Civilian POW: Terror and Torture in South Vietnam
On November 21, 1970, a meticulously prepared force of US Special Forces in HH-53 helicopters, supported by more than a hundred combat aircraft, raided the POW camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam, just 23 miles west of Hanoi, seeking 61 American prisoners. Having trained for months in secret, and utilizing
Recounts the capture and imprisonment of Al Stafford, relating the torture, humiliation, and loneliness he endured, how he resisted the Vietnamese efforts to break him, and his life in the U.S. following his release Post Views: 758
Acclaimed Vietnam War historian George J. Veith reveals how Hanoi’s and Saigon’s secret policies caused the peace between North and South Vietnam to fail, highlights how Hanoi manipulated the U.S. POW/MIA issue, and illuminates how our South Vietnamese allies were unfairly maligned. Peace, POWs, and Power offers compelling insights into
This is a superbly written biography about an American patriot and hero. Tortured beyond his ability to resist (as were many POWs), Richard A. Stratton was singled out for exploitation by the North Vietnamese, and paraded as a well-treated prisoner in multiple press conferences. Stratton retained the ability to embarrass
1. Introducing the POW/MIA Controversy 2. Live POWs in Southeast Asia? Says Who? 3. Scuttled Rescues? Debunked Reports? 4. Does Anyone Really Care? 5. Fake Remains? Whose Are They? 6. How Are POWs Treated? How Do They Live? 7. Castro’s Sadistic Cuban Interrogators Tortured POWs? A shocking expose of the
