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1 online resource (67 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War |
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U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 67). |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Chronicle of the captivity -- Resistance -- Punishment -- Coping -- Relief and release -- Sidebars -- Marine Captain Donald Cook -- Prisoner of war camps in North Vietnam -- Tap code -- Most extraordinary POW in North Vietnam -- Indoctrination: torturing the mind -- POW medical care by the enemy -- Author -- Acknowledgments -- Suggested reading. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: The unconventional nature of the war and the unforgiving environment of Southeast Asia inflicted special hardships on the Vietnam-era POWs, whether they spent captivity in the jungles of the South, or the jails of the North. This book describes their experiences-the similarities and the differences-and how the POWs coped with untreated wounds and other malaises, systematic torture, and boredom. The creative strategies they devised to stay fit, track time, resist the enemy, communicate with one another, and adhere to a chain of command attest to the high standards of conduct in captivity that so distinguish the POWs of the Vietnam War. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- History.
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United States. Marine Corps -- History.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- Psychology.
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Prisoners of war -- Vietnam -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Prisoners of war -- Vietnam -- Psychology.
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HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rochester, Stuart I., 1945- Battle behind bars. Washington, DC : Naval History & Heritage Command, Dept. of the Navy, 2010 (DLC) 2009043826 (OCoLC)458583708 |
| ISBN |
9780160928635 electronic bk. |
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016092863X electronic bk. |
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9780945274612 (alk. paper) |
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0945274610 (alk. paper) |
| Gpo Item No. |
0415-D-04 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 221.2:V 67/2 |
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