Porter A. Halyburton

Gebundenes Buch

Reflections on Captivity

A Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW

Beschreibung

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th mission, and held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity, is a collection of fifty short stories about this young naval officerâ s experiences as a POW in North Vietnam.

Autor

Porter Halyburton survived captivity as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from 1965 until 1973. Those seven and half years were not wasted. Halyburton shares the valuable lessons he learned in the Hanoi Hilton and 8 other POW camps, along with many unknown stories in Reflections on Captivity. These include:  the significance of choices made under difficult circumstances, the importance of communication in forming a unified and well-functioning community, and the freedom of forgiveness. His many awards include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, three Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts, and seven Air Medals. Halyburton is from Davidson, NC, a graduate of Davidson College (BA), University of Georgia (MA), and the Naval War College. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of Rhode Island and Greensboro College.  Retired as Commander, U.S. Navy in 1984 and as Professor of Strategy Emeritus from the Naval War College in Newport, RI, in 2006, he currently resides with his wife Marty in Greensboro, NC.  They have three grown children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Naval Institute Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 204mm x 130mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9781682478257
• ISBN-10: 1682478254
• Artikelnr.: 63597113