{"product_id":"9780552124195","title":"Chickenhawk","description":"Author: Mason, Robert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552124195\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jan 1984\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Mason's devastating bird's eye-view of the Vietnam war in all its horror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I read this as a young pilot about to embark on a career flying military helicopters. It should have put me off for life. Robert Mason tells a gripping account of the relentless courage and heroism amidst the insanity of the Vietnam war. The final few pages are the most shocking I have read in any book.' Tim Peake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA stunning book about the right stuff in the wrong war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a child, \u003cb\u003eRobert Mason \u003c\/b\u003edreamed of levitating. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S. Army gave him his chance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey sent him to \u003cb\u003eVietnam\u003c\/b\u003e where, between \u003cb\u003eAugust 1965 \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eJuly 1966\u003c\/b\u003e, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate courage of a man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises that the conduct of the war is insane,' says the New York Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'And we can't stop ourselves from identifying with it.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCHICKENHAWK contains the most vivid, astoundingly intense descriptions of flying ever written. It is a devastating account of men at war, of courage and cowardice, boredom and exhilaration, lasting friendship and sudden death. It is not a book for weak stomachs, but its powerful message will stay in the memory long after the last page is turned.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150463873182,"sku":"UBD-9780552124195","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552124195.jpg?v=1786965203","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552124195","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}