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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story

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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story

By: Chuck Gross
Narrated by: Gerry Burke
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Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. He inserted special operations teams into Laos and participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, during which his helicopter was shot down and he was stranded in the field.

Soon after the war he wrote down his adventures, while his memory was still fresh with the events. Rattler One-Seven (his call sign) is written as Gross experienced it, using these notes along with letters written home to accurately preserve the mindset he had while in Vietnam.

©2004 Chuck Gross (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks Air Forces Americas Armed Forces Military Military & War United States Vietnam War Wars & Conflicts Biography Veteran War Aviation Memoir US Air Force Adventure Vietnam War Memoir

Critic reviews

"Exciting reading! Chuck Gross vividly tells the dramatic account of being a combat helicopter pilot in such a way that you feel you are there. Rattler One-Seven is a compelling memoir of what it was like to fly combat helicopters in Vietnam. It is a must-read for all military and aviation enthusiasts." (Chuck Carlock, author of Firebirds)
"Gross' memoir is worth reading. His stories should find an audience among serious collectors of books about Vietnam." ( Military History of the West)
"Chuck Gross' book tells exactly what it was like to fly a Huey slick in combat in the Vietnam War. The only things missing are the smells of gunpowder and the incredible noise as he takes the reader on combat assaults into hot landing zones." (James Joyce, author of Pucker Factor 10)
Authentic War Experiences • Compelling Personal Perspective • Clear Articulation • Balanced Storytelling
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I enjoyed this book. Gave a good look at what was going on in the war.

Good book

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Found the book to be well authored.
Thank you for a great very detailed
Account of your time in the service.
I believe every word.

Great True Story

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very good book about the Vietnam War from a huey helo pilot that was there at the tail end of the war

Great book

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impeccably read, 5 ☆ performed with a feeling of truth story of Vietnam.

Rare treasure - go ahead and buy it!!!

Remarkably ballanced soldiers story of Vietnam

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I enjoyed the entire audio book. Content was good and narrator was excellent. I recommend this book.

Great first hand story

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I enjoyed this book. I appreciated the writing style and the way the author told his story

Great listen

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He included an awesome mix of his own stories and his comrade's. i want to hear more. Almost cried at the end!

Great stories

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Entertaining but some parts hard to Gey through. The pilots and crews were all real heroes.

Good not great

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Why do the companies that hire the narrators do



such a poor job of screening the narrators? This narrator sounds like he is contemplating suicide.

Great doc of a real experience/ read by a guy that needs to be on Prozac

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I thought the story offered a good perspective but there are other similar books that i thought went into more depth about the writers experience in Vietnam.

Good story but there are others I I thought were better

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