The Long Road Home

Download or read book The Long Road Home written by Vernon E. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unconventional nature and unusual length of the Vietnam War presented special challenges not only for captured Amer. POWs but also for U.S. gov't. officials and agencies having responsibility for the prisoners' proper treatment and safe return. This is the first detailed, in-depth study of the SE Asia POW experience from Washington's perspective. Covers: the Code of Conduct to legal, med. and public affairs issues. Describes a constant tension as Pentagon, State Dept., and White House officials struggled to reconcile the demands of politics and diplomacy with the increasingly pressing requests of families and needs of the POWs. Based on extensive research in primary sources. Illustrated.