The unlikely war hero : a Vietnam War POW's story of courage and resilience in the Hanoi Hilton /

"This is the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl convinced his captors he was stupid, then spent the next two years memorizing the names of 254 fellow prisoners and other details of POW life. Upon his release, that information...

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Main Author:	Leepson, Marc, 1945- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Essex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2024]
Subjects:	Hegdahl, Doug, > 1946- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese. Prisoners of war > United States. Prisoners of war > Vietnam. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Prisonniers et prisons des Nord-Vietnamiens. Prisonniers de guerre > Viêt-nam.

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Summary:	"This is the incredible tale of the youngest and lowest-ranking American POW captured in North Vietnam. Doug Hegdahl convinced his captors he was stupid, then spent the next two years memorizing the names of 254 fellow prisoners and other details of POW life. Upon his release, that information helped improve POW life for those still in captivity"--
Physical Description:	xix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780811772921 0811772926