Download or read book Call Sign Chopper written by Chris Nott and published by StoryUp Media. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brace yourself for the electrifying sequel to, 'Call Sign Chopper'! In book 1, Chris's journey takes him from street copper, military reservist to bouncer to bodyguarding the President of Haiti. In 'Call Sign Chopper-The Sequel', we join Chris in his “adventure years”; which starts in Kenya after a chance encounter with two veterinary surgeons. A short time later an unexpected twist lands him in war-torn Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. After a crazy few years, Chris returns to the UK and works providing security at music festivals and nightclubs while tackling international maritime missions. But the beat of voodoo drums beckons once more, leading to heart-pounding, life-threatening escapades back in Haiti. 15 months later, we join Chris on his anti-piracy missions in the Indian Ocean, facing off against ruthless Somali pirates. His adventures take a humanitarian turn with work in Libya, France, grim mortuary work in post-tsunami Thailand; the Grenfell Tower disaster in London and building eco-friendly homes for AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe. Once again, we find Chris back in the UK working security for various events and music festivals. Now in his mid-60s, and due to one (surprising) close encounter, he realises his adventures have reached an end... or have they? Dive into 'Call Sign Chopper-The Sequel' TODAY for the electrifying story!
Download or read book Call Sign Chopper written by Chris Nott and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "e;Chris's book is an exciting danger-filled journey from England to Haiti. A gripping read. I highly recommend it to all armchair adventurers."e; Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE - Named by the Guinness Book of Records as "e;the world's greatest living explorer"e;It's 1963. 13-year-old Chris watches 'Doctor No' and dreams of emulating his hero: James Bond, 007.Two years later Chris' world is shattered when the father he idolises deserts the family leaving him to help support his mother and younger brother. He quits school with no qualifications but miraculously finds a job as a clerical assistant with the Ministry of Defence, hoping that Martinis and Aston Martins will soon follow.Chris quickly realises however, that clerical assistants never get to be secret agents.One evening, a chat with a local copper convinces Chris to join the police. Twenty-six years of active service follow until his career is cut short by a car accident leaving him with a broken neck. Medically discharged from the police but still longing for adventurous work, Chris takes a job as a bouncer.When the BBC comes calling, looking for bouncers to star in 'Muscle' - a new documentary series investigating city centre violence - Chris finds himself unexpectedly in the spotlight.While filming 'Muscle' he's sent to Los Angeles to train as a weapons carrying bodyguard. Impressed by his skills, the organisation invites him to join an elite team of mercenaries tasked with guarding the president of the impoverished Republic of Haiti.Follow Chris's remarkable journey from the streets of Bristol to the land of Voodoo, violent revolution and the ever-present spectre of death.REVIEWS"e;Love it, my anxiety was trying to kick in after the first sentence"e;Rich Jones, Author of 'Charlie Four Kilo' www.CharlieFourKilo.com"e;I'd put you on par with Andy McNab"e;Kevin Timpson, Mid Glamorgan, Wales UK"e;Call Sign Chopper has the ring of authenticity about it. It's the precise little things, like When Chris Nott says of a burned body, "e;all I knew for sure was that they had been wearing boots."e; I was with Chris in Haiti. It was a different day but I can still remember with crystal clarity that one fly buzzing round a body and the rest, landed and feasting on the blood."e;Bill Brookman, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Download or read book Call Sign Extortion 17 written by Don Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis of the provocative hit military documentary Fallen Angel Call Sign: Extortion 17. A Black Hawk Down of the war in Afghanistan, the deadliest day for the U.S. in 12 years of that conflict—and a military investigation that covered up evidence of an inside job by the Taliban. Don Brown, a former U.S. Navy JAG officer stationed at the Pentagon, and former Special Assistant United States Attorney, has in his possession one of four copies of The Colt Report, which reveals a possible cover-up in relation to the August 6, 2011, killing of 30 men from the United States, including 17 members of Navy Seal Team Six—warrior brothers from the same Team that ninety days before killed Osama Bin Laden—potentially by undercover Taliban operatives.
Download or read book USMC Vietnam Helicopter Association written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rattler One Seven written by Chuck Gross and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. He inserted special operations teams into Laos and participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, during which his helicopter was shot down and he was stranded in the field.
Download or read book Call Sign Dustoff written by Darrel D. Whitcomb and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the conceptualization of the initial attempts to use aircraft for evacuation, reviews its development and maturity through conflicts, and focuses on the history of the MEDEVAC post-Vietnam through Hurricane Katrina"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Traces written by Johnathan P. Blackwell and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Often, of wishes, dreams, and the passions of ones craft, finds its way unto a work meant to create pleasure and entertainment for others. Others too, whose wishes, dreams, and passions parallel that of the writer, only to discover the logic of reality be at its source. Dare you cast a spell, or make a wish that ‘may’ come to fruition? Is it truly that which you wanted? Then what is to be done of it? Even of careful thought; time, situations, and desires change, and what you wished for ‘then’, may not be applicable to your ‘present’ situation or desires. Still, with the level of intent applied at the time of your request, that requested shall come of its own time; but it will come! It be then of you to accept or decline that request. Charles Aldermon made a wish in three parts, and of a time, it in fact more than came to fruition! First; he in fact became a fantastic architectural engineer. Second; he became the president and owner of a prosperous thriving multibillion dollar business derived from deaths unfortunate circumstances and remnants. Third; came the love of an oriental girl, that became a paranormal nightmarish dream, and a powerful, passionate love that led down a path to the true reality of his wish and a devoted and joyful love. But as with many a wish, it involved time and others, some real, some not, some both! Through these others, Charlie was able to see who and what he had once wished for. But he became so intently involved with an apparition of that wish, he lost track of his own reality. But the devoted and passionate love of Shay shin, harshly jolted Charlie back to reality, and with Mai Lin, a second chance at life, and love, the way it was meant to be! Be careful what you wish for!
Download or read book Night Work written by Dennis Foley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Jim Hollister leads his team on deadly missions through southern Vietnam in this gritty war novel from the author of Long Range Patrol. There is a little bit of Jim Hollister in all of us. Captain Jim Hollister ended his first tour of duty in Vietnam laid up in a field hospital. His most serious wounds were deep inside. Back home in America, he often woke up in the middle of the night in the grip of terrifying nightmares. But nothing—not even his long-suffering fiancée, Susan—could stop him from going back to serve his country. This time around, Jim serves as operations officer for Juliet Company, a Ranger squad with high demands placed on it to find and eliminate Viet Cong forces slipping across the Cambodian border. Fighting the enemy in the rice paddy terrain between Saigon and the border requires even more planning, training, and battlefield guile than do the tropical rain forests of the Central Highlands. Night Work brings to vivid life the courage and selfless dedication of the Army Rangers in Vietnam—and the profound costs of war.
Download or read book The Jim Hollister Trilogy written by Dennis Foley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 1799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of A Requiem for Crows: A searing trilogy of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a gutsy Long Range Patrol platoon leader. Enriched with a memorable cast of characters and details that only a Vietnam veteran could capture, the Jim Hollister Trilogy is a thrilling tribute to the courage and selfless dedication of the Army Rangers in Vietnam—and the profound costs of war. Long Range Patrol: Young and eager to prove himself, Ranger Lt. Jim Hollister leads his six-man reconnaissance team on risky missions, deep into enemy territory. The special volunteers who make up Long Range Patrols are tasked with setting up ambushes and conducting perilous night patrols, helicopter insertions, and fire support in the hottest of fights. No matter the danger, Hollister’s band of heroes will do anything to keep their brothers alive. “There are few novels about Vietnam, or any other war for that matter, that you can hand to someone and say, this is the way it was, this is what we were. Dennis Foley has written such a book” (Chris Bunch and Allan Cole, authors of A Reckoning for Kings). Night Work: Back home in America, Capt. Jim Hollister often wakes up in the middle of the night in the grip of terrifying nightmares. But nothing—not even his long-suffering fiancée, Susan—can stop him from going back to Vietnam to serve his country. This time around, Hollister serves as operations officer for Juliet Company, a Ranger squad tasked with finding and eliminating Viet Cong forces slipping across the Cambodian border. Take Back the Night: In the increasingly divided Juliet Company, racial tensions are running high and morale is at an all-time low. New commander Captain Hollister’s first order of business is to bring his company back to fighting shape. To survive hot LZs, sleepless nights, and a tireless enemy, the Rangers have to train hard and fight harder. As the US begins its withdrawal, Juliet Company is entrusted with gathering critical intelligence needed to save American lives. But the biggest threat to Hollister’s men might just be from the chain of command.
Download or read book For A Time We Were Titans written by Tom Reed and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For a time we were titans is the memoir of an LRP/Ranger in Vietnam. It follows ten GIs from their arrival at the LRP compound in Ban Me Thuot in October 1968 to ... September 1969 ... This is the war as a LRP saw it. LRPs were the Long Range Patrol units that served as the eyes and ears of the infantry, who were dropped into enemy territory and given the responsibility of finding the hiding places of an elusive foe. It is not the story of massive battles and strategic operations, but rather depicts actual contacts between four and five man LRP Teams and unknown numbers of North Vietnamese or Vietcong"--Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Helicopter Rescue written by Ken Wishaw and published by Ripplemakers Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of Australia's first full-time helicopter doctor. Describes his passion for flying, his crew membership of the Surf Life Saving Association rescue helicopter, and his role in developing the operations of CareFlight. Tells of the many helicopter rescues he has made. Includes full-colour photos. Foreword by Dr Fran Smith. Author is a doctor with specialist qualification in anaesthesia, who teaches advanced resuscitation and crisis management skills to other anaesthetists.
Download or read book To Vietnam in Vain written by Edward A. Hagan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American military advisors in South Vietnam came to know their allies personally--as few American soldiers could. In addition to fighting the Viet Cong, advisors engaged in community building projects and local government initiatives. They dealt firsthand with corrupt American and South Vietnamese bureaucracies. Not many advisors would have been surprised to learn that 105mm artillery shells were being sold on the black market to the Viet Cong. Not many were surprised by the North Vietnamese victory in 1975. This memoir of a U.S. Army intelligence officer focuses on the province advisors who worked with local militias that were often disparaged by American units. The author describes his year (1969-1970) as a U.S. advisor to the South Vietnamese Regional and Popular Forces in the Mekong Delta.
Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Download or read book The Final Mission of Extortion 17 written by Ed Darack and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter approached a landing zone in Afghanistan 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was on a mission to reinforce American and coalition special operations troops. It would never return. Insurgents fired at the Chinook, severed one of its rear rotor blades, and brought it crashing to the ground. All 38 onboard perished instantly in the single greatest moment of sacrifice for Americans in the war in Afghanistan. Those killed were some of the U.S.'s most highly trained and battle-honed commandos, including 15 men from the Gold Squadron of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, known popularly as SEAL Team 6, which had raided a Pakistan compound and killed Osama bin Laden just three months earlier. The downing of Extortion 17 spurred a number of conspiracy theories, such as the idea that the shootdown was revenge for bin Laden's death. In The Final Mission of Extortion 17, Ed Darack debunks this theory and others and uncovers the truth behind this mysterious tragedy. His account of the brave pilots, crew, and passengers of Extortion 17 and the events of that fateful day is interwoven into a rich, complex narrative that also discusses modern joint combat operations, the history of the Afghan war to that date, U.S. helicopter use in Afghanistan, and the new and evolving military technologies and tactics being developed to mitigate such tragedies now and in the future. Amazon Best History Book of the Month - September 2017
Download or read book Charlie Four Kilo written by Rich Jones and published by StoryUp Media. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a series of events that were out of his control, Jones finds himself rubbing shoulders with the unpredictable characters that live within the shadows of the criminal underworld. "Charlie Four Kilo" delves deep into the chaotic, dangerous and manipulative world of organised crime. We follow Jones as he desperately tries to free himself from the poisonous lifestyle that becomes his new reality... his exploits throughout Europe, the life-threatening entanglements with thugs from all over the world, and finally to his eventual capture ending with a 15-year prison sentence. "Charlie Four Kilo" is based on true events. All names and locations have been changed to protect the guilty.
Download or read book Technical Report written by Human Resources Research Organization and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories written by H.D Graham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of fascinating short stories, photos, and documents furnished by the heroic and courageous men that served as air or ground crew members in Vietnam. The chopper units were located throughout Vietnam. During the course of the war, we lost at least 5,139 helicopter air crew members and at least 588 ground support crew members. In fact, the true number of helicopter air and ground crew members killed or missing in action will probably never be known. Those crew members accounted for a large percentage of all the enemy killed during the war. Those courageous men were American heroes then and will always be American heroes.
