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Snake Pilot : Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam by Zahn, Randy R. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn’s <i>Snake Pilot</i> recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. It dramatically changed the nature of the war in Vietnam by offering the Army, for the first time, its own powerful and highly accurate weapons platform for close-air-support missions.</p> <p>Randy Zahn arrived in Vietnam shortly before the 1970 U.S. invasion of Cambodia, one of the most impressive demonstrations by the Cobra in the war. He describes his stunning transformation from a naive, middle-class teenager from southern California to a hardened killer during his tour in Vietnam. Unlike the pilots who flew the fast-moving strike jets, Zahn experienced the war “up close and personal,” witnessing the grisly effects of the Cobra’s firepower on enemy soldiers. The author does not glorify killing but rather explains in sharp relief the kaleidoscope of emotions associated with combat: fear, revenge, hate, remorse, pity, and even ecs

Who reads Snake Pilot : Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam?

Author

Zahn, Randy R.

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press;Potomac Books Inc

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781597973243

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.9 / 5 (67 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14