This is the graphic and untold story of the pilots and crews of Australia's fleet of Iroquois helicopters during the Vietnam Warótheir triumphs and losses, and the legacy of the experience that many still carry today. Shockwave is told in the words of three Australian helicopter airmen, Norm Goodall, John Scott and Neville Sinkinson, who supported ground troops in this vicious war fought in jungles and mountains against an almost invisible enemy. It focuses mostly on the helicopter gunships, call signed Bushrangeróheavy-duty airborne weapons platforms, armed to the teeth with machineguns, rockets and miniguns.
Paperback: 216 pages Illustrated: Yes ISBN: 1 74110 045 3 Dimensions: 206 x 135 x 18 mm
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