Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

Nonfiction, History, Military, Vietnam War, Asian, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Tom Philpott ISBN: 9780393344561
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: May 28, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Tom Philpott
ISBN: 9780393344561
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: May 28, 2012
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War.

Glory Denied is the harrowing and heroic story of Floyd "Jim" Thompson, captured in March 1964, who became the longest-held prisoner of war in American history. Tom Philpott juxtaposes Thompson’s capture, torture, and multiple escape attempts with the trials of his young wife, Alyce, who, feeling trapped, made choices that forever tied her fate to the war she despised. "One of the most honest books ever written about Vietnam" (Oliver Stone), Glory Denied demands that we rethink the definition of a true American hero.

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Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War.

Glory Denied is the harrowing and heroic story of Floyd "Jim" Thompson, captured in March 1964, who became the longest-held prisoner of war in American history. Tom Philpott juxtaposes Thompson’s capture, torture, and multiple escape attempts with the trials of his young wife, Alyce, who, feeling trapped, made choices that forever tied her fate to the war she despised. "One of the most honest books ever written about Vietnam" (Oliver Stone), Glory Denied demands that we rethink the definition of a true American hero.

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