| The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and Marine POWs in the Vietnam War Contributor(s): Navy, U. S. Department of the (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539775801 ISBN-13: 9781539775805 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8" W x 10" (0.37 lbs) 76 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The unconventional nature of the war and the unforgiving environment of Southeast Asia inflicted special hardships on the Vietnam-era POWs, whether they spent captivity in the jungles of the South, or the jails of the North. This book describes their experiences - the similarities and the differences - and how the POWs coped with untreated wounds and other malaises, systematic torture, and boredom. The creative strategies they devised to stay fit, track time, resist the enemy, communicate with one another, and adhere to a chain of command attest to the high standards of conduct in captivity that so distinguish the POWs of the Vietnam War. |
