The era of “peace with honor” lasted only long enough for war-weary Americans to turn their attention to domestic problems. then, along with daily reports on steadily rising food and fuel costs, they began to hear of renewed Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. Even before the fall of Saigon to the Viet Cong, the Khmer Rouge had captured Phnom Penh, and the government in Laos was in a state of disintegration. The media, so adept at criticizing U.S. involvement in indochina, began taking a new approach: “We didn’t fight hard enough.” But the damage was done, and the unfortunate chapter of history could not be rewritten. ExPOW Plumb’s candid analysis of what happened and his insightful commentary on the present can be described only as disquieting. They are, however, recommended reading for all who are concerned about the future of Asia, America and the world.
Survivors: Vietnam P.O.W.s tell their stories.
This book may well be the most unusual document to come out of the Viet Nam war. It is the moving story of nine American soldiers and pilots who were captured and held prisoner for five years. It could only be told in their own words; and so the author
