LIST
DEVELOPED BY WALKER JONES walkerjones@earthlink.net
Please
inform me of errors and omissions, esp. RVN non-fiction
NON-FICTION,
VIETNAM Helicopter Books
An asterisk (*) following the title indicates a synopsis or
review is printed below.
9th
(Air) Cavalry Brigade (Provisional) Combat Operations After Action Report, III
Military Region, Republic of Vietnam, 1st Sept ’70 – 15th
Feb ’71.
LTC (Ret) H. Chole. 1995. Minerva Press, London. 260 pp. ISBN 1 85863 292 7. [Published 1/9th After Action
reports (annotated), much of it written by Bert Chole himself while E Troop CO
and Brigade S-3].
Air War –
Vietnam. Drew
Middleton. 1978. Arno Press, NY. 361 pp. [Mostly Air Force, Navy and Marine
fixed wing stuff; some helicopter events related (e.g. Mayaguez Incident and
the ’72 Easter Offensive (with a brief mention of Army Cobras attacking tanks
at An Loc)].
Angel’s Wing: A
Year in the Skies of Vietnam. Joseph R.
Finch. 2001. Bartleby Press, Silver
Spring, MD. ISBN 0-910155-45-3. [LT
Finch’s year as a Huey pilot with the 25th Aviation Battalion in
1969 at Cu Chi].
Across the
Mekong: The True Story of an Air America Pilot. Charles O. Davis. 1996. Hildesigns
Press. ISBN: 0963960520 [Former Marine H-34 pilot in Thailand, Laos, ’65-67]
Aeromedical
Aspects of Helicopter Operations In The Tactical Situation. 1967. NATO.
Aeroscouts. Charles Holley. 1992.
Pocket Books, NY. ISBN: 0-671-76055-6. [Scout pilot with D, 2/1st,
’68-69]
A History of
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 16. Gary W. Parker. 1978. History and Museums Division,
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps: Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Office.
Airmobile: The
Helicopter War in Vietnam. James Mesko. Squadron/Signal. 1984. ISBN: 0897471598.
Airmobility in
Vietnam: Helicopter Warfare in Southeast Asia. LTG John Tolson. 1981.
Arno Press. 304 pp. [on-line at:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/Airmobility/airmobility-fm.html]
Air War -
Vietnam.
Frank Harvey. Bantam, 1967.
AH-1: Cobra (Modern Fighting Aircraft,
Vol. 13). Doug Richardson. Prentice Hall. 1987. ISBN: 0130207519.
AH-1: Cobra in
Action.
Wayne Mutza. 1998. Aircraft Number 168. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc.
AH-1
HueyCobra.*
(Combat Aircraft Series). Lindsay Peacock. 1987. Osprey Publishing, Ltd. 48 pp.
ISBN: 085045-768-8.
A Mild Form of Insanity: Recollections of
a Helicopter Pilot
by Mike Tuson. 2001. Writers Club Press. 257 pp. ISBN: 0595182577. [Partly
Vietnam]
Anatomy of a
Division: The First Cavalry in Vietnam. Shelby L. Stanton. ISBN: 0-89141-259-X.
An Illustrated
Guide to the Air War over Vietnam: Aircraft of the Southeast Asia Conflict. Bernard C. Nalty, George
M. Watson, & Jacob Neufeld, New York: Arco, 1981. 159 pp.
Apache Sunrise. Jerome M. Boyle. 1994. Ivy
Books, NY. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-8041-1069-7.
[A-1/9th Cobra pilot’s year, 1970-71].
Army Aviation in Vietnam 1963-1966: An
Illustrated History of Unit Insignia Aircraft Camouflage & Markings (Army
Aviation in Vietnam). Ralph B.
Young, Steve Davis
(Illustrator). 2000. Huey Co Inc; ISBN: 096719802X. [Great book; asking for info and photos for
’66-71 edition]
Army Gunships in Vietnam. Bob Chenoweth. 1987. Arms and Armour Press.
Assault from the Sky: A History of
Airborne Warfare. John Weeks. 1978.
G. P. Putnams Sons, NY. 192 pp. [8 pp. of text and photos about Vietnam].
A Troop 9th Cavalry. Ronald Lee Christopher. 2002. Publishamerica Book
Publ., Baltimore. 250 pp. [About
Christopher’s time with A Troop Blues; good read, as it’s written like a
novel].
Bent and Battered Rotors, Vol. 3. 1993. Wayne Mutza. Squadron/Signal Publications,
Inc.
Bonnie-Sue: A
Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam. Marion F. Sturkey. 1997. Heritage Press
International, ISBN: 0965081427.
Born in
Brooklyn … Raised in the CAV! John E.
Flanagan. 2001. Xlibris Corp. 238 pp. www.Xlibris.com. [B-1/9th Lift
pilot’s year, 1967-68].
Brennan's War:
Vietnam 1965-1969. Matthew Brennan. 1985. Pocket Books, NY. ISBN: 0-671-70595-4.
Brian Wizard's
Permission to Kill: Viet Nam, '68-'69: the Thunderhawks, 181st Assault
Helicopter Company. Brian Wizard. Year? Starquill. ISBN: 0949702013.
Centaur
Flights: A Cobra Pilot in the 4th Cav. Richard D. Spalding. 1996. Ivy Books, NY. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-8041-1560-5. [D/3/4 Cav ’69-70]
Ceremonies of
the Horsemen. * Mark Staggs. 1997. American Literary Press. ISBN: 1561673420.[brother’s book on SP-4 1st Cav Cobra gunner.
Huh?]
Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos. GeorgeJ. Marrett. 2003.
Smithsonian Books. 227 pp. [Air Force A-1 Skyraider “Sandy” pilot; worked with
“Jolly Greens” in pilot rescues].
Chickenhawk: A
Shattering Personal Account of the Helicopter War in Vietnam. Robert Mason. 1984.
Penguin Books, NY. ISBN: 0-14-00-7218-7. [First Cav Lift, ’65-66]
Chickenhawk:
Back in the World. Life After Vietnam. Robert Mason. 1993. Penguin Books, NY. ISBN:
0670-84835-2.
Choppers: The
Heroic Birth of Helicopter Warfare. J.D. Coleman & Ace Collins. St. Martins Mass
Market Paper. ISBN: 0312966350.
Cleared Hot: A
Marine Combat Pilot’s Vietnam. Col. Bob Stoffey. 1992. St. Martin’s, NY. 300 pp.
Crew Chief. Jesse T. McLeod. 1988.
Daring Books, Canton, OH. ISBN: 0-938936-78-6.
Dateline: Viet
Nam. 1966.
Jim G. Lucas. Award House.
Dear Mom, I’m
Alive: Letters from Home from Blackwidow 25. Randolph P. Mains. 1992. Avon Books, New York.
[’68-69 C 101 AVN, 101st. Good read, too bad my copy has the famous
1/9th “stamp” photo on cover J]
DUSTOFF--
No Compromise! No Rationalization! No Hesitation! Fly the
Mission. Steve Vermillion.
2003. Wild 'N Woolly Publishing. PO
Box 731452, Puyallup, WA 98373. <http://www.dustoff40.com/index.html>
Dust Off. (Illustrated History of the Vietnam
War, Vol 16), John L. Cook,
F. Clifton
Berry, & James C.
Davies.1988. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publ. ISBN: \0553345508.
Dust Off: Army
Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam. Peter Dorland and James Nanney. 1972. Center for
Military History, United States Army.
Easy Target:
The Long, Strange Trip of a Scout Pilot in Vietnam. Tom Smith. 1996. Presidio
Press, Novato, CA. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-89141-595-5. [Scout pilot with the Cav’s
“Flying Circus” in ’69-70]
1500 Feet Over
Vietnam: a Marine Helicopter Pilot's Diary. Bruce R. Lake. Almine Library. 371 pp. ISBN: 0962350028.
Fighting
Helicopters of the 20th Century. Christopher Chant. 1996. Tiger Books Int'l., London.
ISBN: 185501-808-X.
Firebirds: The
Best First-person Account of Helicopter Combat in Vietnam Ever Written. Chuck Carlock. 1995. The
Summit Publishing Gp., Arlington, TX. 285 pp. ISBN: 1-56530-197-8. [71st Assault Helicopter Company].
Flying Army:
The Modern Air Arm of the U.S. Army. W. E. Butterworth. 1971.
Doubleday.
Flying Army:
The Modern Air Arm of the U.S. Army.. Frank Harvey. 1967. Bantam Books.??
Flying Through the Years: A Trilogy
of Short Tours and Collection of Stories. Robert Lanzotti. 2003. [Collection of stories
of his helicopter tours in Korea and 2 in Vietnam, last in Chinooks with the 1st
Cav]
Get the
Bloody Job Done: The Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight-Vietnam and the
135th Assault Helicopter Company 1967-1971. Steve
Eather.
Ground Attack
Vietnam: The Marines who Controlled the Skies. J. M. Moriarty, New York:
Ivy, 1993.
Gunslingers in
Action.
Lou Drendel. 1974. Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-89747-013-3.
H-13 Sioux. Wayne Mutza. 1995. Squadron/Signal Publ. [tiny little
booklet is packed w/ history, photos, illustrations]
Headhunters. Matthew Brennan (ed.).
Presidio Press. 1987. ISBN: 0-89141-300-6. [chapters by different 1/9th
guys, but essential reading by all who served in any air cav unit; classic!]
Heliborne: USMC Helicopter Assault. (Osprey Color Library) Yves Debay & Lindsay
Peacock. 1993. Motorbooks. ISBN: 1855323117.
Helicopters. The Illustrated History of
The Vietnam War [series]. John
Guilmartin, Jr. and Michael O’Leary. 1988. Bantam Books. 157 pp. [Cool little
paperback; lots of photos. A good
capsule history]
Historical
Summary. 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, First Cavalry
Division. The Vietnam Years. 2000. LTC (Ret) Hilbert H. Chole. Self published.
Huey. Jay & David Groen. 1984. ISBN 0-345-31253-8.
Huey. W. Mutza. 1992. Squadron Signal. ISBN: 0897472799.
Huey. Lou Drendel. 1983. Squadron/Signal. (Modern Military Aircraft Series).
ISBN: 0897471458.
Huey: A Helicopter Legend. (Osprey Military Aircraft). Salvador Mafe Huertas.
Osprey Publ. Co. 1993. ISBN: 1855322722.
Hunter-Killer Squadron: Aero-Weapons,
Aero-Scouts, Aero-Rifles. Matthew
Brennan (ed.). Presidio Press. 1990. ISBN: 0-89141-394-4. [A “must have” for
all 1/9th vets]
H-34 Choctaw in Action. Lennart Lundh. 1994. Squadron/Signal Publications,
Inc. Aircraft Number 146. ISBN 0-89747-319-1.
It Took Heroes: A Chaplain’s Tribute of
Vietnam and Those Who Waited for Them.
Claude D. Newby. 1998. Self published.
ISBN 1-55517-392-6. [1st
Cav chaplain,1966-67].
It Took Heroes, Volume II: Continuing the
Story and Tribute To Those Who Endured the Darkest Days of Vietnam. Claude D.
Newby. 2000. Tribute Interprises.
ISBN: 09678431-1-1 www.SunriseBooks.com. [Chaplain
in the 1st Cav and 1/9th, 1969-70].
Lest We Forget: The Kingsmen, 101st
Aviation Battalion. 1968. William C.
Meacham. 1999. Ivy Books, New York. 354 pp.
Life on the Line. Stories of Vietnam Air
Combat. Philip Chinnery.1988. St.
Martins Press, NY. 256 pp. [Many true stories of both helicopter and (mainly)
fixed wing actions in RVN]
Lock On No.
6:
AH-1S Cobra. Francois Verlinden.
Low-Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big
Red One. Hugh L. Mills Jr. w/ Robert
A. Anderson. 1992. Dell, NY, and Presidio. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-44021549-8. [Adventures
of a Scout pilot with D-1/4th; one of his OH-6As hangs in the
aviation museum at Ft. Rucker]
Maverick: The Personal War of a Vietnam
Cobra Pilot. Dennis J. Marvicsin and
Jerold A. Greenfield. 1990. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, N.Y. ISBN 0-399-13567-7. [Half
the book is about Marvicsin’s 1st tour as slick & gun driver
with A/502 AVN,’65-66; then Cobra pilot, C/3/17, ’68-69]
Military Helicopter Doctrines of the
Major Powers, 1945-1992: Making Decisions about Air-Land Warfare. Matthew Allen. 1993. ISBN: 0313285225.
No
Place to Die, The Agony of Vietnam.
Hugh H. Mulligan. 1967. William Morrow & Co. [Chapter 6 about helicopter
war]
Outlaws in Vietnam:
1966-67 in the Delta. David L. Eastman. 2001. 456 pp. Peter Randall Publ. ISBN:
0914339974. [Huey pilot w/ 175 AC, ’66-67]
Pleiku - The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare
in Vietnam. J. D. Coleman. 1989. St.
Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN: 0-312-914-68-7. [Initial history of entry of 1st
airmobile division in Vietnam]
Primer of the Helicopter War.* Charles Holley & Mike Sloniker. 1997. Nissi
Publishing, Dallas-Ft. Worth. ISBN: 0-944372-11-2. [Great overview of the
helicopter war; coffee table book]
Rescue Pilot: Life-Saving At-Sea Navy
Helicopter Missions. Dan McKinnon.
2003. Aviation Week Books. [unk. if RVN included]
Rescue Under Fire: The Story of Dust Off
in Vietnam. John L.Cook. 1998.
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0461-5
Seawolves: First Choice. Daniel E. Kelly. 1998. Ivy Books, NY. 304 pp. [Navy Huey
gunship riverine force]
Silent Birdmen. Albert Rampone. Rampone Publ., Knob Noster, MO.
ISBN: 0-962-07160-5.
Snake Driver! Cobras in Vietnam. Bob Rosenburgh. 1993. Ivy Books, NY. ISBN:
0-841-0538-3.
Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack
Helicopter in Vietnam. Randy R. Zahn. 2002. Brasseys, Inc. 368 pp. ISBN 157488565 [19 yr. old C-1/9th, 1st
Cav, pilot’s very personal year ‘70-71].
Tales of a Helicopter Pilot. Richard C.
Kirkland. 2002. Smithsonian Institution Press. 173 pp. [former WW2
P-38 pilot, Medivac pilot in Korea, mixes his and others’ stories of mainly
helicopter rescues, civilian and military].
Talons of Fire. Mike Austin & Don Dunnington.
http://www.vietvet.org/bg23.htm
The Broken Sword.* Lee Westbrook. 1996. Nissi Publishing Co., Dallas-Ft.
Worth. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-944372-06-6.
The Air War in Vietnam. Phillip D. Chinnery. 1987. Bison Books.
The Cavalry Trade. Col. John B. Stockton. 1999. Rita Stockton. [Memoirs of the first
Commander of the 1/9th, who brought back the Stetson to the Army]
The Forgotten Hero of My Lai: The
Hugh Thompson Story. Trent
Angers. 2002. Acadian House Publishing, P.O. Box 52247,
Lafayette, LA 70505. 247 pp. http://www.acadianhouse.com
The History of Units in
III Corps. Mike
Sloniker. (on-line supplement to the 2001 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots’ Assn.
Directory – for members at: http://www.vhpadata.org/index.htm)
The Huey and Huey Cobra. Bill Siuru. Aero Publ. 1987. ISBN: 0830683933.
The Jesus Nut.* David Freeman. Nissi Publishing, Dallas-Ft. Worth,
TX.309 pp.
The Making of a Falcon. Dominic Fino. 1995. Vantage Press, NY. ISBN:
0-533-11190-0.
The UH-1C Huey. Peter Wayne Harlem. 1985. Cobra Company. ISBN:
0933907001.
Thunderbird Lounge: An aviator’s story
about one early transportation helicopter company, along with its sister
companies as they paved the way in what was to become “a helicopter war”. MG
Robert J. Brandt. 2001. Trafford Publishing. www.trafford.com/robots/01-0408.html. [33rd Transportation Co. (H-21s), Bien Hoa, 1962-63].
United
States Army Air Ambulance. Mark M.
Hough. 1999. Vedder River Publ. Co. [includes detailed history of every Medivac
unit in Vietnam].
USMC Vietnam Helicopter Pilots: Pop a
Smoke. 1995.
Vietnam Choppers: Helicopters in Battle
1950-1975. Simon Dunston. 1988. Osprey Publishing, Ltd.
London. ISBN: 0850455723. [Large format paper cover, details origins
of helicopters in Vietnam by Service; many photos]
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association
(International), 2003. Membership Directory. VHCMA, P. O. Box 1026, Collierville, TN 38027-1026. <vhcmaed@sprynet.com>
Vietnam Helicopter Handbook. Barry Gregory. 1988. Wellingborough, England. 152
pp. (or 1989). HarperCollins; & Patrick Stephens ISBN: 1852600241).
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
2003 Membership Directory. Vol 20,
Oct. 2003. 591 pp. [Available at: http://www.vhpa.org/products_form.html]
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. 1995. Turner Publishing Company.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. Historical Reference Directory. Vol. I
1961-1965, 348 pp., Vol. 2A, 2B
1966-1967, 833 pp. Available at
<http://www.vhpa.org/products_form.html>
Vietnam Studies: Airmobility, 1961-1971. Lt. Gen. John J. Tolson. Department of the Army,
1973. ]Later published in hardback as “Airmobility in Vietnam: Helicopter Warfare in
Southeast Asia” (see above, and on-line at:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/Airmobility/airmobility-fm.html)]
Vietnam: The War in the Air. Rene Francillon. New York: Arch Cape Press. 1987.
255 pp. [A detailed account, heavily illustrated, with much information about
particular units and aircraft types.]
Vietnam: The Helicopter War. Philip D. Chinnery. 1991. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis,
MD. ISBN: 155750-875-5.
United States Army Ambulance. 1999. Mark H. Hough. Vedder River Publishing
Company.
USMC Vietnam Helicopter Pilots. 1995. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN: 156311190X.
VNAF: The South Vietnamese Air Force:
1945-1975. Jim Mesko. 1987.
Squadron/Signal Publ. 64 pp.
Why Didn’t You Get Me Out? Betrayal in
the Viet Cong Death Camps; The Truth About Hero es, Traitors, and those Left
Behind. Frank Anton with Tommy
Denton. 1997. The Summit Publishing Group, Arlington, Texas. 196 pp. ISBN:
1-56530-251-6.
UH-1 Iroquois/AH-1 Hueycobra. Jerry Scutts. Motorbooks International. 1984. ISBN:
0711014167.
U.S. Navy
Seawolves: The Elite Hal-3 Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam. Daniel E.
Kelly.
2002.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. 1995. Turner Publ. ISBN: 1563111438.
Winged Sabers. The Air Cavalry in
Vietnam, 1965-1973. Lawrence H.
Johnson. 1990. Stackpole Books. ISBN: 0811718573. [Essential data on all air
cav units]
Wings of the Eagle: A Kingsman's Story. W. T. Grant. 1994. Ivy Books, NY. 340pp. ISBN:
0-8041-1062-X [Lift pilot, 17 AHC/B 101 Avn Btn, 101 Cav ’68-69]
Wings for the Valiant.* Robert W. Sisk. 1989. Warner Books, Inc., NY. 179 pp.
ISBN: 0-446-36017-1. [Lift pilot, C-229th,
First Cav, ’66-67]
Year of the Snake – One Helicopter
Pilot’s Story of a Year in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. ‑1999. W. Bailey Jones. Shade Tree
Publications. [114th Aviation Company (AML) “Cobras”, ’65-66].
ARTICLES
Pappy. Mike Powell. 1997. [A Co/229th AHB, 1st Cav.] <http://grunt.space.swri.edu/mppappy.htm>
Helicopters Over South Vietnam. Dickey Chapelle. National Geographic, Vol. 122, No.
5, Nov. 1962, pp. 734-754.
The Coming of Age: The Role of the
Helicopter in the Vietnam War. Army
History, No. l29 (Winter 1994), pp. 29-36.
FICTION, VIETNAM Helicopter Books
A Killing Shadow. Randolph E. Crew. Artec Publishing.
Brandywine’s
War.
Robert Vaughn and Monroe Lynch [Army helicopter WOs]. Bartholomew House. ISBN:
0877940282. [“a brilliant satiric novel of Army life in the midst of battle
with a kooky collection of characters who turn a military firebase into of a stage
for bizarre war games ….”]
CW2. Layne Heath. 1990. Avon Books, NY. ISBN: 0-380-71000-5.
Doorgunner. Michael Williams. 1987. Tom Doherty Asso., Inc.
ISBN: 0-812-51202-2.
Few Die Well. David R. Olsen. 1991. Jove
Books, New York. 310 pp. [First Cav gunship pilot, ’67-68]
Fiddler’s Green. Ron Timberlake. Web-published work in progress.
Heli-Vet’s home page. [Ron was killed
before finishing this work].
Orders to Vietnam: A Novel of Helicopter
Warfare. William E. Butterworth.
Little Brown & Co. 1968. ISBN: 0316119059.
Red Bird Down! A Novel about
Air Cavalry and Aero-Scouts in Vietnam. Bruce E. Carlson. 2000. Morris Publishing, Kearney,
NE. ISBN 0-9701560-0-6 [Rev. Carlson flew Scours w/ C/7/17th ’69-70]
Sacrifices. James Nathan Post. Web-published book.
http://www.zianet.com/scribes/#SACRIFICES
The Blue Deep. Layne C. Heath. 1993. William Morrow & Company,
Inc. ISBN: 0688103138.
The
Doom Pussy. Elaine Shepard. 1967.
Pocket Books, NY (originally by Trident Press). 262 pp. [fact-based fiction by
Vietnam war correspondent. Chapter on145th Aviation Btn., actions of A, 501st
and 197th Avn. Co.]
Whirlwind. James Clavell. 1986. William Morrow & Company.
ISBN: 0688066631.
NON-FICTION (mostly), General
Helicopter
Advanced Alloys in the Soviet Aviation
Industry: Enhancing Fatigue Strength of Helicopter Components. Valery Weinstein & Rebecca Krafft (Ed.). 1986.
Delphic Associates, Inc. ISBN: 1558310568.
Aerodynamics of the Helicopter. Alfred Gessow and Garry C. Myers. 1967. Continuum
Publishing Company. ISBN: 0804442754. (But also: Aerodynamics Of The
Helicopter; The Standard Work on Helicopters. Ungar Pub. Co.)
AH 64 Apache in Action. Squadron/Signal. 1989. ISBN: 0897472233.
Analysis of U. S. Army Helicopter
Programs. Frances M. Lussier. 1996.
Diane Publishing Co. ISBN: 078812756X.
Apache
Helicopter: The Ah-64 (High-Tech Military Weapons). Matthew
Pitt. 2000.
Apache: Multi-Purpose Attack Helicopter. Intl. Defense Images. Motorbooks Intl. 1988. ISBN:
0879383038.
Attack
Helicopters: The Ah-64 Apaches (War Planes). Bill
Sweetman. 2001.
Basic Helicopter Handbook. Federal Aviation Administration. Jepperson Sanderson
Aviation. 1978. ISBN: 089100162X.
Basic Helicopter Handbook. 1995. Diane Publishing Company. ISBN: 0788119796.
Bell Aircraft Since 1935. Alain J. Pelletier. 1992. Naval Institute. ISBN:
1557500568.
Bell Aircraft
Since 1935 (Putnam Aviation Series). Alain J.
Pelletier.
Bell UH-1 (Super Profile). Christopher Chant. Haynes
Publications. 1985. ISBN: 0854294376.
Black Hawk
Helicopter (Aircraft). Henry M. Holden. 2001.
Black Helicopters Over America:
Strikeforce for the New World Order.
1995.Jim Keith. IllumiNet. ISBN: 1881532054.
Black Helicopters II: The Endgame Strategy. Jim Keith. 1998. IllumiNet. ISBN: 1881532143.
Chariots of the Damned: Helicopter
Special Operations from Vietnam to Kosovo. Mike McKinney
& Mike Ryan.
2001. Thomas Dunne Books. 215 pp.
Chilled Glass & Hot Pots: The Story
of Helicopter Pilot. Gary D.
Traylor. 1987. Heli World. ISBN: 093917703X.
Chopper!: The Illustrated Story of
Helicopters in Action. Bern Keating.
1976. Rand McNally & Co. ISBN: 0-528-81842-2.
Close Air Support: Armed Helicopters and
Ground Attack Aircraft. Greenhill
Military Manual. Michael J. H.
Taylor. 1996. Greenhill Books & Stackpole Books. 144 pp. ISBN
1-85367-240-8. [Odd shaped little hardback. Each little “chapter” depicts an aircraft from all over the
world].
Cocky, The Little Helicopter. Marjorie Barrows. 1943. Rand McNally & Co.
Combat Helicopters. Jay Schleifer. 1996. Capstone Publ. ISBN: 156065305.
Combat Helicopters. Yves Debay. 1996. Motorbooks. 152 pp. ISBN:
2908182521.
Connecticut ... Helicopter Portraits. 1956? Distributed by" the Corporation"
[http://www.books.com/scripts/default.exe].
Das Grosse Hubschrauber-Typenbuch:
Helikopter der Welt. Marcus
Aulfinger. Midland Counties Publications. Date? 244 pp.
Emergency Rescue Vehicles. Mike Haenggi and John Holmgren. 1997. Motorbooks.
ISBN: 076030274X.
Flight for Life.* Marie Maher. Pocket Books. 1993.ISBN: 067174464X.
Flying Firefighters. Gary Hines. 1993. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN:
0395611970. (childrens’)
From Horse to Helicopter. Transporting
the British Army in War and Peace. John
Sutton and John Walker. 1990. Leo Cooper, London. 232 pp. [Nice,
well-researched hardback; very interesting, if you’re a Brit]
Foundations
of Helicopter Flight. S. Newman, S Newman.
German Helicopters, 1928-1945. Heinz J. Nowarra. 1991. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0887402895.
Gunship: 82 Challenging New Adventures. Dave Prochnow. 1988. Tab Books. ISBN: 0830693327.
Helicopter: An
Illustrated History of Rotary-Winged. Patrick Allen.
1996. 144 pp. Airlife Pub Ltd; ASIN: 1853102199.
Helicopter Fighters:
Warbirds of Battle. Andy
Lightbody
Helicopter
Pilot's Handbook of Mountain Flying and Advanced Techniques. Norman
Bailey. 2002.
Helicopter:
Pioneering With Igor Sikorsky. William E. Hunt. 1999.
Helicopters. Darlene R. Stille. 1997. Children's Press. ISBN:
0516203355. [childrens’]
Helicopter
Maintenance (Aviation Technician Training Course-JS312642). Joseph Schafer. 1986.
Helicopter Theory. Wayne
Johnson. 1994.
Gunship Academy: Tactics and Maneuvers
for Attack Helicopter Simulations.
Richard G. Sheffield. Compute. 1988. ISBN: 0874551536.
H-34 Choctaw in Action. Lennart Lundh. 1994. Squadron Signal. ISBN:
0897473191.
Helicopter Ambulance Study. Robert R. Coleman. 1969.
Helicopter Mystery. Elting. ISBN: 0817831711.
Helicopter Pilots. Crestwood House. 1988.ISBN: 0516303996.
Ka-50. A. Mazepov, A. Mikheev, V. Zenkin, and A. Zhimov. Year? Polygon,
Moscow.
Forged in Steel: U.S. Marine Corps
Aviation. C.J. Heatley III ,
Kathleen D. Valenzi (Ed.). 1991. Howell Press. ISBN: 0943231000.
Friendly Fire Shootdown of Army
Helicopters Over Northern Iraq:
Hearing Before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the on National Security,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Congress, first session, hearing held,
August 3, 1995. U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.,
Congressional Sales Office. ISBN: 0160520606.
Helicopters. (How-It-Works series). Ian Graham. 1996. Shooting
Star Press (Belgium). 32 pp. ISBN: 1-57338-541-0. Childrens’ book, but
excellent illustrations of mechanics; photos ($2.98 at mall book bin).
Helicopter Aces (Visual Novel of the War
of Tomorrow). James W. Braden. Avon
Books. 1990. ISBN: 0380758474 . Fiction.
Helicopter Ambulance Service To
Emergencies: Final Report [On
Project Haste]. Publ. ? 1971.
Helicopter Design and Data Manual. Stanley J. Dzik. 1984. Aviation Book Co. ISBN:
0879940107.
Helicopter Directory. Joseph Mill. Brown. Hippocrene Books. 1976. ISBN:
0882543822.
Helicopter Fighters: Warbirds of Battle. Andy Lightbody. Beekman House. 1990. ISBN:
0517687623.
Helicopter: History, Piloting and How It
Flies. John Fay. Hippocrene Books.
1987. ISBN: 0870523880.
Helicopters In The High Country: 40 Years
of Mountain Flying. Peter
Corley-Smith and David N. Sono Nis Press. ISBN # 1-55039-061-9.
Helicopter Mystery. Elting. Date? ISBN: 0817831711.
Helicopter Pilot. W. W. Butterworth. Norton (publ.) 1967.
Helicopter Pilot Manual. 1996. Jeppesen S. ISBN#: 0884872238.
Helicopter Pilot Reports. (At Risk Series), 1995. Aviation Week and Space
Technology. ISBN: 0070031681.
Helicopter Pilots (At Risk Series). Nielsen. Crestwood House. 1988.
ISBN: 0896863999.
Helicopter (Take It Apart). Chris Oxlade & Mike Grey. 1997. Silver Burdett
Press. ISBN#: 0382396693. (childrens’)
Helicopter Rescue. John Chartres. Ian Allan (publ.). ISBN: 0711010625.
Helicopter Rescues. Glines Cv. Scholastic Paperbacks. 1975. ISBN:
0590002864
Helicopter: Story of the Falklands
Campaign. John Hamilton. 1990.
Trafalgar Square. ISBN: 0715392867.
Helicopter Theory. Wayne Johnson. 1994. Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN:
0486682307.
Helicopter-UFO Encounter Over Ohio. Jennie Zeidman. 1979. J. Allen Hynek. ISBN:
9999181333.
Helicopter Utilization In Municipal Law
Enforcement, Administrative Considerations. James R. Beall. 1973. Thomas Charles C Publ. ISBN: 0398027803.
Helicopters: Wildwings, Photos, Specs:
Adventures in the Sky! Phyllis
Raybin Emert. Silver Burdett Press. 1990. ISBN: 0671689673.
Hovering - the History of the
Whirly-Girls International Women Helicopter Pilots. Henry M. Holden. 1994. Black Hawk Publishing
Company. ISBN: 187963094X (paperback: ISBN: 1879630958)
Igor Sikorsky: Father of the Helicopter. (Masters of Invention), Steven Otfinoski. 1993.
Rourke Enterprises. ISBN: 0865921008.
Instructor's Guide to Helicopter Flight
Maneuvers. Knight. 1984. Aviation
Book Co. ISBN: 9991765409.
Kiss the Sky: Helicopter
Tales. Jan Hornung.
Learning to Fly Helicopters. R. Randall Padfield. 1991. McGraw-Hill. ISBN:
0830620923.
Lockheed
Ah-56a Cheyenne (Warbird Tech Series, Volume 27). Tony
Landis, Dennis R. Jenkins. 2000.
Lock on No.
13 : AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter. Francois
Verlinden.
Lost Over Laos: A True Story of Tragedy,
Mystery, and Friendship. Richard
Pyle. 2003. [“A poignant story of four
combat photographers who died (shot down in an ARVN Huey during Lam San 719) in
Indochina – and the two journalists who kept their memory alive”]
McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache (Classic Warplanes). Bob Munro. Gallery Books. 1991.
ISBN: 0831714050.
Mi 24 Hind in Action. Hans-Heiri Stapfer. 1989. Squadron/Signal. ISBN:
0897472039.
Military Helicopters, Vol. 6. John J. Everett-Heath, G. M. Moss, A. W. Mowat,
& K. E. Reid. 1990. Brassey's, Inc. ISBN: 008036716X.
1988 Survey Of American Women Helicopter
Pilots. Enid C. Kaspar. 1988. E.C.
Kaspar (Publ.)
Operation Desert Storm: Apache Helicopter
Fratricide Incident. Barbara Cart,
William McDaniel, & E. Stone (Eds.). DIANE Publ. ISBN: 0788141155.
Paladin Zero Six: A Desert Storm Memoir
by a 101st Airborne Attack Helicopter Company Commander. Rafael J.,
Jr. Garcia.
Personnel Safety in Helicopter
Operations: Helirescue Manual. 1988.
Emerg Response. ISBN: 091372436X.
Pitch, Power, and Luck: A Helicopter. Gary Traylor. Heliworld Press. 1987. ISBN:
0939177021
Precision-Guided Logistics: Flexible
Support for the Force-Projection Army's High-Technology Weapons. Marc L. Robbins & Douglas W. McIver. 1994. Rand
Corp. ISBN: 0833015745.
Principles of Helicopter Flight. Jean-Pierre Harrison. 1993. Pilot Training
Publications Co. ISBN: 0963849107.
Principles of Helicopter Flight/ 1749T. W. J.
Wagtendonk.
Rotary Elite: Army Choppers of NATO. Yves Debay and James Hill, Concord Publications
CP-4017. 96 pp.
Rotorcraft Flying Handbook: FAA - H808321. Federal
Aviation Administration.
Rotor & Wing (magazine)
Shock Trauma.* Pat G Jensen. 1997. Pat Jensen Jeffrey. 306 pp.
ISBN: 0968195601. Fiction.
Status of Advanced Attack Helicopter
Program. Department Of The Army.
1977. U.S. General Accounting Office.
Status Of The Ch-53e Helicopter Program. Department of The Navy. 1977. U.S. General
Accounting Office.
Ten Thousand Hours: Reminiscences of
Helicopter Bush Pilot.* S. Corley.
1940. Sono Nis Press. ISBN: 9997736087
The Art & Science of Flying
Helicopters. Shawn Corwyn Coyle.
1996. Iowa State University. ISBN#: 081382169X.
The Big Book of Real Helicopters. How
They Work, What They Do, Where They Go. Clayton Knight. . Date? Grossett & Dunlap. (old childrens' book)
The Boy Who
Would Be a Helicopter. Vivian Gussin Paley, Robert Coles. 1991.
The Chopper Boys: Helicopter Warfare in
Africa. 1995. A. Venter, Richard
Wood, & Neall Ellis. Stackpole Books. ISBN: 1853671770.
The Complete Guide To 1001 Helicopter
Operators In The United States.
1991. Heli-Publications.
The Flapping Behaviour of a Helicopter
Rotor at High Tip Speed Ratios. Ernest
Wilde. H.M.S.O.
The Foundations of Helicopter Flight.* Simon Newman. 1994. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 303
pp. ISBN: 047023394X.
The Helicopter: An Illustrated History. Keith Carey. P. Stephens (publ.). date? ISBN:
0850597951.
The Helicopter, Its Importance To
Commerce And To The Public. Ann N.
Davis. 1978. Helicopter Association of America.
The Helicopter Story of the Falklands
Campaign. John Hamilton. David &
Charles UK. 1991. ISBN: 0715392867.
The McDonnell Douglas Apache (Aero Series, Vol. 33). Frank Caleche. Aero Publ.
1988. ISBN: 0830686142.
The McDonnell Douglas OH-6a Helicopter. Donald J. Porter. 1996. DIANE Publ. ISBN: 0788139762.
The Official Helicopter Specification
Book. HeliValue$. Year? ISBN:
0943791952.
UH-1H/V Flight Handbook for U.S. Army
Aviators. Bruce W. Dawson, Michael
E. Jose (Ed.), & Denise C. Dawson (Ed.). 1995. Silver Wings Publishers.
ISBN: 1878595008.
United States Naval Aviation Patches:
Aircraft/Attack Squadrons/Helicopter Squadrons. Michael L. Roberts. 1995. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Vertical
Ascent : Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot. Charles O.
Weir.
Vertical Challenge: The Hiller Aircraft
Story. Jay P. Spenser. 1992. University
of Washington Press. ISBN: 0295972033.
Westland Sea King. John Chartres. I. Allan (publ.). Year? ISBN:
0711013942.
We Were Soldiers Once … And Young: Ia
Drang, the Battle the Changed the War in Vietnam. Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L.
Galloway. 1993. Random House, NY.
Working Hard with the Rescue Helicopter.* Cynthia Benjamin. Scholastic. 1997. ISBN#:
0590134493. (Childrens’)
Whirlybirds: A History of the U.S.
Helicopter Pioneers. Jay P. Spenser.
University of Washington Press. (in press). ISBN: 0295976993.
VIDEO and AUDIO TAPES (not up to date)
Apache: Attack Helicopter. VHS. Published by Baker & Taylor Video. 1991.
ISBN: 6303389244.
Helicopter Gunships. Vietnam Home Movies. VHS. Published by BVC Publ.
1994. ISBN: 6302526825.
Helicopter Safe Pilot Series. VHS. Published by FERDE GROFE FILMS. 1992. ISBN:
6302138280.
Let's Go Fly a Helicopter. VHS. Published by BLUE BEETLE PRODUCTIONS. 1996.
ISBN: 6303593100.
Police in Helicopter. John Holt. Audio CD. Published by NYAM. 1998. ISBN:
6304894112.
The Wild Ones. The Air Cavalry in
Vietnam: The True Story of the Legendary Air-Ground Assault Force That Struck
Terror in the Hearts of the Enemy!
VHS. Dane Hansen Productions. P.O. Box 18163, Boulder, CO. 80308.
1-800-546-8871. ISBN 1-57031-029-7.
Of Heroes and Helicopters: The Life and
Times of the Helicoper Pilot in Vietnam. VHS. Dane Hanson Productions. 3405 Penrose Place, Suite 103, Boulder,
CO 80301. 1-800-546-8871.
INTERNET SOURCES FOR BUYING BOOKS AND
TAPES
Books About Vietnam: www.illyria.com/vnbooks.html#QR
[a great site to find books on Vietnam by Amazon Books; describes content of
certain books]
Vietnam Helicopter Unit Histories (from
VHPA)
http://militaryhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.vhpa.org/others.html
http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Half.com [eBay subsite]
Bibliofind (for old, used, & rare
books): http://www.bibliofind.com/
Burkes Bookstore: www.burkesbooks.com
[found copy of “Winged Sabers” years ago when nobody else could – at reasonable
cost, thought now reprinted and available softbound at Amazon]
http://www.alibris.com/
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR FINDING OUT-OF-PRINT
BOOKS:
Editions Booksearch, Inc. 117 Cotton Square,
Lufkin, TX 75904 (409) 639-1187
Tattered Cover. (800) 833-9327
Book Call (800) 255-2665
LISTS OF BOOKS ON VIETNAM ON THE
INTERNET:
Edwin E. Moïse Bibliography, a history
Professor at Clemson University, maintains an extensive list of publications on
Vietnam. GREAT start for research: http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~eemoise/bibliography.html/
Library of Congress: http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
REVIEWS & SYNOPSES
AH-1 HueyCobra (Combat Aircraft Series) by Lindsay Peacock. W.
A. Jones: This thin little paperback is chocked full of historical details
and has many photos and several good color illustrations of many units' paint
jobs. Included are the shark's teeth versions of C-1/9th, D-3/4th, B-25th AB,
and another unique toothy version only identified as "Pale Rider of the
1st Cav." The crossed sabers of the 1/7th are shown. Several angles of an
F/8 ship are illustrated. A Marine AH-T of HMM 261 (1983-era) is depicted, as
are those of some export countries: Israel, the Spanish Navy, Japan, and Iran.
There is an unidentified photo of a flight of 3 Cobras with cool teeth. Another
shows an apparent Centaur in the foreground with 5 Marine CH-46s in the
background "near Hue", over water. Another depicts a closeup of a
Blue Max in a rocket run. A very detailed skeleton drawing depicts most all the
internals - each identified in a numbered list. The last section is on later
variants. The booklet contains a very good evolutionary history, with many
photos. This publication has a heavy Marine influence. One of the 5 chapters is
devoted to the Marine Cobra. The chapter on "Cobra in Service" stated
that initial Cobra training by Marines was at Hunter Army Airfield. A
gratuitous sentence states: "Training was accomplished alongside Army
personnel, and some idea of the superior qualities of the Marines can be gained
from the fact that, in a class of 39, the four USMC candidates occupied the
first four places on graduation." That ought to be a source of pride to
you Marines, but I wonder how those four were selected, compared to how Army
candidates were "selected." Overall, it is a "must have"
book for anyone interested in the HueyCobra. I'm quite sure I found it in a
model-and-hobby shop in Tucson several years ago while looking (unsuccessfully)
for the old Revell model kit of the AH-1G I used to have.
Ceremonies of the Horsemen by Mark Staggs. Midwest Book Review: In 1970,
a California judge sent Wade B. Staggs into enlist in the military for an
"attitude adjustment". Ceremonies Of The Horsemen examines Wade's
combat experiences in the United States Army as a member of the Fox Troop, 3rd
Attack Helicopter Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division AH-1G COBRA [never heard of
this ourfit!] and relates the details of the personal relationships Wade
developed with those with whom he shared these experiences. Wade returned to
California in 1971 after his Cobra Helicopter was shot down and he was
critically wounded. However, he was not received as a war hero who had been
willing to forfeit his life for the love of country and the safety of his
fellow Americans. He struggled with his relationships with others who could not
comprehend his combat experiences, poor health as a result of the wounds he
sustained during the war, depression, and poverty. In addition to being the
story of one man's experiences during and after the Vietnam War, Ceremonies Of
The Horsemen is a reminder that war does not only damage the physical body, it
is destructive to the mind and soul.
Flight for Life by Marie Maher. Synopsis: Contains firsthand
accounts about daring rescues from the pilots, the flight nurses, the
paramedics, and the emergency crews of America's helicopter rescue teams. By
the author of Trooper Down!
Shock Trauma by Pat G. Jensen. (Fiction). This is the first novel
ever to capture the heart pounding, life and death drama of helicopter air
ambulance rescue. The story revolves around the misadventures of ICU nurse
Angie Jackson, paramedic Russ Andrews and pilot Dale Morgan as they fly to the
scene of motor vehicle accidents, assist with mountain rescues, learn how to
luge and take part in the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games torch relay. "
I got so tired of reading medical novels that were always about doctors and
hospitals. As a helicopter flight nurse, I wanted to capture the heart-pounding
emotion of racing to the scene of a multi-car pileup. To feel the drama, fear
and stress of fighting to keep a patient alive while flying 2000 feet above the
ground. I wanted to show readers my world...to experience it through the eyes
of someone who's been there...done it...and has the physical and emotional
battle scars to prove it." - Author.
Talons of Fire. The recollections of Mike Austin, an Army helicopter
pilot in Vietnam. Mike collaborated with 101st Airborne veteran Don Dunnington
on this outstanding glimpse into grass roots level flying during the Vietnam
War.
The Foundations of Helicopter Flight by Simon Newman. From the publisher: Using
practical examples and illustrated case studies, supported by all relevant
theory, this text offers an accessible introduction which guides the reader
through the theory, design, construction and operation of helicopters. Develops
fundamental performance and control equations in order to explore the rotor
aerodynamic and dynamic characteristics of helicopters. Example calculations
and performance predictions, reflecting current practice, demonstrate how to
assess a design's feasibility. Includes numerous photos.
Ten Thousand Hours: Reminiscences of
Helicopter Bush Pilot by S. Corley. On-line
reader: "Interesting little stories about bush flying between 1950 and
1960 in Alaska and Canada. Enjoyable to read for heli freaks to become an idea
how heli flying was during this time. Easy to get in Alaska (1996)."
Primer of the Helicopter War by Charles Holley & Mike Sloniker. From the
publisher: Unlike other history books written about the Vietnam War, this
book was written with helicopters and their crews as the main focus . . . and,
it was written by helicopter pilots. Charles Holley flew scout helicopters in
Vietnam and is the author of the highly-acclaimed Bantam War Series book,
Aeroscouts. Mike Sloniker flew slicks and is widely-known as a Vietnam War
historian. Together they have put together a highly-informative book, filled
with first person accounts and photographs, that has no equal. The chapters in
the book follow the events of the Vietnam war chronologically, and include the
roles played by helicopters in each of the major battles. If you crewed a
helicopter in Vietnam, this book is a must have!
The Broken Sword by Lee Westbrook. Exerpt from publisher: How
can your Vet do the things he does? Why does he do them? Doesn't he know what
it's doing to the family? No, he doesn't ...There are no medals, no citations,
no parades, and certainly no glory for those who love, have loved, still love,
or wish they could love a Vietnam War Veteran. There are no Purple Hearts for
mental scars--yours, or his. For many years, no one knew how deep the Vietnam
Vet's wounds were, nor how to begin the healing that would someday restore at
least part of what he once was. There is no way to get the whole man back.
Perhaps the part you loved the most about him--his innocence--was killed by the
war. That part of him cannot be recovered. But, you can get the better part of
what is left.
The Jesus Nut by David Freeman. From the publisher: Vietnam
helicopter pilots learned to depend upon the threaded retaining nut that
secures the main rotor system to the mast on a UH-1 (Huey) or AH-1 (Cobra)
helicopter. If that nut failed . . . well, that's why it was commonly called
the JESUS NUT. Whether you knew Jesus or not, you were on your way to meet Him!
It was near the end of the war and the U.S. was pulling out of theDelta,
leaving some of its own behind. When the US Navy gave up on its prisoners in
the South, one man didn't. Army Warrant Officer Eric Mohr was determined to see
his brother-in-law, a Navy POW being held in the South, set free. When Eric
couldn't get help through conventional channels, he found it through his
contacts in the Christian community. Backed by the prayer support of a small
group of dedicated believers, and trusting in God for direction, Eric and his
friends embark upon a dangerous mission in the U Minh forest of South Vietnam.
Plenty of flying, plenty of action, and a fresh look at God's work in the lives
of men and women during the Vietnam War.
Wings for the Valiant by Robert W. Sisk. On-line comment: "I
was a grunt in Vietnam, and Sisk's book provided me with the perspective of a
chopper jockey. Like Sisk, I became a writer after the war, and I know how hard
it is to make combat real for those who haven't been run through the mill. Read
Sisk's book if you want to come as close to combat as possible without getting
shot."
Working Hard with the Rescue Helicopter by Cynthia Benjamin. Synopsis: A rescue
helicopter pilot spends his day saving people caught in dangerous situations
such as fires, floods, and hurricanes before returning home for his daughter's
birthday party. Cute.