A fascinating book with insightful and compelling historical content that sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of military history – the POW story.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.
POW tells how to conquer adversity through courage, honor and faith. Views: 647
Battered, but not broken. For nearly eight years, Paul Kari was beaten, tortured, starved, and held captive in squalid jungle prisons as one of the more than 600 American POWs of the Vietnam War. Two things kept hope for the Ohio farm boy turned U.S. Air Force fighter pilot: His
Black Prisoner of War chronicles the story of James Daly, a young black soldier held captive for more than five years by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese and subsequently accused (and acquitted) of collaboration with the enemy. One of the very few books about the Vietnam War by an African
Civilian POW: Terror and Torture in South Vietnam Views: 682
I’m No Hero is the autobiography of Captain J. Charles Plumb. It is also the detailed story of American POW’s in Viet Nam who faced an isolated world of degradation, loneliness, tedium, hunger and pain. More significantly, it is a story of hope for it deals directly with the techniques
