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Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned - Couverture rigide

Townley, Alvin

 
9781250006530: Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned
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ISBN 10 : 1250006538 ISBN 13 : 9781250006530
Editeur : Thomas Dunne Books, 2014

Synopsis

During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American POWs faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of communist interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the prisoners developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, the North Vietnamese 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 men suffered in Hanoi, their wives launched an extraordinary campaign that would ultimately spark the POW/MIA movement. When the survivors finally returned, one would receive the Medal of Honour, another became a U.S. Senator, and a third still serves in Congress. A story of survival and triumph in the vein of Unbroken and Band of Brothers, Defiant will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations.

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Revue de presse

You told it exactly like it was. In this unexpected way, your book made it all worthwhile.--GEORGE MCKNIGHT, POW, 1965-1973. Defiant is a riveting tribute to the unyielding men who endured years of brutal captivity as POWs in Vietnam and the families they left behind. The men of the 'Alcatraz Eleven' are true American heroes and their extraordinary stories will serve as an inspiration for generations to come.--SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, POW, 1967-1973 These heroic men and women remind us how courage, devotion, and faith can triumph even in the darkest of times. In Defiant, Alvin Townley masterfully tells the inspirational and unforgettable story of our Vietnam POWs and the Alcatraz Eleven. --PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 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 A moving, must read of extraordinary courage and mutual support in facing unimaginable hardship and torture. --ANN MILLS-GRIFFITHS, Chair, National League of POW/MIA Families. This stirring tale by Alvin Townley of resilience and leadership under unimaginable conditions is a must read. --JIM LOVELL, Commander of Apollo 13 Defiant is Unbroken meets Band of Brothers - and then some...The devotion and undefeatable will of these courageous American heroes shines on every page and reminds us exactly what our great nation is made of. --CONGRESSMAN PETE SESSIONS. This moving and authentic epic of unrelenting heroism shines like the sun as an example of American men and women at their very best. --Medal of Honor recipient GEORGE BUD DAY, POW, 1968-1973 Riveting. Powerful. Authentic. I had tears in my eyes reading Defiant. If I can still cry, I know others will too. MIKE MCGRATH, POW, 1967-1973 Defiant will make you proud to be an American --Various

Présentation de l'éditeur

During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American POWs faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of communist interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the prisoners developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, the North Vietnamese 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 men suffered in Hanoi, their wives launched an extraordinary campaign that would ultimately spark the POW/MIA movement. When the survivors finally returned, one would receive the Medal of Honour, another became a U.S. Senator, and a third still serves in Congress. A story of survival and triumph in the vein of Unbroken and Band of Brothers, Defiant will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations.

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Éditeur
Thomas Dunne Books
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1250006538
ISBN 13 
9781250006530
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
432
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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