Five Years To Freedom
The True Story of a Vietnam POW
$22.80
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2007
Summary
This is the second book in Presidio’s classic war series. This has been an excellent seller ever since its release as a mass market in 1984, and with an exciting, revamped cover it will be a must have for readers of the genre.
When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive. In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345314604 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345314603 |
| Author: | James N. Rowe |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 105mm x 174mm |
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Critics Review
“The Most Important Book Ever Written About The Vietnam Experience.
“The Most Important Book Ever Written About The Vietnam Experience. The people of the United States can be immensely proud of Nick Rowe and Americans like him who have resisted and survived the worst abuse a brutal enemy could visit upon us.”–Robin Moore
“If you can read this story and not weep, you are inhuman.”–The Cincinnati Post
James N. Rowe
James N. Rowe was an officer in the Green Berets and was part of the small advisory force sent to assist the South Vietnamese in 1962. Captured by the Viet Cong in 1963 and marked for execution, Rowe succeeded in escaping after five years of captivity. After the war, Rowe was assigned to the Philippines to train the army to fight communist guerillas. On April 21, 1989, Rowe was assassinated by communist insurgents in a suburb of Manila. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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