Pucker Factor 10
Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

Name: Pucker Factor 10
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: James Joyce
ISBN: 9781094023359

Author: James Joyce

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 12/10/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Military Nonfiction, History, Wars, Vietnam War

Synopsis

“In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things, and do things that most people cannot imagine.”—James Joyce.The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His experiences are notable because he flew both Huey “Slicks” and Huey “Gunships”: the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense as he took the battle to the enemy. Through this book, the author relives his experiences flying and fighting, with special attention given to his and other pilots’ day-to-day lives—such as the smoke bombing of Disneyland, the nickname given to a United States Army–sponsored compound for prostitution. Some of the pilots Joyce served with survived the war and went on to have careers with commercial airlines, and many were killed.

About James Joyce

James Joyce is the author of Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and has written numerous articles for newspapers such as the Durango Herald and the Chicago Tribune. He is CEO of Green Mountain International, a global purveyor of polyurethane construction products, and lives in Waynesville, North Carolina.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on December 24, 2009

Excellent personal account of a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Writer has a knack for telling humorous stories effectively, as well as serious ones.......more

Goodreads review by Margaret Wimmer Johnson on November 30, 2021

Excellent Read The author has a very good style of mixing humor with the terror of war. About the only disappointment was that a veteran would call The Medal of Honor the Congressional Medal of Honor.......more

Goodreads review by Rory James Gilfillan on March 02, 2019

This is a pretty decent book. While Chickenhawk stands at the top of the heli memoir this one is solid.......more

Goodreads review by Kenny on March 23, 2017

Great book Very well written by someone who was actually there!!!!!!! I know I was there for 14 months myself! The Army considered gunships part of Artillery and slicks supplied us artillery guys with everything,so we came to know them and there callsigns very well!!!!!!!......more

Goodreads review by John on August 05, 2012

As a Vietnam Infantry veteran, I have always held the chopper pilots in the highest regard for always being there when needed. Without them, we would not have survived. I had jumped from choppers into hot LZ's, finding the deepest depression or fattest tree for protection before returning fire - puc......more

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“A fine and vivid account” Smoky Mountain News