Bibliograph

The Longest Rescue, The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson

Type

Label

The Longest Rescue, The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Longest Rescue

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

857365246

Sub title

The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson

Summary

While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam, on September 20, 1965. After a brief stint at the ""Hanoi Hilton,"" Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps, including the notorious Briarpatch and various compounds at Cu Loc, known by the inmates as the Zoo. No enlisted man in American military history has been held as a prisoner of war longer than Robinson. For seven and a half years, he faced daily privations and endured the full range

Table Of Contents

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Map 1; Map 2; Foreword; Introduction; 1, Unfortunate Sons; 2. Separate Paths to Hell; 3. After Ho; 4. Coming Home; Illustrations; 5. Forget and Move On; 6. An Iconic Image; 7. Legacies; Acknowledgments; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index

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