A Code to Keep

Ernest C. Brace

ISBN 10: 0312014031 / ISBN 13: 9780312014032

Published by St Martins Pr, New York, 1988

About this Item

Signed, dated 1995 and signed by the author at the "Semper Fi" reunion, Laguna. Diagrams and photos throughout. He was former military imprisioned in Hanoi, shot down flying for Air America, (CIA) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 020755

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Code to Keep

Publisher: St Martins Pr, New York

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis:

The author, who was captured by the North Vietnamese while flying a secret operation for the CIA, recounts the eight years he spent in captivity

Reviews:

The author holds the dubious distinction of being America's longest held civilian prisoner-of-war in Vietnam. A decorated U.S. Marine, he had been court-martialed out of the Corps in 1961; he was shot down and captured in Laos in 1965 while flying civilian supply missions. While his story is a fairly conventional, ex-POW memoir, there is a special twist: Brace upheld the military "Code of Conduct," which prescribes noncooperation with his captors, despite his civilian status. Thus he attempted several escapes, kept faith with his fellow prisoners, etc. The author narrates these events simply, and his actions appear all the more heroic for his lack of pretension. Highly recommended. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
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