A Code to Keep

Ernest C. Brace

ISBN 10: 0312014031 / ISBN 13: 9780312014032

Edité par St Martins Pr, New York, 1988

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Signed, dated 1995 and signed by the author at the "Semper Fi" reunion, Laguna. Diagrams and photos throughout. He was former military imprisioned in Hanoi, shot down flying for Air America, (CIA) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 020755

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Titre : A Code to Keep

Éditeur : St Martins Pr, New York

Date d'édition : 1988

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Very Good

Etat de la jaquette : Very Good

Signé : Signed by Author(s)

Edition : First Edition.

Type de livre : Book

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Synopsis :

Book by Brace Ernest C

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.