A fascinating book with insightful and compelling historical content that sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of military history – the POW story. The captivity time periods may differ, but the spirit, nature, and character of Marines under duress demonstrate their resolve to serve with dignity and honor. I am inspired by the resilience and courage of those who have gone before me.
On April 19, 1967, Air Force Colonel Leo Thorsness was on a mission over North Vietnam when his wingman was shot down by an enemy MiG, which then lined up for a gunnery pass on the two American pilots who had bailed out. Although his F 105 was not designed
Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of
Told in the personal narratives of Monika Schwinn and Bernhard Diehl, it is the story of their survival in the prison camps during the Vietnam Conflict. Post Views: 1,125
Perry Luckett and Charles Byler have written the first biography of Col. James Kasler, who is the only three-time recipient of the Air Force Cross, the second highest medal for wartime valor. Kasler served as an eighteen-year-old B-29 tail gunner in World War II, became a legendary jet ace in
Gunpilot: A Vietnam POW opens by introducing us to a fearless military pilot whose quiet acts of valor—like risking his life to pull a wounded comrade from enemy fire—establish him as an undeniable “good guy” early on. In the tension-filled skies of Vietnam, his routine mission turns catastrophic when his
