Hero Found - The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Henderson has written more than twenty books! including the national bestseller Hero Found and Rescue at Los Baños . Henderson served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) during the Vietnam War. He lives in Menlo Park! California. Klappentext In February 1966! Dieter Dengler was shot down over “neutral” Laos in territory controlled by Pathet Lao guerrillas and North Vietnamese regulars. After his capture! the German-born Dengler proved to be no ordinary prisoner. Already a legend in the navy for his unique escape skills! which he had demonstrated during survival training in the California desert! he found himself caught in a desperate situation! imprisoned by the enemy and by the jungle itself. Dengler's heroic impulse was to free not only himself but also other POWs—American! Thai! and Chinese—some of whom had been held for years. In a surreal scene of brotherhood and celebration! Dengler! nearly six months after being shot down! returned to his ship in the Gulf of Tonkin—emaciated and ravaged with tropical maladies! but alive and free. Bruce Henderson served with Dengler aboard USS Ranger . In this gripping book! he tells the complete story for the first time! drawing on personal interviews with the intrepid pilot! his squadron mates! and his friends and family! as well as military archival materials—some never before made public—and letters and journals. Henderson's riveting account demonstrates why Dengler's story of unending optimism! innate courage! loyalty! and survival against overwhelming odds remains for his fellow flyers and shipmates the best and brightest memory of their generation's war. Zusammenfassung From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of And the Sea Will Tell comes Hero Found : the incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler! the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War. This amazing story of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds has been filmed by Werner Herzog as both a documentary ( Little Dieter Needs to Fly ) and a motion picture ( Rescue Dawn! starring Christian Bale)! and now receives its book treatment from Bruce Henderson! who served with Dengler in Vietnam. ...

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Henderson
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.2010
• EAN: 9780061571367
• ISBN: 978-0-06-157136-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Second World War, History of the Americas, The Americas, Air forces and warfare, Nuclear weapons, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Biography: historical, political and military, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1955 to c 1975 (Vietnam War period), Aircraft and aviation, HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: MILITARY, HISTORY: Military / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Survival, HISTORY: Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War, HISTORY: Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY: Military / Guerilla Warfare, HISTORY / Military, History / 20th Century American