Code of honor

Dramesi, John A

ISBN 10: 0393055337 / ISBN 13: 9780393055337

Published by Norton, 1975

About this Item

Book and unclipped D.J. in clear plastic cover. Red cloth, gold title on tight as new spine and strong inner hinges. Previous owners stamp and comment on front end paper. Numerous underlining discovered but no colored ink blots with a few margin Xs in circles. Absolutely no photos except for Col. Dramesi on rear D.J. cover and his hand freedom flag in 1973. Dramesi was a marked man because he followed to the latter the Code of Conduct which governs the behavior of captured American fighting men! Inscribed and signed on front endpaper!scarce copy.Thankyou!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code of honor
• Publisher: Norton
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393055337
• ISBN 13: 9780393055337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military Vietnam
  • Prisoners of War

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Synopsis

Colonel John Arthur Dramesi (born February 12, 1933) is a retired U.S. Air Force officer who was held as a prisoner of war at the Hanoi Hilton in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Dramesi is one of the very few captives who never broke under torture. He was held along with Senator John McCain and has criticized McCain's conduct as a prisoner and after release. McCain would later hail him as "one of the toughest guys I've ever met." Dramesi has also criticized the conduct of a number of his fellow POWs. He was shot down over North Vietnam and captured on 1 April 1967. While a prisoner, Dramesi twice attempted to escape, without success. On the second occasion, his partner, Edwin Atterbury, was killed, and the entire prison population was subjected to "barbaric" reprisals. Plans for a third escape attempt, to be assisted by Navy SEALs in Operation Thunderhead, were cancelled after the SEALs were injured, and one killed, when jumping from a helicopter. Dramesi was released in 1973. Following his release, he continued his career in the Air Force, serving as a planner for U.S. forces in Europe, commander of the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, flying the F-111F Aardvark, and as commander of the 509th Bomb Wing (Strategic Air Command), Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire. While the commander of the 390th TFS, his autobiography, "Code of Honor" which was initially published in 1975 and again in 1990. He retired in 1982 with the rank of colonel.