A Code to Keep: The True Story of America's Longest-Held Civilian Prisoner of War in Vietnam - Couverture souple

Brace, Ernest C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312915012 ISBN 13 : 9780312915018

Editeur : St Martins Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Brace Ernest C

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the true story of a man's lonely triumph over adversity. Ernest C. Brace was a decorated Marine pilot, the first to fly one hundred missions in the Korean War. A little more than five years later, however, a fateful accident and a hastily made decision stripped him of his rank, and he was dishonorably discharged from the Marines. Vowing to regain his lost honor, he flew secret supply missions to Laos as part of a C.I.A. operation during the Vietnam War. Captured in a surprise attack by the Pathet Lao, Brace was imprisoned and brought to an isolated outpost in North Vietnam, where he was confined in a bamboo cage, his head, hands, and feet bound. Though a civilian, he made it a point to live by the Military Code of Conduct: he resisted the enemy whenever he could, and attempted escape three times. But each run for freedom only led to crueler torments upon capture. In this extraordinary memoir of courage, sacrifice, and the will to survive, Ernie Brace recounts his experiences in a way that is stirring, inspiring, and memorable. A CODE TO KEEP is destined to stand out as one of the key documents of America's involvement in Vietnam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martins Pr
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312915012
• ISBN 13: 9780312915018
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible