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Product Identifiers
PublisherEncounter Books
ISBN-10159403236X
ISBN-139781594032363
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038502856
Product Key Features
Book TitleSurviving Hell : a Pow's Journey
Number of Pages250 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicMilitary / General, Military / Vietnam War, Personal Memoirs, General, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorLeo Thorsness
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-002997
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal959.704/37 B
SynopsisThorsness joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 at age 18 and became a jet pilot during the Vietnam War. During an 1967 mission he was shot down over North Vietnam. Injured and captured, he spent six years in the Hanoi Hilton. When the war ended in 1973, Thorsness was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Surviving Hell is a harrowing story of captivity, as told by the man who lived it., Thorsness joined the US Air Force in 1951 at age 18 and became a jet pilot during the Vietnam War. During a 1967 mission he was shot down over North Vietnam. Injured and captured, he spent six years in the Hanoi Hilton. This book tells the harrowing story of captivity, as told by the man who lived it.
LC Classification NumberDS559.4.T49 2008
