Bouncing Back: How a Heroic Band of Pows Survived Vietnam

Traveling to Vietnam: American Peace Activists and the War

Traveling to Vietnam is the first book to document the little-known activities of the American peace activists who traveled to Vietnam to meet with officials in Hanoi, and with the National Liberation Front. What began as an effort to provide information about the war to the American public encouraged travelers to

Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973

Among the many horrors of the Vietnam War, some of the most brutal and, until now, least documented were the experiences of the American prisoners of war, many of whom endured the longest wartime captivity, of any POWs in U.S. history. With this book, two of the most respected scholars

Finally, Home

Eastern Iowa farm boy Dan Hefel tells of his military service during the Vietnam War with elaboration provided concerning combat in the jungles and mountains of South Vietnam as a member of the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), duty as a Huey helicopter door gunner, being taken prisoner and his survival

Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking

War breeds myths, especially those made up by the vanquished to explain or soften their loss. Occasionally the myths of the defeated center on prisoners of war (POWs) and those missing in action (MIAs) to justify the lost struggle, mute national guilt, and sometimes even reject the reality of defeat

Encyclopedia of prisoners of war and internment

This invaluable A–Z reference work presents nearly 300 entries that survey the history of prisoners of war and interned civilians from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Medical conditions, international law, exchanges of prisoners, organizations working on behalf of POWs, and trials

Bouncing Back: How a Heroic Band of Pows Survived Vietnam

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Traveling to Vietnam: American Peace Activists and the War

Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973

Finally, Home

Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking

Encyclopedia of prisoners of war and internment

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