{"product_id":"the-freedom-shield-john-d-falcon-9781612008608","title":"The Freedom Shield: The 191st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eArresting accounts of flying troops into hot LZs and medevacking the wounded under fire in Vietnam from a pilot who was there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Shield \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois \"Huey\" helicopters. The unit was assembled from a hodgepodge selection of hand-me-down aircraft, used equipment and overlooked personnel--its appearance belied the invaluable work the crews of the 191st would undertake during the Vietnam War. This narrative of the Company, told through collected stories of veterans, defines a breed of soldier newly minted in Vietnam: the combat assault-helicopter crewman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 191st pilots, crews, and support personnel vividly share the details of what it was like to be at war, forced to rely on your fellow crewmembers for your own survival. Their accounts of helicopter combat at the height of the Vietnam conflict accurately recreate the sights and sounds of the battlefields, the fear and horror of watching close friends torn to pieces, their feelings on returning to base. Their message is infinitely clear: 'The price of freedom is painful.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Falcon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612008607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612008608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"John D. Falcon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078508998911,"sku":"9781612008608","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1d20bdb-94e0-4cf4-a781-ca55acd3d04a.jpg?v=1685475925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-freedom-shield-john-d-falcon-9781612008608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}