Chickenhawk

Chickenhawk chronicles Robert Mason's journey from helicopter training at Fort Wolters, Texas, through his deployment to Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division, including intense missions like the Battle of Ia Drang, hot landings under fire, and encounters with Vietnamese villagers and soldiers.

The narrative captures the exhilaration of flying, the horrors of combat, boredom, friendships, sudden deaths, and emerging signs of post-traumatic stress disorder as his tour ends in 1966.

Praised for its vivid, honest portrayal, it reveals the human cost of war on a pilot who joined primarily for his love of helicopters.