It Looked like and “ordinary” day when Air Force Capt. Larry Chesley took off. But less than an hour later he had been shot down over North Vietnam with a broken vertebra, stripped of his clothing and equipment and was sitting handcuffed and blindfolded in a hole in the ground.
In the unforgiving jungles of Vietnam, freedom was a dream—and escape was a miracle. Behind Bamboo is a harrowing and deeply human account of American prisoners of war who were captured, caged, and nearly forgotten in the dense, sweltering bamboo wilderness of Southeast Asia. From brutal interrogation camps to
This monograph is a personal account of the author’s experiences as a prisoner of war. Major Newell was a 19-year old Army Enlisted Infantry man when captured in South Vietnam in 1967. His purpose is to provide his first impressions upon capture, relate his experiences, and provide lessons learned. His
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
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale served in the navy from 1947 to 1979, beginning as a test pilot and instructor at Patuxent River, Maryland, and spending two years as a graduate student at Stanford University. He became a fighter pilot and was shot down on his second combat tour over
