To the Limit cover art

To the Limit

An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam

 Preview
Free with 30-day trial
A 30-day trial plus your first audiobook free.
1 credit/month after trial—to buy any title you like, yours to keep.
Listen all you want to a selection of thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.

To the Limit

By: Tom A. Johnson
Narrated by: David Drummond
Free with 30-day trial

$16.45/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $33.99

Buy Now for $33.99

About this listen

From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours piloting the UH-1 "Iroquois" - better known as the "Huey" - as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War, and helped redefine modern warfare.

Johnson's riveting memoir takes us into key battles and rescue missions, including those for Hue and Khe Sanh. In harrowing detail, he tells of being shot down in the battle of A Shau Valley, of surviving enemy attacks during the Tet Offensive, and of a death-defying nighttime river rescue, in which only the bare feet of soldiers hanging off the Huey's skids kept the helicopter from plunging under water. From dangerous missions to narrow escapes, Johnson's memoir vividly captures the adrenaline rush and the horror of war, and takes you on a ride you'll never forget.

©2006 Potomac Books, Inc. (P)2018 Tantor Air Forces Armed Forces Military Military & War Vietnam War Veteran War Aviation Vietnam War Memoir Air War
All stars
Most relevant  
What a ride, 12 months in the cockpit with Mr Johnson! Edge of the seat stuff!

What A Ride!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An interesting story that’s well narrated. Very interesting that helicopter pilots only had 12 months in country during the Vietnam War.

An interesting story that’s well narrated.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good story… audio book is a great option and some more technical points come out that I might gloss over in a read

Amazing sacrifice people like this have made on behalf of others

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Absolutely loved this audiobook.. Well read, this is a gripping story of a Pilot's experiences.

Riveting story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
awesome. the narrator sounded a bit too fast and mechanical at times

generally. amazing story

good book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You feel like you are in the pilot seat looking out through the helicopter window. A exciting and interesting experience.

Brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story about very brave helicopter crews and passengers. A lot of humour and honesty. Definitely worth a listen.

True heroes

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Riveting listening that left me feeling blessed not to have lived through a time when my service was required in a war zone.

What an exhausting, funny and sad 12 months

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A well written personal account of Tom Johnson's time in Vietnam as a 1st Air Cav helicopter pilot, which had me engrossed the whole way through. Hard to imagine operating with such intensity and danger for a full 12-month tour of duty. This story covers Tom's initial entry into the U.S. Army and basic helicopter flight training, his experience as a green pilot in Vietnam through to his involvement in more complex operations as his tour progressed and he became a senior, seasoned combat pilot. Highly recommended.

An Epic Tale

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I got a good account of the battle, but it was just difficult to listen to, more likely because of the way it was written than the way it was narrated.

a good account, but difficult to listen to

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.