Funny, moving, shocking, tragic, thought provoking
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This is a great book! I have ready a lot of books about the Vietnam War and this is up there amongst the best. It's well written, doesn't spend too much time giving historial facts and figures about american divisions etc, but sticks to the authors experiences, thoughts and feelings. The fact that much of his memory he was able to get back from letters and tapes sent home only servces to make it even more real. I laughed, I cried and I gasped throughout the whole text. This is one of the few books on the war that I have read where I am left wanting more and would love to meet Randy Zahn personally to shake his hand and bombard him with questions.
Whether you have read much on Vietnam or not doesn't matter. Read this. If its new to you, it gives a human viewpoint of what one person went through, if you are a Vietnam War reader then this is a great read from a Cobra pilots tour. If you liked Chikenhawk, you'll like this.
Thank you Randy for writing this book.
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One of the most moving books I've ever read
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Zahn writes from the heart about his experiences in Vietnam, flying the Cobra attack helicopter, affectionately known as the snake. Within 4 pages you are in Zahns world, and he does not let go until you put the book down many hours later. Packed full of the funny stories and dark humour that constant run ins with death brings, makes this book hard to read without your laughter disturbing others around you. But Zahn's war was not fought without tragedy, and his sharing of the loss of his best buddy within the book, is done with dignity and great emotion. I cannot recommend Snake Pilot highly enough to anybody whose interests lie in military stories, rotary wing aviation or lovers of a good autobiography.
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