First Heroes: The POWs Left Behind in Vietnam
By (Author) Rod Colvin
Addicus Books
Addicus Books
24th September 2019
United States
General
Non Fiction
Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Specific wars and campaigns
Modern warfare
959.70437
Paperback
319
Width 139mm, Height 215mm, Spine 17mm
371g
The result of five years of research, First Heroes untangles an intricate web of information and ultimately concludes that the prisoners of war that were held captive in Southeast Asia were forgotten or ignored by their own country. Author Rod Colvin crisscrossed the country interviewing military and government officials, veterans, returned POWs, political figures, journalists, and members of the National League of Families and the National Forget-Me-Not Association and balances hard facts with the dramatic personal accounts of parents, wives, brothers, sisters, and children who have waged a difficult battle for the truth about their loved ones. This chronicle is as much a testament to the faith and unending hope of the family members as it is the story of the men themselves.
Rod Colvin, MS is author of three nonfiction books including Overcoming Prescription Drug Addiction. He resides in Omaha, Nebraska.