| Solitary Survivor Contributor(s): Bailey, Lawrence R. (Author), Martz, Ron (Author), Gingrich, Newt (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1574886029 ISBN-13: 9781574886023 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Of the more than 600 American servicemen captured or unaccounted for in Laos during the war in Southeast Asia, Lawrence R. Bailey, Jr., was the first. His terrifying memoir of brutal solitary confinement reveals a little-known aspect of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia and describes a triumph of the human spirit over the most physically demanding and mentally challenging circumstances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - Vietnam War - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6" W x 9.14" (0.77 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of the more than 600 American servicemen captured or unaccounted for in Laos during the war in Southeast Asia, Lawrence R. Bailey, Jr., was the first. His terrifying memoir of brutal solitary confinement reveals a little-known aspect of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia and describes a triumph of the human spirit over the most physically demanding and mentally challenging circumstances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martz, Ron: - Ron Martz writes on defense issues for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His books include Solitary Survivor: The First American POW in Southeast Asia (with Lawrence R. Bailey, Jr.; Brassey's, Inc., 1995) and White Tigers: My Secret War in North Korea (with Ben Malcom; Brassey's, Inc., 1996), which Publishers Weekly praised as "exciting reading." He lives in Roswell, Georgia. |