The first Marine captured in Vietnam : a biography of Donald G. Cook / Donald L. Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Donald L., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cook, Donald G. (Donald Gilbert).

Cook, Donald G.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons, Viet Cong.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.

Prisoners of war.

United States.

Prisoners of war--Vietnam--Biography.

Vietnam.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2007]

Summary:

"This is the first book-length biography of Colonel Donald G. Cook. With background information on Cook's life and prewar career, the book concentrates especially on his three years in captivity, and is the first book exclusively about a Marine POW held in South Vietnam. It covers the ten other POWs under his command"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Captain Cook and Comrade Troi 3

2 More Than Life Itself 16

3 A Ranger Advisor's Courage 30

4 Bring Back Our Dead Kinsmen 50

5 Missing and Presumed Captured 69

6 One of the Pope's Commandos 82

7 The Forging of a Leader 95

8 The Arkansas Rebel 110

9 Faith Without Fear 123

10 Oil Can Harry and Friends 135

11 Living by the Code 149

12 Escape and Defiance 163

13 The Gentle Giant Succumbs 178

14 Mind Games 190

15 Writing Lessons 201

16 Setting the Superman Example 212

17 Sammie the Woe and Charlie the Smuggler 225

18 Survival Partners 237

19 A Camp Rather Far from Here 250

20 Operation Homecoming 262

21 Above and Beyond the Call of Duty 273

Appendix The U.S. Military Code of Conduct 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313) and index.

ISBN:

9780786428045

078642804X

OCLC:

76416545