Taking Fire - Hardcover

Alexander, Ron; Sasser, Charles W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312269846 ISBN 13: 9780312269845

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2001

Synopsis

Ron Alexander is 5' 3" and weighs 110 pounds, making him the smallest American pilot to fly in the Vietnam war. He is also one of the most highly decorated chopper pilots to come out of that war. In this action-driven account, readers will be taken into the heart of the war as they never have before, following Colonel Alexander as he learns the ropes then goes above and beyond the call of duty. Alexander became a living legend, piloting Huey slicks and gunships into red hot landing zones, inserting Blue Teams into infantry battle, buzzing tree tops and rescuing fellow soldiers from areas blanketed with machine gun fire. From one hot zone to the next, readers will take off in the cockpit with Alexander as bullets smash through the airframe plexiglass, chin bubble burst and instrument panels erupt in smoke and sparks. This is a barn-burner of a memoir that spares no details and moves with rapid-fire pace.

About this title

Review:

"Some of the best action writing in the field... electrifying."--W.E.B. Griffin, bestselling author of "The Corps" "A gripping combat memoir...honest and exciting...a rousing tale, full of sharp details and told in the harsh language of soldiers baptized in fire."--"Kirkus Reviews" "Everybody who survive ground combat in Vietnam had his life saved at one time or another by helicopter crews. We were in awe of them. You will be too after reading T"aking Fire.""--Jim Morris, author of "War Story" and "The Devil's Secret Name"

About the Author:

Ron Alexander lives and teaches in Oklahoma. This is his first book. Charles Sasser is a combat veteran with time in Vietnam and Central America as a war correspondant. He has been a full-time freelance writer/journalist since 1979 and has over 30 published books to his name. He lives in Oklahoma.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312269846
• ISBN 13: 9780312269845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320