The Longest Rescue : The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson /

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On 20 September 1965 Airman First Class Bill Robinson, a helicopter mechanic, was shot down in North Vietnam. He spent more than seven years in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. For his actions in Vietnam Robinson received the Air Cross, one of only twenty-three enlisted men ever to earn that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robins, Glenn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Robinson, William A., > 1943-
Robinson, William A., > 1943- > Travel > Vietnam.
United States. > Air Force. > Air Rescue Service.
United States. > Air Force.
United States. > Air Force. > Air Rescue Service > Biography.
United States. > Air Force > Non-commissioned officers > Biography.
Veterans.
Travel.
Prisoners of war.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Armed Forces > Non-commissioned officers.
Airmen.
HISTORY > Military > Veterans.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Prisonniers et prisons des Nord-Vietnamiens.
Prisonniers de guerre > Viêt-nam > Biographies.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Operations aeriennes americaines.
Aviateurs (Militaires) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > Biographies.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Vietnam > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations, American.
Airmen > United States > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Biography.
Vietnam.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:On 20 September 1965 Airman First Class Bill Robinson, a helicopter mechanic, was shot down in North Vietnam. He spent more than seven years in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. For his actions in Vietnam Robinson received the Air Cross, one of only twenty-three enlisted men ever to earn that honour, and no enlisted man in American military history has been held longer as a prisoner of war. The book presents a detailed account of Robinson's early years and devotes substantial coverage to his postrelease life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780813143248

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