
Low Level Hell
A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One
Hugh L. Mills(Author)
Presidio Press
Published on 8. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-89141-719-4 (ISBN)
Description
The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy. Too often for longevity's sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots (19-22 years old) "invented" the book as they went along.
Praise for Low Level Hell
"An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements. There were moments when I literally held my breath."-Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command
"Low Level Hell is the best 'bird's eye view' of the helicopter war in Vietnam in print today. No volume better describes the feelings from the cockpit. Mills has captured the realities of a select group of aviators who shot craps with death on every mission."-R.S. Maxham, Director, U.S. Army Aviation Museum
Praise for Low Level Hell
"An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements. There were moments when I literally held my breath."-Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command
"Low Level Hell is the best 'bird's eye view' of the helicopter war in Vietnam in print today. No volume better describes the feelings from the cockpit. Mills has captured the realities of a select group of aviators who shot craps with death on every mission."-R.S. Maxham, Director, U.S. Army Aviation Museum
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89141-719-4 (9780891417194)
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E-Book
01/2009
Presidio Press
€15.99
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Person
Hugh L. Mills, Jr.