Chronicles the events surrounding & including three separate military-type operations aimed at investigating & freeing the remaining POWs in Laos. All were led by the same man — Lt. Col. James ‘Bo’ Gritz. The first two operations were half-heartedly supported & funded by the U.S. government. Gritz’s dedicated refusal to give up led to a third, independent operation, which he organized & headed on his own: Operation Lazarus. Their unforgettable trek is portrayed with vivid descriptions of the horrors they endured: guerrilla attacks, casualties, jungle warfare, deception & dissension, & ultimately, failure.
John McCain: An American Odyssey
From the Naval Academy to the POW camps of Vietnam to Capitol Hill and possibly to the White House — one of America’s most remarkable menIn 1998, at the dedication of the National Prisoner of War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia, former Attorney General Griffin Bell, a Democrat, introduced Senator John
