prisoners of war

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
prisoners of war

Lightning down

a World War II story of survival
"On August 13, 1944, Joe Moser set off on his 44th combat mission over occupied France. Soon, he would join almost 150 other Allied airmen as prisoners in Buchenwald, one of the most notorious and deadly of Nazi concentration camps. Tom Clavin's [book] tells this largely untold and ... true story"--.

Valleys of death

a memoir of the Korean War
2011
Retired colonel from the United States Army Bill Richardson shares his experiences as a prisoner of war in Death Valley during the Korean War.

Unbroken

a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption
A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.

No better friend

young readers edition : a man, a dog, and their incredible true story of friendship and survival in World War II
2018
Tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely loyal dog who sensed danger-warning her fellow prisoners of imminent attacks and, later, protecting them from brutal beatings. Frank and Judy's friendship, an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstances, is one of the great recently uncovered stories of World War II.

Nazi prison camp escape

"The epic story of William Ash and the escape from Stalag Luft III German POW camp during World War II"--Provided by the publisher.

Saving Private Lynch!

a rescue story from Operation Iraqi Freedom
"Examining the story of how Private Lynch was rescued in Iraq"--.

Two souls indivisible

the friendship that saved two POWs in Vietnam
2004
Describes the imprisonment, friendship, and release of two Vietnam prisoners of war, Fred Cherry, the first African-American officer captured by the Vietnamese, and Porter Halyburton, a racist southerner, and how they overcame their differences to survive.

The great alone

2019
"Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America's last true frontier. At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt's fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night ... there is no one to save them but themselves."--Provided by publisher.

Nazi prison camp escape

2020
"The epic story of William Ash and the escape from Stalag Luft III German POW camp during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - prisoners of war