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Defiant : The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison by Alvin...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Vietnam
- ISBN
- 9781250061881
- Book Title
- Defiant : the Pows Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Item Length
- 7.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Us-Tall Rack Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / Veterans, Military / Vietnam War, Military / General, General, Military Families, Military
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 640 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250061881
ISBN-13
9781250061881
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217184073
Product Key Features
Book Title
Defiant : the Pows Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Military / Veterans, Military / Vietnam War, Military / General, General, Military Families, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Us-Tall Rack Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
4.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A gripping account... Townley's telling of these important stories is fresh and vivid, thanks to his interviews with surviving prisoners and their family members. Townley also adds an important, and often overlooked, dimension to the prisoners' stories - that of their wives' campaign at home. - The New York Times Book Review "Alvin Townley's story of the courage, valor and honor of eleven indomitable POWs and their wives is a new American classic that will be read as long as the breezes kiss Old Glory. As I read it I wept." -Stephen Coonts
Table Of Content
Prologue: A Dark Place 1. Black Sea and American Firepower 2. Welcome to the Hanoi Hilton 3. Dead or Alive? 4. I Submit 5. T-O- R-T- U-R- E 6. My Dearest Syb 7. Lord, I Just Need Your Help 8. I Love a Parade 9. Superman! 10. Your Adoring Husband 11. BACK US 12. A Snake You Can't Kill 13. A Helluva Story 14. The Bad Camp 15. To Tell the World 16. We Will Break You Now 17. Blackmail 18. The Captain of My Soul 19. GBU 20. Mayday! 21. O Say Can You See? 22. Peace Is at Hand 23. God Bless America
Synopsis
" Unbroken meets Band of Brothers-- and then some." --Congressman Pete Sessions During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners-of-war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of North Vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the POWs developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, their captors singled out its eleven leaders, Vietnam's own "dirty dozen," and banished them to an isolated jail that would become known as Alcatraz. None would leave its solitary cells and interrogation rooms unscathed; one would never return. "Inspirational." -- Kirkus Reviews As these men suffered in Hanoi, their wives back at home launched an extraordinary campaign that would ultimately spark the POW/MIA movement. When the survivors of Alcatraz finally returned, one would go on to receive the Medal of Honor, another would become a U.S. Senator, and a third still serves in the U.S. Congress. A story of survival and triumph, courage and brotherhood, Alvin Townley's Defiant is a compelling work that no reader will soon forget. "A riveting tribute to true American heroes."--Senator John McCain, POW (1967-73) This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback., " Defiant is Unbroken meets Band of Brothers --and then some." --Congressman Pete Sessions A powerful story of survival and triumph, Alvin Townley's Defiant will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations. "A riveting tribute to true American heroes."--Senator John McCain, POW (1967-73) During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners-of-war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of North Vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the POWs developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, their captors singled out its eleven leaders, Vietnam's own "dirty dozen," and banished them to an isolated jail that would become known as Alcatraz. None would leave its solitary cells and interrogation rooms unscathed; one would never return. As these eleven men suffered in Hanoi, their wives at home launched an extraordinary campaign that would ultimately spark the nationwide POW/MIA movement. The members of these military families banded together and showed the courage not only to endure years of doubt about the fate of their husbands and fathers, but to bravely fight for their safe return. When the survivors of Alcatraz finally came home, one veteran would go on to receive the Medal of Honor, another would become a U.S. Senator, and a third still serves in the U.S. Congress. This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.
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