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19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam
- Author
- Lew Jennings
- Narrator
- David Colacci
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 30 March 2018
- Run Time
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This memoir describes first-hand the harrowing experiences of helicopter pilots and crews in combat operations, from the far South to the DMZ, including the infamous Ashau Valley, Hamburger Hill, LZ Airborne, and others.
19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and crews supporting those heroes that carried a rucksack and a rifle in Vietnam.
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Details
- Author
- Lew Jennings
- Narrator
- David Colacci
- Duration
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 March 2018
- ISBN
- 9781977373236
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, Memoirs, Military history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military veterans, Air forces and warfare, History
Synopsis
Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as "The Helicopter War." Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. Helicopter pilots and crews accounted for nearly ten percent of all the U.S. casualties suffered in Vietnam, with nearly 5,000 killed and an untold number of wounded. Lew Jennings flew over 700 Air Cavalry Cobra Gunship Helicopter missions and received three Distinguished Flying Crosses for Valor.This memoir describes first-hand the harrowing experiences of helicopter pilots and crews in combat operations, from the far South to the DMZ, including the infamous Ashau Valley, Hamburger Hill, LZ Airborne, and others.19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and crews supporting those heroes that carried a rucksack and a rifle in Vietnam.
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