Hero found : the greatest POW escape of the Vietnam War

Henderson, Bruce, 1946- author.

Book 2011

Tells the true story of Navy pilot Dieter Dengler who led and organized an escape from a P.O.W. camp in the Laotian jungle and returned to his aircraft carrier, emaciated and ill, six months after being shot down.

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Dengler, Dieter

Prisoners of war United States

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, Laotian

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9780061571374

Description:

xix, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Notes:

Originally published in hardcover: 2010
Includes bibliographical references (page 281-283) and index

Control Number:

2474255

View in Classic Catalog