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Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned

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by Alvin Townley


  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.

  THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS.

  An imprint of St. Martin’s Press.

  DEFIANT. Copyright © 2014 by Alvin Townley. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  Cover design by Rob Grom

  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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