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The battle behind bars : Navy and Marine POWs in the Vietnam War

Author: Stuart I Rochester; Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)
Publisher: Washington, DC : Naval History & Heritage Command, Dept. of the Navy, 2010.
Series: U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War.
Edition/Format:   Book : National government publication : English
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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.  Read more...
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Material Type: Government publication, National government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Stuart I Rochester; Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)
ISBN: 9780945274612 0945274610
OCLC Number: 458583708
Notes: Shipping list no.: 2011-0084-P.
Description: 67 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
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.
Series Title: U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War.
Responsibility: Stuart I. Rochester.

Abstract:

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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