The first complete account of the daring drop into North Vietnam to rescue American prisoners of war.
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
Table of Contents Introduction 1. The Prisoner of War 2. The International Red Cross 3. Mail Regulations, Germany 4. Prisoner-of-War Camps: Germany 5. Americans in Italian Camps 6. POW Camps – Remainder of Europe 7. Japanese POW Camps 8. Prisoner-of-War Camps in the Philippines 9. Japanese Camps in the Home
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
“…Human potential is nothing more than a state of mind, and that potential is controlled by two things…” -Col. Ed Hubbard The above quotation forms the heart of this fast moving, hard-hitting, inspirational self-leadership book in which Col. Hubbard shares the valuable lessons he learned during 2,420 days as a
Ernest C. Brace was a former Marine hero, banished in disgrace from the Corps. In 1965, while working as a civilian pilot in Laos, he was captured and spent the next two years in a bamboo cage with his legs in stocks. His bravery did not diminish when transferred to
