This is a faux autobiography in that it contains a great deal of the first person narrative from John "Doc" Bahnson Jr,. But, his friend who helped him write the book supplements the book with first hand narrative from other soldiers who experienced the same situations. This actually works pretty well and gives a multifaceted explanation of several events so get get a broader understanding of some of the stories.

Overall pretty interesting reading about how helicopters worked with ground forces to attack and annihilate the enemy in the Vietnam conflict. The personal story of Doc was interesting to follow. He clearly played fast and loose with the rules but he got results. ( )