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Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. First Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: very good, very good. 235, illus., index, black marker line on fore-edge.
Published by Donald I Fine, 1991
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 1556113102ISBN 13: 9781556113109
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing. 235, [3] pages. Illustrations. Index, DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed and dated on fep by the author. Everett Alvarez Jr. (born December 23, 1937) is a former United States Navy officer who endured one of the longest periods as a prisoner of war (POW) in U.S. military history. Alvarez was the first U.S. pilot to be downed and detained during the Vietnam War and spent over eight years in captivity, making him the second longest-held U.S. POW, after U.S. Army Colonel Floyd James Thompson. He was released on February 12, 1973 as part of the first group of American POWs repatriated under Operation Homecoming, after spending 3,113 days in captivity. Alvarez attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, where he received a master's degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis in October 1976. H retired from the Navy on June 30, 1980. Alvarez has co-authored two books, writing of his prisoner of war experiences in Chained Eagle and Code Of Conduct. Derived from a Publisher's weekly review: Writing with Samuel Schreiner, former Navy pilot Alvarez reports on his 1973 return to the U . S . after eight years in a North Vietnamese prison camp. The same patriotism and sense of duty that informed Chained Eagle , his account of his POW experience, is evident here as he observes the division in this country between those who supported and opposed the war and poignantly reports on ``a time of troubles'' closer to home. Alvarez's wife divorced him while he was away, his sister joined the peace movement and he became politically separated from his staunchly Democratic family as his military and POW experiences transformed him into a conservative who would vote for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and serve his administration in Veteran Affairs before setting up as a business consultant in 1987. While noting that ``my own healing has not been complete,'' Alvarez exhibits a refreshing optimism that makes this book a pleasure to read.