The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam [Paperback]

Nigel Cawthorne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1994

A look at the possibility of the existence of American POWs in Vietnam today reveals evidence from CIA documents and Pentagon files and tells the dirty secrets behind the American government's cruel and illegal withholding of critical information. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 325 pages
• Publisher: S.P.I. Books (February 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561712418
• ISBN-13: 978-1561712410
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,334,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening, December 11, 2003

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"dtpfaff" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam (Hardcover)

This was the first book I had read that really opened my eyes to the public manipulation a government was capable of. Cawthorne pulls facts together from very credible sources and uses them to weave cohesive arguments that are difficult to refute. This book should be more widely read, and portions of it should be used in Civics classes across the United States to teach our youth to be more objective about political motivations.
If any fault can be found with the book, it's the amount of detail it provides. Though, given the prevailing public "knowledge" of American POW's, it serves the author well to support his statements from many angles.

4.0 out of 5 stars good contribution to POW/MIA issue, October 22, 2011

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TAP - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam (Paperback)

because it describes in detail, unlike other books, the efforts of a USAF sergeant who collected radio intercepts of downed airmen and the N. Vietnamese proving the pilots survived capture. He also collected radio intercepts of the N. Vietnamese and Laotions after Op. Homecoming that show some airmen were sent to Russia. His collection of radio signals during the war gave what he thought was a clear picture of the N. Vietnamese air defence system, which I thought was interesting since it was the first time I have ever heard of such a thing.

This was not by any means the main point of the book. The book discussed all political developments about the POWs thru the 70's and 80's.

The book does get bogged down in what I considered too many personal capture stories of the POWs. But I guess the author felt he needed all these to prove his point.

3.0 out of 5 stars The Bamboo Cage, April 4, 2010

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Mark Grubbs (SOUND BEACH, NY, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam (Paperback)

I first read this book at the age of 23 while I was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps. I was angered, disgusted, and deeply disturbed by this book. I intentionally left the book in the Squad Room of the barracks and never saw it again. After 15 year of searching I finally found it here and ordered myself a new copy.

This book is still as disturbing to me as it was back when I first read it. It has a large number of "facts" however upon further research thanks to the internet
which was not available to me when I first read the book, I found numerous errors. I still believe that its a good book, but can not look upon this book as a definitive account. There are just too many errors.