Chained Eagle - Hardcover

Alvarez, E.; Pitch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556111673 ISBN 13: 9781556111679

Publisher: Donald I Fine Inc, 1989

Synopsis

The first American pilot shot down over North Vietnam recounts his eight and one half years as a POW, years of near-starvation, isolation, and torture.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony S. Pitch is a former writer in the books division of U.S. News and World Report. He is the author of several books, including The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814. He lives in Potomac, Maryland.

Review:

"Needs to be read by all who desire to understand the stuff of which heroes are made."

"He made better decisions while pinned down flat in his dingy cells in Hanoi than the highly placed Washington officials of those years made in their padded swivel chairs."

"More so than any other books on the subject, this book gives the reade3r a sense of what it means to be imprisoned for a long time."

"Told in a controlled and quiet tone, this story grips the reader in a way no sensational telling could. Long awaited, and recommended."

"Engrossing . . . a top-drawer POW memoir, but what sets it apart is its unblinking concurrent narration of the Alvarez family's ordeal."

"Chained Eagle is one of the best books on Vietnam I have seen, and with the recent death of the icon of the POW experience, Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale, it takes on greater importance."

"Absolutely riveting . . . Chained Eagle is one of the best books on Vietnam I have seen, and with the recent passing of that icon of the POW experience, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, it takes on greater importance."

About this edition

• Publisher: Donald I Fine Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 1556111673
• ISBN 13: 9781556111679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308