American War Library – Life as a POW: The Vietnam War

When American troops were sent to train South Vietnamese soldiers in their fight against the North Vietnamese, the United States was drawn into the battle. More than 800 U.S. military and civilian men and women became prisoners of war and endured severe torture and abominable living conditions.

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