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Barcode31662001786151
LocationWinamac
TitleThe unlikely war hero : a Vietnam War POW's story of courage and resilience in the Hanoi Hilton / Marc Leepson.
AuthorLeepson, Marc, 1945- author.
Call No959.704 LEE
CollectionAdult 900-999
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780811772921 32.95
International Standard Book Number 0811772926 32.95
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 959.704/3 23/eng/20240718
Personal Name Leepson, Marc, 1945- author.
Title Statement The unlikely war hero : a Vietnam War POW's story of courage and resilience in the Hanoi Hilton / Marc Leepson.
Varying Form of Title Vietnam War POW's story of courage and resilience in the Hanoi Hilton.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Essex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2025]
Physical Description pages cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note The Lowest Altitude Bailout -- Growing Up in Mayberry -- The Canberra -- Strange and Unexplainable -- The Devil's Island of the Far East -- Pilots in Pajamas -- Doug and Beak -- A Goldmine -- Reluctant Hero -- The MOB -- Your Government Has Forgotten You-- A Get Out of Jail Free Card -- Independence Day -- On American Soil -- The Primary Issue of the War -- Going Public -- Going Private.
Summary, Etc. "This is the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl convinced his captors he was stupid, then spent the next two years memorizing the names of 254 fellow prisoners and other details of POW life. Upon his release, that information helped improve POW life for those still in captivity"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Hegdahl, Doug, 1946-
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Prisoners of war United States.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Prisoners of war Vietnam.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
Additional Physical Form Entry Leepson, Marc, 1945- Unlikely war hero Essex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2025] 9780811772938 (DLC) 2024027612.
Additional Physical Form Entry Online version:
Location 959.704 LEE 31662001786151

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