A woman who earns her living on Oregon's treacherous Columbia River Bar... Bar pilot Jo Henderson knows all the myths and legends of her native Astoria, but her knowledge of the undercurrents in local events proves more deadly than she thought possible when an explosion dumps her into the Columbia's icy winter waters. Though she survives her first "accident," she's unknowingly become the target of a ruthless killer. A man sworn to save lives at the risk of his own... When Bostonian John MacFallon took the job of Astoria's police chief, he left evil behind-he thought for good. But with the suspicious "accidents" piling up, Mac uncovers a plot that threatens to cripple the regional economy and destroy the woman who has quickly become far too important to him.
In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror, as he experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate courage of a man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises ...
Principles of Helicopter Flight
Traces the life of the U.S. Army helicopter pilot who tried to stop the infamous My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
Very often, instead of just reporting the story, Jerry Foster was the story. The book also covers Jerry's early life, and the demons that followed him for years, as well as his life after 20 years in the TV business.
This is a story of one young man's right of passage. One out of every three American helicopter pilots never returned from the bloody chaos of Vietnam. Randy Mains beat...
In Rescue Pilot Dan McKinnon skillfully interweaves technical and historical information with his own thrilling real-life experiences . . . and tells a story as only a man who has put his life on the line to save others can.
So if youre addicted to adventure, eager for excitement and totally up for it (whatever the challenge), then take your courage in both hands and get ready for action! Warning-Reading This Book Can Make Normal Life Seem Unbearably Boring.
This is the life story of 'Injun Joe', born Wellwyn Harris Collins, in 1950.
If you like action-packed, page-turning novels, you'll love the electrifying action in this apocalyptic thriller.
This is a spellbinding, firsthand account of what it was like to pilot a Marine Corps H-34 helicopter in combat during "The Helicopter War" in Vietnam.