Chickenhawk
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Chickenhawk

by Robert Mason

1983•Biography•399 pages

Taste attributes: biographywardocumentaryactionunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a stirring biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Title of Review: "Helicopter Combat At It's Best"! june 12, 2009 Written by Bernie Weisz Vietnam Historian e mail address:BernWei1@aol.com Pembroke Pines, Florida This book abruptly puts you in the cockpit of a Huey Gunship helicopter during the early days (1966) of the Vietnam War.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyWarDocumentaryActionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

United StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975Helicopter combatWarrant officersVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975American Personal narrativesAmerican Aerial operationsHelicopter pilots

Details

Author
Robert Mason
Published
1983
Pages
399
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