Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War

The incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War. This amazing story of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds has been filmed by Werner Herzog as both a documentary (Little Dieter Needs to Fly) and a motion picture (Rescue Dawn, starring Christian Bale), and now receives its book treatment from Bruce Henderson, who served with Dengler in Vietnam.

Other Books You Might Be Interested In

Prisoner of War: Six Years in Hanoi

John M. McGrath, a young Navy pilot who was captured in 1967 after being shot down over Vietnam, vividly presents a straightforward and compelling tale of survival, of years of suffering, and of the human will to endure. During the era of the unpopular Vietnam War few issues united the

Read More »

The Hanoi Commitment

James “Jim” Mulligan’s story of his capture, imprisonment, and torment as a POW is a testimony to his, and other POW’s, heroic sacrifice for their country. Post Views: 373

Read More »

They Wouldn’t Let Us Die

Immediately after their release from captivity in Vietnam, veteran broadcast journalist Rowan set out to discover how the POWs were able to survive their long years of physical and mental torture. In this classic, he presents twelve gripping interviews with the true heroes of that era: Navy Lieutenant Commander John

Read More »

Contact Us