An enormous crime: the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia
The dramatic history of living American soldiers left in Vietnam, and the first full account of the circumstances that left them there. Based on thousands of pages of public and previously classified documents, this book makes a convincing case that when the American government withdrew its forces f...
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Preface
xv
PART I
Introduction
3
chapter
1
The POW Hostage Plan and Its Implementation
11
CHAPTER
2
Hanoi Bound
19
CHAPTER
3
American POWs Captured by the Pathet Lao
26
CHAPTER
4
American POWs in North Vietnam
28
CHAPTER
S
1972:
The War Draws to a Close
46
PART II
CHAPTER
б
January
1973:
Peace at a Very High Price
63
CHAPTER
7
February
1973:
A Historic Journey to Hanoi
76
CHAPTER
8
February-March
1973:
The Most Tortured Issue, The Toughest Sale
82
CHAPTER
»
Mid- to Late March
1973:
The Returnee Debriefs Tell of Hundreds
of American POWs Held Back
92
CHAPTER
10
Spring
1973:
A Cancer on the Presidency
98
χ
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
11
Spring, Summer, and Fall
1973:
The Collapse of the JEC Talks
·
The
Collapse of the Paris Peace Accords
108
CHAPTER
12
1974:
The End of the Line for Richard Nixon
117
CHAPTER
13
January-April
1975:
The End of the Line for South Vietnam
120
PART III
CHAPTER
14
May-December
1975:
Cuba Suggested to Us to Keep
Them Back
·
Congress Investigates the Fate of the POWs and MIAs
127
chapter
15
1976:
Montgomery Continues His Investigation
·
American POWs
Seen in Captivity in Both North and South Vietnam
140
CHAPTER
16
1977:
A New President Addresses the Matter of the Unlisted,
Unreturned POWs
156
CHAPTER
17
1978:
The Sightings of the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs
Continue
·
The Refugee Exodus Begins
175
CHAPTER
18
1979:
A Prison System in Chaos
·
Convincing Evidence Finally
Reaches Washington
188
CHAPTER
19
1980:
Rescue Plans
206
PART IV
CHAPTER
20
1981:
Gasoline
215
CHAPTER
21
1982:
The Principle of Reciprocity
224
CHAPTER
22
1983:
A Dramatic Change of Course
232
CHAPTER
23
1984:
Tragedy at Arlington
·
A Missed Opportunity in the Oval Office
248
CHAPTER
24
1985:
Progress in the Search for Remains
·
Freshmen,
Stonewalled on POWs, Turn to Perot
·
McFarlane Drops His Guard
266
CONTENTS
xi
CHAPTER
25
1986:
Trench Warfare
287
CHAPTER
26
1987:
Perot to Hanoi
·
A Bombshell from General
Vessey
·
No Evidence?
323
CHAPTER
27
1988:
Just Two Bar of Silvers for Each Man
347
CHAPTER
28
1989: ...
The Statute of Limitations Has Been Reached
367
CHAPTER
29
1990:
Sabotaging the Helms/Grassley Investigations
·
The Bush
Final Report on POWs
·
Thach s Historic Visit to Washington
378
PART V
CHAPTER
30
1991:
One Last Chance to Save the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs
399
CHAPTER
31
1992:
The Fragging
408
CHAPTER
32
1993-1995:
The Vietnamese Know How to Count
465
CHAPTER
33
1995-2005:
War Legacies
480
Epilogue: A Proposal for President Bush
483
A Message from the Authors
487
Notes
489
Acknowledgments
565
Index
567
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CONTENTS
Preface
xv
PART I
Introduction
3
chapter
1
The POW Hostage Plan and Its Implementation
11
CHAPTER
2
Hanoi Bound
19
CHAPTER
3
American POWs Captured by the Pathet Lao
26
CHAPTER
4
American POWs in North Vietnam
28
CHAPTER
S
1972:
The War Draws to a Close
46
PART II
CHAPTER
б
January
1973:
Peace at a Very High Price
63
CHAPTER
7
February
1973:
A Historic Journey to Hanoi
76
CHAPTER
8
February-March
1973:
The "Most Tortured" Issue, "The Toughest Sale"
82
CHAPTER
»
Mid- to Late March
1973:
The Returnee Debriefs Tell of Hundreds
of American POWs Held Back
92
CHAPTER
10
Spring
1973:
"A 'Cancer' on the Presidency"
98
χ
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
11
Spring, Summer, and Fall
1973:
The Collapse of the JEC Talks
·
The
Collapse of the Paris Peace Accords
108
CHAPTER
12
1974:
The End of the Line for Richard Nixon
117
CHAPTER
13
January-April
1975:
The End of the Line for South Vietnam
120
PART III
CHAPTER
14
May-December
1975:
"Cuba Suggested to Us to Keep
Them Back"
·
Congress Investigates the Fate of the POWs and MIAs
127
chapter
15
1976:
Montgomery Continues His Investigation
·
American POWs
Seen in Captivity in Both North and South Vietnam
140
CHAPTER
16
1977:
A New President Addresses the Matter of the Unlisted,
Unreturned POWs
156
CHAPTER
17
1978:
The Sightings of the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs
Continue
·
The Refugee Exodus Begins
175
CHAPTER
18
1979:
A Prison System in Chaos
·
Convincing Evidence Finally
Reaches Washington
188
CHAPTER
19
1980:
Rescue Plans
206
PART IV
CHAPTER
20
1981:
"Gasoline"
215
CHAPTER
21
1982:
"The Principle of Reciprocity"
224
CHAPTER
22
1983:
A Dramatic Change of Course
232
CHAPTER
23
1984:
Tragedy at Arlington
·
A Missed Opportunity in the Oval Office
248
CHAPTER
24
1985:
"Progress" in the Search for Remains
·
Freshmen,
Stonewalled on POWs, Turn to Perot
·
McFarlane Drops His Guard
266
CONTENTS
xi
CHAPTER
25
1986:
Trench Warfare
287
CHAPTER
26
1987:
Perot to Hanoi
·
A Bombshell from General
Vessey
·
No Evidence?
323
CHAPTER
27
1988:
"Just Two Bar of Silvers for Each Man"
347
CHAPTER
28
1989: ".
The Statute of Limitations Has Been Reached"
367
CHAPTER
29
1990:
Sabotaging the Helms/Grassley Investigations
·
The Bush
Final Report on POWs
·
Thach's Historic Visit to Washington
378
PART V
CHAPTER
30
1991:
One Last Chance to Save the Unlisted, Unreturned POWs
399
CHAPTER
31
1992:
The Fragging
408
CHAPTER
32
1993-1995:
"The Vietnamese Know How to Count"
465
CHAPTER
33
1995-2005:
"War Legacies"
480
Epilogue: A Proposal for President Bush
483
A Message from the Authors
487
Notes
489
Acknowledgments
565
Index
567 |
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| spelling | Hendon, William M. Verfasser aut An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia Bill Hendon and Elizabeth A. Stewart 1. ed. New York Thomas Dunne Books 2007 XVII, 587 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The dramatic history of living American soldiers left in Vietnam, and the first full account of the circumstances that left them there. Based on thousands of pages of public and previously classified documents, this book makes a convincing case that when the American government withdrew its forces from Vietnam, it knowingly abandoned hundreds of POWs to their fate. The product of 25 years of research, it exposes the reasons why these American soldiers and airmen were held back by the North Vietnamese at Operation Homecoming in 1973 and what these men have endured since. This is a history of America's leaders in their worst hour; of life-and-death decision making based on politics, not intelligence; and of men lost to their families and the country they serve, betrayed by their own leaders.--From publisher description. Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1964-2005 gnd rswk-swf Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Disparus au combat ram Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Prisonniers et prisons des Sud-Vietnamiens ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Laos ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Viet-Nam ram Geschichte Politik Vietnamkrieg Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, Laotian Prisoners of war United States History 20th century Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd rswk-swf Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd rswk-swf USA United States Politics and government 20th century Südostasien (DE-588)4058448-3 gnd rswk-swf Südostasien (DE-588)4058448-3 g Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 s Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 s Geschichte 1964-2005 z DE-604 Stewart, Elizabeth A. Verfasser aut Digitalisierung BSBMuenchen application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=015636397&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Hendon, William M. Stewart, Elizabeth A. An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Disparus au combat ram Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Prisonniers et prisons des Sud-Vietnamiens ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Laos ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Viet-Nam ram Geschichte Politik Vietnamkrieg Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, Laotian Prisoners of war United States History 20th century Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd |
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| title | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia |
| title_auth | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia |
| title_exact_search | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia |
| title_exact_search_txtP | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia |
| title_full | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia Bill Hendon and Elizabeth A. Stewart |
| title_fullStr | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia Bill Hendon and Elizabeth A. Stewart |
| title_full_unstemmed | An enormous crime the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia Bill Hendon and Elizabeth A. Stewart |
| title_short | An enormous crime |
| title_sort | an enormous crime the definitive account of american pows abandoned in southeast asia |
| title_sub | the definitive account of American POWs abandoned in Southeast Asia |
| topic | Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Disparus au combat ram Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Prisonniers et prisons des Sud-Vietnamiens ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Laos ram Prisonniers de guerre américains - Viet-Nam ram Geschichte Politik Vietnamkrieg Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, Laotian Prisoners of war United States History 20th century Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener (DE-588)4139579-7 gnd |
| topic_facet | Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Disparus au combat Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) - Prisonniers et prisons des Sud-Vietnamiens Prisonniers de guerre américains - Laos Prisonniers de guerre américains - Viet-Nam Geschichte Politik Vietnamkrieg Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Prisoners and prisons, Laotian Prisoners of war United States History 20th century Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener USA United States Politics and government 20th century Südostasien |
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