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Survivors

Name: Survivors
Author: Zalin Grant
ISBN: 9780393335934

by Zalin Grant

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Overview

A classic of war reportage: The true story of five dreadful years in a Viet Cong prison
In plainspoken first-person reports from nine American POWs, Survivors recounts five grueling years in a Viet Cong jungle prison. This is war as only prisoners could experience it, recounted with gripping immediacy and a courage that triumphed over despair.

Author Biography: Zalin Grant was an Army Intelligence officer in Vietnam and later returned as a war correspondent. He lives in France.

Synopsis

This book is the moving story of nine American soldiers and pilots who were captured and held prisoner for five years. It could only be told in their own words; so author Zalin Grant interviewed each

About the Author, Zalin Grant

Zalin Grant served as an officer in Army Intelligence in Vietnam and later returned as a correspondent for Time and for The New Republic. He is the author of Facing the Phoenix: The CIA and the Political Defeat of the United States in Vietnam.