USAF Weapons School
Vietnamization policy
Virginian-Pilot
Vladimir Prison
Voices in Vital America (VIVA)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vought F-8 Crusader
Vy (interrogator)
War of 1812
Washington Post
Wayne, John
Weiss, Cora
Westmoreland, William
Wheeler, Earle
Williams, Ted
Wilson, Bob
Wilson, Henry
Women Strike for Peace
World War II, POWs in
Xuân Oánh
Yankee Station
Yên Phú (Dirty Bird)
ALSO BY ALVIN TOWNLEY
Legacy of Honor
Spirit of Adventure
Fly Navy
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALVIN TOWNLEY is the acclaimed author of Legacy of Honor, Spirit of Adventure, and Fly Navy. He lives in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Visit the author’s Web site at www.alvintownley.com.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Townley, Alvin.
Defiant: the POWs who endured Vietnam’s most infamous prison, the women who fought for them, and the one who never returned / Alvin Townley.
p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-250-00653-0 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-03761-9 (e-book)
1. Vietnam War, 1961–1975—Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese. 2. Prisoners of war—United States—Biography. 3. Prisoners of war—Vietnam—Biography. 4. Military spouses—United States—Biography. I. Title.
DS559.4.T69 2014
959.704'37—dc23
2013031164
e-ISBN 9781250037619
First Edition: February 2014
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