.BRASSEY'S INC.,2003.
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- This edition first published
- September 9, 2003
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