Capt. Richard C. Knott, USN (Ret.) is the author of The American Flying Boat: An Illustrated History, Black Cat Raiders of World War II, and A Heritage of Wings: An Illustrated History of Naval Aviation. He was a recipient of the Admiral Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature and the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement. He lives with his wife, Eleanor, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
A superbly interesting and accurate history of the U.S. Navy's only
helicopter gunship squadron. Fire from the Sky is a tribute to the
Seawolf warriors who answered their country's call and to our
forty-four squadron mates who gave their lives in that endeavor. --
Capt. William Bill Mulcahy, USN (Ret.), last commanding officer of
HA(L)-3
Dick Knott has done a masterful job recounting the squadron's
unique history, making it come alive with descriptions of
individual heroism in triumph and tragedy. Fire from the Sky
delivers a stunning strike right on target, illuminating the story
of the Seawolves, one of the best kept secrets of naval history.
--Tom Phillips, Seawolf fire team leader, 1970-71
For the Seawolves, combat was a daily norm and this book gets it
right. It's filled with real Seawolf history. You can almost smell
the jungle, the rivers, and the firefights. Great read. Hard to put
down! -- SCPO Bill Rutledge, Seawolf door gunner, 1969-72
The Seawolves were a kind of special operations force in their own
right, providing we SEALs and others in the Mekong Delta with the
sort of rapid response support we could always count on, no matter
what. I am alive today because of their bravery and tenacity. Fire
from the Sky is their story and it is a good one. -- Rear Adm. Tom
Hulk Richards, USN, SEAL Team One, Zulu Platoon
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