Back in the World

I ddint even know this book existed until recently, shame on me. As someone who has bought Chickenhawk half a dozen times and lost them due to loaning it to people who didn't return them (grrr), it was nice to hear Mr Mason's update. Readers of Chickenhawk will recall the final brief pages of the book where he skims over events since leaving the army, and this book expands this section. There is a lot in it as well. The thing I took from it the most is that the real "star" of the book was Bob's wife, Patience. Never was there a more aptly named person. I hope that their lives have levelled out a little in the years since, and they are living comfortable and content lives, they have certainly earned them.

I read this after re_reading Chickenhawk, a book I enjoyed reading some 30years ago. I found this just as enjoyable. For me it got a bit slow at time time of his capture and arrest. Picking up again when he gets to prison. The discretion of the of prison life and the stories of other inmates, his rise through the prison system and how he past his time was fascinating. His acceptance of his crime and that he should be punished was a breath of fresh air. I would recommend this to anybody who is interested in the Vietnam war era.

Read Chickenhawk years ago. Then again and again! Superb book in class of its own. Wanted the sequel but whenever I found it, it was a collectors item and very expensive. Now it has appeared on Kindle, I'm very grateful. If you've read the first book, then this is a must. However, I don't think it works as a stand-alone book. Read Chickenhawk first.

I first read chickens when it came out and I was a student overdosing on Vietnam books.It was the best and I've recommended it countless times in the subsequent 30+ yearsWith changing technology it's eAsier to read something on A whim and I found myself back in Vietnam with the Cav.I'm in my fifties now with many more life experiences and it affected me even more deeply than before.Once again new techno!ogy intervened and I became aware of the companion book. Well worth a read.Banco to chickenhawk's papillon

Robert Mason takes us through his amazing life after Vietnam, from suffering with post traumatic stress to sailing across the Caribbean on a drug smuggling run, from struggling to write and get Chickenhawk published to going to jail just as it became successful.Mason writes in the same modest, down-to-earth style that made Chickenhawk so readable. Back in the World is brutally honest, the humour is wry and although he did some bad things, as a reader you can't help hoping things turn out right for him - and his long suffering wife Patience.

Read Chickenhawk many many years ago ! What Amazes' me is that after saving countless lives by medevac'ing wounded men out of the field, Mr Mason still thinks of himself as a normal person! Imagine waking up each morning knowing you pulled people out of deadly situations! WOW !!! Brilliant book Brilliantly Written.

Well written, candid, first hand account of being a helicopter pilot in Viet Nam and the consequences attendant.

Excellent read, more than just what happened next also explain some of the why and how the aftermath of war affects veterans