Bonnie-Sue

De: Marion F. Sturkey

Narrado por: Dennis McKee

Author Marion F. Sturkey, a former Marine "Bonnie-Sue" HMM-265 helicopter pilot, combines fascinating detail with grim realism in this eloquent saga of Marines at war. Weaving actual military records with personal accounts from the helicopter crews, he breathes life into the daily struggle of the soldier.

Step through this unique looking-glass into the volatile crucible of combat in Vietnam. Taste the danger and fear, the madness and passion, and experience the love and brotherhood shared by the pilots and aircrewmen of the "Bonnie-Sue".

©1996 Marion F. Sturkey (P)1999 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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"This is our story, told some twenty to thirty years later, but as chilling and touching to us who were there as if it took place yesterday." (Marine Corps Aviation Association)

"The detailed history of the Marine helicopter pilot has never been written in such a hard, cold-steel, factual way as this great book reveals." (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association)

Excellent historical account of the Vietnam war

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook.
There were several evenings when I had to 'just keep listening' to find out if the daring helicopter pilots would be able to rescue the grunts!

Excellent Mid 60s History of Marines in Vietnam.

The pros aren't real descriptive but for those interested in heavy contact, WOW! Stories are told of all types of situations and missions. A lot takes place in Vietnam below the DMZ in I Corps. I had much respect for the Marines and Corpsman in Grunt, Recon, Helicopter, and all the other units stationed in Vietnam but I now have an exponential amount of respect for them! Semper Fi Brothers, thank you for your distinguished and outstanding service!

Todd

Phenomenal story! Very in depth and vivid.
The narrator is at times challenging to listen to, he's rather robotic sounding when he reads quotes aloud.
Don't let this detract from the amazing story.
I'm very glad to have listen to this book.

Bonnie-Sue (Unabridged)

I am a Marine Recon Veteran familiar with the areas of operation written about and the units involved. The narrative is so well crafted that I could smell the jet fuel, feel the vibrations and the deafening sound inside the 46s. After visiting the Bonnie-Sue website I could also see the faces of the men involved. I especially appreciated the after action reports as they described the action in the dry terse terms of Marine Corps History.
Semper Fi

Good story but too much minutia

This was an interesting story with a lot of action-filled sequences. I'm glad I listened to it.
Having said that, I believe it would have been a much better experience without including the unnecessary details such as the military map grid coordinates for every single event. Much of this book contains what are probably direct quotes from after -action reports. The information in those reports should have been paraphrased to include only information necessary to tell the story to the reader/listener. Most of those citations of coordinates could be replaced by something like "the northwestern part of the (name of valley or mountain range)" which would not have taken anything away from the story being told. It was probably done that way because it was less work to leave those details in than to edit them out.
Still, this was a good tribute to those individuals who flew the H-46 and H-34 helicopters in the Vietnam War. They were brave and honorable men who deserve to be remembered for their remarkable and often heroic efforts to help the guys on the ground to win battles and to survive their time fighting the communists in Viet Nam.