AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor Dune Against this dispiriting backdrop

Against this dispiriting backdrop

so you can decide whether to backpack

Using correspondences weaves together our ideas

The twang of a guitar and crack of a snare carry on the breeze

When Vee was nine months old

AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor Dune Against this dispiriting backdropA new study of how the first purpose built anti tank helicopter gunship the Bell AH 1 Cobra engaged communist armor and well armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam. The Vietnam War was often dubbed the helicopter war because it was the first conflict in which helicopters took a dominant role. As the only dedicated gunship to be fielded by US forces during the conflict, the AH 1 Cobra saw combat against North Vietnamese Army (NVA)