New Book
A true, bestselling story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War. More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a “chickenhawk” in constant danger.
About the Author: Robert Mason is a Vietnam veteran who has authored several military books and two memoirs. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1942, Mason earned his pilot’s license in high school and spent two years at the University of Florida before dropping out to learn to fly helicopters for the US Army. He wrote his bestselling memoir, Chickenhawk, 17 years later in 1983. He has also published two novels, Weapon and Solo, as well as a follow-up memoir, Chickenhawk: Back in the World.
