“Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“[Chickenhawk]’s vertical plunge into the thickets of madness will stune readers.” –Time
“Mason’s gripping memoir . . . proves again that reality is more interesting, and often more terrifying, than fiction.” –Los Angeles Times
“More than any other writer, Mason has been able to capture the feeling of what it was like to be there.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer
“A hypnotic narrative.” –The New York Times
“Better than any movie about the war.” –Boston Herald
