P.O.W.: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973 [Paperback]

John Hubbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 24, 2000

"With the first page the book explodes ... a story of fortitude and patriotism to inspire generations of Americans to come." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin "It's to our experience as Blackstone is to the law." Col. George E. "Bud" Day, USAF (Ret.), attorney, former POW and Medal of Honor winner

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"With the first page the book explodes...a story of fortitude and patriotism to inspire generations of Americans to come." -- Philadelphia Evening Bulletin

About the Author

One of the nation's most respected writers on military affairs, John G. Hubbell's work has appeared more than 130 times in The Reader's Digest, as well as in the old Saturday Evening Post, True, Catholic Digest, Air Force and elsewhere. His book-length special feature The Chase of the Missing H Bomb earned him the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Magazine Reporting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 660 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (October 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595138888
• ISBN-13: 978-0595138883
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A monumental account of POW captivity......., June 1, 2003

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Kyle Tolle (Phoenix, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P.O.W.: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973 (Paperback)

Researched over a 9 year time span using information gleaned from hundreds of interviews from Vietnam war POW's, this extensive saga of captivity is truly outstanding in its depth.

John G. Hubbell not only relates the stories of high profile POW's from North Vietnam, he explores the many aspects and rigors faced by U.S. servicemen in the brutal Southern Vietnamese prison camps. In helping the reader to truly understand the entire experience, this being a cautionary note to everyone, torture methods suffered by our U.S. servicemen are described very graphically throughout the text and may be difficult to read about at times.

Included in the superbly written and well researched narrative are maps of the various prison compounds, photographs of POW's and their captors, and the entire list of repatriated servicemen at Operation Homecoming in 1973.

"P.O.W. - A definitive history of the American Prisoner of War Experience, 1964-1973" is a very comprehensive and powerful study that makes for a lasting, memorable, and emotional reading experience. Upon recommending this book to everyone with interests in POW captivity, I would also like to suggest the brilliant and epic work "Honor Bound - American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Rersource, April 20, 2005

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This review is from: P.O.W.: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973 (Paperback)

As a POW researcher, I would have been lost without Hubbel having gone before me to pave the way. This book continues to be a resource for me, a one of a kind history that says it all. I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand what the 566 POWs who were repatriated to the US in 1973 endured. The books by and about individuals give their person accounts, but Hubbel offers an objective analysis and global persecptive.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1 of 2 Part Bible on Vietnam Captivity, March 10, 2006

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Jeffrey J. Ellis "Bytor" (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P.O.W.: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973 (Paperback)

As the title states, this is a definitive exploration of the experience of US heroes while in Vietnam captivity. Hubble's research is exemplary. The book is fact based with little bias. If one is interested in this topic, then this is the FIRST book they should read - from there, the reader can find particular people/topics of interest and branch out. The next book to read is "Honor Bound" by Rochester and Kiley - a later text using declasified sources. In reading these two books, a reader will come to understand the POW experience in Vietnam and appreciate America's TRUE heroes. Personnaly, I feel these should be required reading for ALL Americans - particularly our youth.