The Unlikely War Hero

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7066894The Unlikely War Herohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-unlikely-war-hero-9780811772938/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6614903/image.jpg?v=638656629699800000386536MXNGlobe PequotInStock/Ebooks/"What a strange, fascinating, and ultimately powerful account of one mans endurance of life as a POW during the American war in Vietnam. . . . This book, I believe, will stand the test of time as one of the finest nonfiction narratives to emerge from the Vietnam War." --Tim OBrien, author of The Things They CarriedOn April 6, 1967, twenty-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Doug Hegdahl fell off his ship, a guided-missile cruiser, in the Gulf of Tonkin. Close to exhaustion after nearly four hours in the water, he was picked up by a small fishing boat and soon found himself in H?a L Prison, the notorious North Vietnamese POW camp the prisoners called the Hanoi Hilton. Under intense interrogation, Hegdahl pretended to be a country bumpkin who could barely read or write. His captors fell for the ruse, calling him The Incredibly Stupid One.But Doug Hegdahl was far from stupid. Possessing a razor-sharp memory, during the next two years he memorized the names of 254 fellow prisoners and senior officers ordered him to accept an early release. After coming home in August 1969, Hegdahl shocked his debriefers by rattling off the names of the men. Hanoi had admitted holding only a few dozen, although the U.S. military had reliable intel on scores of others. With Hegdahls names, 63 missing servicemen were reclassified to Prisoners of War.But thats not all. In addition to divulging the names, Doug Hegdahl told the Pentagon about the systematic torturing of the American POWs in Hanoi and reported many other hitherto unknown details about life inside the Hanoi POW camps. The new information became an important factor in North Vietnams fall 1969 decision to make life immeasurably easier for the 500-plus POWs held in Hanoi and assuaged the doubts and fears of dozens of POW families.In a vividly written book based on archival research, personal interviews, and his experiences in the Vietnam War, Marc Leepson, for the first time, tells the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl has never been properly recognized for his extraordinary efforts, and his story has never been fully told. Its a story of survivalhas own and scores of POWs.As a U.S. Navy historian put it: the North Vietnamese made a bad mistake when they released Seaman Doug Hegdahl....6733511The Unlikely War Hero386536https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-unlikely-war-hero-9780811772938/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6614903/image.jpg?v=638656629699800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249780811772938_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9780811772938_On April 6, 1967, twenty-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Doug Hegdahl fell off his ship, a guided-missile cruiser, in the Gulf of Tonkin. Close to exhaustion after nearly four hours in the water, he was picked up by a small fishing boat and soon found himself in H?a L Prison, the notorious North Vietnamese POW camp the prisoners called the Hanoi Hilton. Under intense interrogation, Hegdahl pretended to be a country bumpkin who could barely read or write. His captors fell for the ruse, calling him The Incredibly Stupid One.But Doug Hegdahl was far from stupid. Possessing a razor-sharp memory, during the next two years he memorized the names of 254 fellow prisoners and senior officers ordered him to accept an early release. After coming home in August 1969, Hegdahl shocked his debriefers by rattling off the names of the men. Hanoi had admitted holding only a few dozen, although the U.S. military had reliable intel on scores of others. With Hegdahls names, 63 missing servicemen were reclassified to Prisoners of War.But thats not all. In addition to divulging the names, Doug Hegdahl told the Pentagon about the systematic torturing of the American POWs in Hanoi and reported many other hitherto unknown details about life inside the Hanoi POW camps. The new information became an important factor in North Vietnams fall 1969 decision to make life immeasurably easier for the 500-plus POWs held in Hanoi and assuaged the doubts and fears of dozens of POW families.In a vividly written book based on archival research, personal interviews, and his experiences in the Vietnam War, Marc Leepson, for the first time, tells the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl has never been properly recognized for his extraordinary efforts, and his story has never been fully told. Its a story of survivalhas own and scores of POWs.As a U.S. Navy historian put it: the North Vietnamese made a bad mistake when they released Seaman Doug Hegdahl....(*_*)9780811772938_"What a strange, fascinating, and ultimately powerful account of one mans endurance of life as a POW during the American war in Vietnam. . . . This book, I believe, will stand the test of time as one of the finest nonfiction narratives to emerge from the Vietnam War." --Tim OBrien, author of The Things They CarriedOn April 6, 1967, twenty-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Doug Hegdahl fell off his ship, a guided-missile cruiser, in the Gulf of Tonkin. Close to exhaustion after nearly four hours in the water, he was picked up by a small fishing boat and soon found himself in H?a L Prison, the notorious North Vietnamese POW camp the prisoners called the Hanoi Hilton. Under intense interrogation, Hegdahl pretended to be a country bumpkin who could barely read or write. His captors fell for the ruse, calling him The Incredibly Stupid One.But Doug Hegdahl was far from stupid. Possessing a razor-sharp memory, during the next two years he memorized the names of 254 fellow prisoners and senior officers ordered him to accept an early release. After coming home in August 1969, Hegdahl shocked his debriefers by rattling off the names of the men. Hanoi had admitted holding only a few dozen, although the U.S. military had reliable intel on scores of others. With Hegdahls names, 63 missing servicemen were reclassified to Prisoners of War.But thats not all. In addition to divulging the names, Doug Hegdahl told the Pentagon about the systematic torturing of the American POWs in Hanoi and reported many other hitherto unknown details about life inside the Hanoi POW camps. The new information became an important factor in North Vietnams fall 1969 decision to make life immeasurably easier for the 500-plus POWs held in Hanoi and assuaged the doubts and fears of dozens of POW families.In a vividly written book based on archival research, personal interviews, and his experiences in the Vietnam War, Marc Leepson, for the first time, tells the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl has never been properly recognized for his extraordinary efforts, and his story has never been fully told. Its a story of survivalhas own and scores of POWs.As a U.S. Navy historian put it: the North Vietnamese made a bad mistake when they released Seaman Doug Hegdahl....9780811772938_Globe Pequotlibro_electonico_9780811772938_9780811772938Marc LeepsonInglésMéxico2024-12-17T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/rowman_trade-epub-1cb11bd9-00eb-46c3-84df-371290f2456a.epub2024-12-17T00:00:00+00:00Globe Pequot