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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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
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First edition
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viii, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Big Horn Co. - Frannie Branch - Nonfiction | 959.704 TOW | On Shelf |
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Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor | 959.70437 TOW | On Shelf |
Lincoln Co. - Alpine Branch - Main collection | 959.704 TOWNLEY | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-401) and index.
Summary
"The story of the indomitable American POWs who endured "Alcatraz, " the Hanoi prison camp where North Vietnam locked its most dangerous and subversive prisoners, and the wives who fought to bring them home. During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners of war 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 inmates of the Hanoi Hilton and other POW camps 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 Honor, 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 by Alvin Townley will inspire anyone wondering how courage, faith, and brotherhood can endure even in the darkest of situations. "--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Townley, A. (2014). Defiant: the POWs who endured Vietnam's most infamous prison, the women who fought for them, and the one who never returned (First edition). Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Townley, Alvin. 2014. Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned. Thomas Dunne Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Townley, Alvin. Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Townley, Alvin. Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned First edition, Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
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