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Taking Fire: The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot Audiobook
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Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to be a giant in the eyes of the men he rescued from the jungles and paddies of Vietnam. With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era. Yet, for Ron, the real reward came from plucking his fellow soldiers from harm's way, giving them another chance to get home alive.
In Taking Fire, Alexander and acclaimed military writer Charles Sasser transport you right into the cramped cockpit of a Huey on patrol, offering a bird's eye view of the Vietnam conflict. Packed with riveting action and gritty "you-are-there" dialogue, this outstanding book celebrates the everyday heroism of the chopper pilots of Vietnam.
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" I have read/listened to various good and not so good war history books all my 47 year old life. After having read Hal Moores "We wer soldiers", Larry Chambers "Death in the A SHAU valley" and Robert Masons "Chicken Hawk" I chose "Taking Fire" by Ron Alexander as the next logic book covering the same war. As the three preceeding books was very good and gave a correct portrait of the war and the ordinary people fighting it, I had high hopes about "taking fire". But in the prologue when the person reading this book changes his voice to a high pitch cry for help from a LRRP ranger calling on "miniman" to help them out of an ambush by the VC I had enough. Just the whole idea of trying to elevate your own deeds and actions by making a hard core LRRP that voluntarily is behind enemy lines cry out for help is disgusting. Why could they not just let the LRRP soldier act normally, like the probably did. They would be whispering not to give away their position. And also, then the LRRP says quote "VC is so close I can smell their breath of fish"? This is in a dense three layer jungle forest, far far away from the ocean. Where this extraction is depicted this would probably not be true. VC in these areas seemed to live on rice only (And sometimes some small amount of heroin.....). I just felt sick of this disrespectful intro of this book so i stopped reading and will not continue to do so. "
— Carl, 10/11/2023
About the Authors
Charles W. Sasser, a veteran writer of military history and other books, was himself a member of the Special Forces and a Green Beret and is the bestselling author of One Shot One Kill and, with Roy Boehm, First SEAL. Many of his military titles have been main selections at the Military History Book Club. He resides in Chouteau, Oklahoma.
Corey M. Snow is a full-time audiobook narrator and voice talent from the great Pacific Northwest working from his home studio in Olympia, Washington. Before becoming a narrator, he was a typesetter, a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, a software developer, and much more. He has recorded numerous audiobooks, including the DeChance Chronicles by David Niall Wilson, Crescent Lake by David Sakmyster, and the riveting Black Hearts by Time magazine editor Jim Frederick.
About Corey Snow
Corey M. Snow is a full-time audiobook narrator and voice talent from the great Pacific Northwest working from his home studio in Olympia, Washington. Before becoming a narrator, he was a typesetter, a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, a software developer, and much more. He has recorded numerous audiobooks, including the DeChance Chronicles by David Niall Wilson, Crescent Lake by David Sakmyster, and the riveting Black Hearts by Time magazine editor Jim Frederick.