Surviving hell : a POW's journey / Leo Thorsness [introduction by Scott Johnson].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorsness, Leo (Leo K.), 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.

Prisoners of war.

Prisoners of war--Vietnam--Biography.

Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.

Fighter pilots.

Thorsness, Leo (Leo K.), 1932-.

Thorsness, Leo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

Pbk ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On April 19, 1967, Air Force Colonel Leo Thorsness was on a mission over North Vietnam when his wingman was shot down by an enemy MiG, which then lined up for a gunnery pass on the two American pilots who had bailed out. Although his F 105 was not designed for aerial combat, Thorsness engaged the MiG and destroyed it. Spotting four more MiGs, he fought his way through a barrage of North Vietnamese SAMs to engage them too, shooting down one and driving off the others. For this action, Thorsness was awarded the Medal of Honor. But he didn't learn about it until years later?by a ?tap code"

Contents:

Author's Note; Contents; Introduction; 1 Medal of Honor Mission; 2 Shot Down; 3 What I Brought With Me; 4 Down the Mountain; 5 Tap Code; 6 A Day in the Life Of; 7 Dinnertime; 8 Bad Medicine; 9 Walking Home; 10 The Medal of Honor; 11 Solo; 12 The Question of Freedom; 13 Boredom; 14 Prison Science; 15 The Lord's Prayer; 16 Hanoi Hilton Extension Courses; 17 The Home Front; 18 Prison Talk; 19 Mike's Flag; 20 Christmas 1972; 21 Leaving Hell; 22 Home; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781594035470

1594035474

OCLC:

503444879