Low Level Hell

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Low Level Hell is the true story of the "Outcasts" Aero Scouts of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th US Cavalry in operations in Vietnams III Corps in The people are real, the action is as it happened. Some live and some die fighting a determined enemy.

These are the officers and troopers who blazed a trial from aerial mounts like their forefathers of the Old West/5(). Low Level Hell is one hell of a roller coaster ride, following the exploits of a American scout helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war.

Before reading this book I had no prior knowledge of the role of helicopter scout pilots, now I am in awe of the sheer madness of these pilots/5. Low Level Hell is the unvarnished account of Hugh Mills' time as a Scout pilot during his two tours in the Vietnam conflict.

Hugh Mills basically re-wrote the Army guidelines on how/what a scout pilot is and has received numerous medals and awards /5(). The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy. Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on.

These young pilots ( years old) “invented” the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book/5(14). Praise “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book.

The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements. There were moments when I literally held my breath.”—Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command “Low Level Hell is the best ‘bird’s eye view’ of the helicopter war in Vietnam in print today.

Low Level Hell starts out with a bang here is an exert from Chapter One titled 'Thunder Road'. Hugh is describing a mission where he was Scouting and providing air cover for a convoy. As I got about six hundred yards out ahead of the column, I picked up heavy foot trails again.

A good choice, because Low Level Hell is a superb account of the bravery and skill of U.S. Army helicopter pilots in Vietnam. I read the book as a Second Lieutenant undergoing flight training at Fort Rucker, and it helped me make up my mind to become an Aeroscout.5/5(5).

Find books like Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot In The Big Red One from the world’s largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked Low Level Hel. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements.

There were moments when I literally held my breath.”—Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command “Low Level Hell is the best ‘bird’s eye. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy.

Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots ( years old) “invented” the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book/5.

Low Level Hell covers his first tour as an Aeroscout flying the LOH (loach) OH-6 helicopter. Unusually, they flew with just a scout and a crew chief/gunner, making his a more intimate combat team, and shared with the ever present Cobra gunship crew watching from above.

Mills' narrative style is almost the fireside chat, but he knows exactly how /5(). The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy.

Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots ( years old) “invented” the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book/5(). Buy Low Level Hell by Mills, Hugh, Anderson, Robert (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders/5(). The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle.

The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes 5/5(1). The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division chose to fly the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War.

They had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was the perfect definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam. Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

Low Level Hell by Hugh Mills; 2 editions; First published in ; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography, History, Nonfiction. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy.

Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots ( years old) “invented” the book as they went along.

Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect, concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle.

The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in. Low Level Hell is a Vietnam War memoir by Hugh Mills that covers his first of three tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. The first two tours he flew OH-6A Loaches in the 1st Infantry Division and in the third he flew AH-1 Cobra gunships.

Then, the little alarm twitch in the back of my neck went off. Something about the group was just not right. The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect, concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam.

The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy. Too often for longevity's sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on.

These young pilots ( years old) "invented" the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell "An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most /5. The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division have three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell.

It was the perfect concise definition of what those intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow.: Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One (Wings of War) () by Mills, Hugh L.; Anderson, Robert A.

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