"Jim Doyle" wrote in message
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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If you were going to name a couple of the greatest writers about
military aviation, who would they be?

I want personal recollections, not history. I'd like names that large
numbers of people would recognize.

For personal recollections: 'Chickenhawk' by Robert Mason is
awe-inspiring.

It's about his year as a Heuy pilot in Vietnam ('66 I think) - don't know
if
I'd classify him as one of the great writers, but it's very well written.
If
you like the perfect balance between the historical and human sides of
military aviation/warfare it'll be the right book for you.

My own recollection of that book, now grown hazy by the march of time, was
that it seemed to be more of a tome of excuses..."How I Ended Up Getting
Snagged for Smuggling Illegal Narcotics, and Why My Vietnam Experience Was
To Blame..." would have been a good second title. My brother was a Huey
pilot in that same war, and he did not hold that particular book in great
regard.

Brooks



Antoine de St Exupery? (Can't stand him, personally, but he seems
beloved)

Ernest Gahn? (or was he a civilian writer only?)

Personally, I think of Don Lopez (Into the Teeth of the Tiger) but I'm
not sure how well known he is to the general public.

Thanks for your input!


all the best -- Dan Ford
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